Philip was born in Northern Indiana, and he mostly stayed there till he was 12. Then, in the year 2000, his family moved to Russia. (His parents were missionaries, not spies. Which is exactly what spies would say.) It was there, in Russia, where he was cast in his first play, an educational production of Nikolai Gogol's The Inspector General.
After graduating as valedictorian from Hinkson Christian Academy in Moscow (a real school), he moved back to Indiana to attend Huntington University, where he majored in Theater Performance. He was named the Division III Alternate for the KCACTF Irene Ryan, having been nominated 4 times in 2 years. He was also the lead in an ambitious 45-minute student film, Nero Bloom: Private Eye, which won Best Student Feature 2009 at the Cinema City International Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA. And, when he graduated summa cum laude in 2011, he received the 2011 Huntington University Theater Award.
He has been acting professionally since 2008. After undergrad, he spent the next 5 years of his life as a wandering minstrel, performing with companies across the Midwest and West Coast such as The Barn Theater, Oregon Cabaret Theater, Blue Gate Musicals, Weathervane Playhouse, Timber Lake Playhouse, Maples Repertory, and The Great American Melodrama. Some favorite roles include the Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors, Miles Gloriosus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps. He also played Brian in the feature film, A Haunting in Cawdor.
In 2016, he moved to Orange County, CA, where he lived for 4 years, having successfully convinced the love of his life to throw her own life away and marry him. His miniseries pilot script, co-written with Thomas R. Cummings, titled Booth, won the True Story Screenplay Competition in 2020. When not acting or writing, he worked in education with California Weekly Explorer, Adventures in Writing Camp, and the California Educational Theatre Association.
Also in 2020, a bunch of stuff happened regarding governments and plague. Perhaps you recall it. It was then Philip relocated to Middle Tennessee. Seeing as neither live performance nor live educational events were growth areas at the time, he transitioned into sales. In 2021, his first musical, co-written with Wally Nason, had its world premiere at Maples Repertory.
Philip is currently a Producer/Creative Strategist with Human Factor Media in Nashville, as well as numerous other things, depending on the day. Ah, freelance! Check back soon for updates.
After graduating as valedictorian from Hinkson Christian Academy in Moscow (a real school), he moved back to Indiana to attend Huntington University, where he majored in Theater Performance. He was named the Division III Alternate for the KCACTF Irene Ryan, having been nominated 4 times in 2 years. He was also the lead in an ambitious 45-minute student film, Nero Bloom: Private Eye, which won Best Student Feature 2009 at the Cinema City International Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA. And, when he graduated summa cum laude in 2011, he received the 2011 Huntington University Theater Award.
He has been acting professionally since 2008. After undergrad, he spent the next 5 years of his life as a wandering minstrel, performing with companies across the Midwest and West Coast such as The Barn Theater, Oregon Cabaret Theater, Blue Gate Musicals, Weathervane Playhouse, Timber Lake Playhouse, Maples Repertory, and The Great American Melodrama. Some favorite roles include the Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors, Miles Gloriosus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps. He also played Brian in the feature film, A Haunting in Cawdor.
In 2016, he moved to Orange County, CA, where he lived for 4 years, having successfully convinced the love of his life to throw her own life away and marry him. His miniseries pilot script, co-written with Thomas R. Cummings, titled Booth, won the True Story Screenplay Competition in 2020. When not acting or writing, he worked in education with California Weekly Explorer, Adventures in Writing Camp, and the California Educational Theatre Association.
Also in 2020, a bunch of stuff happened regarding governments and plague. Perhaps you recall it. It was then Philip relocated to Middle Tennessee. Seeing as neither live performance nor live educational events were growth areas at the time, he transitioned into sales. In 2021, his first musical, co-written with Wally Nason, had its world premiere at Maples Repertory.
Philip is currently a Producer/Creative Strategist with Human Factor Media in Nashville, as well as numerous other things, depending on the day. Ah, freelance! Check back soon for updates.