Phillips, Joseph C. 1962- (Joseph Phillips)

PERSONAL

Full name, Joseph Connor Phillips; born January 17, 1962, in Denver, CO; son of Dr. Clarence Phillips (a pediatrician); married Nicole, 1994; children: Connor, Ellis, Samuel. Education: New York University, B.F.A., acting, 1983; studied communications at the University of the Pacific; studied acting with Michael Howard, Chicago City Limits, and Nora Dunfree; also graduated from culinary school.

Addresses:

Agent—Don Buchwald & Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career:

Actor. Also worked as a writer, columnist, television and radio commentator, acting workshop teacher, and public speaker. Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, ambassador; George W. Bush Presidential campaign, 2004, co-chair of the African American steering committee; Republican National Committee's African American Advisory Board, member; California African American Museum, member of state board of directors; Claremont Institute fellow, 2005.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Actors Equity Association, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Alpha Phi Alpha.

Awards, Honors:

Image Award nominations, outstanding actor in a daytime drama series, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1997, 1998, 1999, for General Hospital.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Waymon Tinsdale III, Strictly Business, Warner Bros., 1991.

A Fare to Remember, 1998.

Michael, Let's Talk About Sex, Fine Line Features, 1998.

Robert Mitchellson, Getting Played, New Line Home Video, 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Lieutenant Martin Kendall, The Cosby Show, NBC, 1985-92.

Justus Ward, General Hospital, ABC, 1994-98.

J. T. Morse, Vanished, Fox, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Luke Jordan, Midnight Blue, Black Entertainment Television, 2000.

Detective McKinley, Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: Jon-Benet and the City of Boulder, CBS, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

George Murchison, A Raisin in the Sun, PBS, 1989.

Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990.

Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's, Showtime, 1993.

Justus Ward, General Hospital: Twist of Fate, ABC, 1996.

Himself and Lieutenant Martin Kendall, The Cosby Show: A Look Back, NBC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

J. T. Morse, Vanished, Fox, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Daryl, "Cliff in Love," The Cosby Show, 1985.

Billy Harris, Hothouse, ABC, 1988.

Matt Johnson, "Poison," A Man Called Hawk, ABC, 1989.

Lieutenant Martin Kendall, "Forever Hold Your Peace," A Different World, NBC, 1989.

James, The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992.

Louis White, Crime & Punishment, NBC, 1993.

Kent, Me and the Boys, ABC, 1994.

Derrick, "The Ex-files," Martin, Fox, 1995.

Jeremy Mills IV, "Not So Silent Partner," Living Single (also known as My Girls), Fox, 1996.

Dexter, High Incident, ABC, 1996.

James, "The Book," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1997.

Mark Sanborn, "Family Is Family," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1999.

(As Joseph Phillips) Martin, "To Halve or Halve Not," City of Angels, CBS, 2000.

Harrison's doctor, "Ur-ine Trouble," Popular, The WB, 2000.

Reverend Reggie Wright, "Mama, I Want to Sing," The Parkers, UPN, 2001.

Bill, "Separation Anxiety," The King of Queens, CBS, 2001.

Lowry's attorney, "Look Closer," Judging Amy, CBS, 2001.

Geiger, "Kayus Ex Machina," V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 2001.

"The Cosby Kids," E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Mayor Morgan Douglas, "Blindsided," The District, CBS, 2003.

Mayor Morgan Douglas, "Where There's Smoke," The District, CBS, 2003.

Mayor Morgan Douglas, "Criminally Insane," The District, CBS, 2003.

Mayor Morgan Douglas, "Rage," The District, CBS, 2003.

E! 101 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Langley, "Blood Is Thicker," Las Vegas, NBC, 2004.

Graham Krell, "Compulsion," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as CSI: Weekends, CSI: Las Vegas, C.S.I., and Les Experts), CBS, 2005.

Coach Braxton, "Friends with Benefits," Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2005.

"Centennial," Las Vegas, NBC, 2005.

Marcus Johnson, "Transitions," Without a Trace (also known as W.A.T.), CBS, 2005.

Marcus Johnson, "Second Sight," Without a Trace (also known as W.A.T.), CBS, 2005.

Marcus Johnson, "End Game," Without a Trace (also known as W.A.T.), CBS, 2005.

Marcus Johnson, "The Thing with Feathers," Without a Trace (also known as W.A.T.), CBS, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

George Murchison, A Raisin in the Sun, Union Square Theatre, New York City, 1986.

Second citizen, senator, soldier, and Cominius, Roman general, Coriolanus, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York City, 1988-89.

Also appeared in Six Degrees of Separation, Broadway production; as title role, Dreaming Emmett.

WRITINGS

Stage Plays:

Professor Lombooza Lomboo, 4305 Theatre, Los Angeles, 2000.

Nonfiction:

He Talk Like a White Boy, Running Press Book, 2006.

Contributed to Entertainment Weekly and numerous other periodicals; author of a weekly syndicated columnists.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Joseph C. Phillips Website,http://www.josephcphillips.com, July 6, 2007.