Acting credits
25
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Phillip Edward Van Lear
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 18Series: 7
TMDB ID: 1226695
IMDb ID: nm0887363
Known for: Acting
Place of birth: Aurora, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1993 - 2020
Years active: 28
Average TMDB rating: 6.67
Wikidata: Q7185670
Also known as
Phillip Edward VanLear • Philip Vanlear • Phillip VanLear • Phil Ed Van Lear • Phillip Van Lear
Biography
Phillip Edward Van Lear is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Michael Sr. in Tyler Perry's film Meet the Browns and Louis Patterson on FOX's Prison Break.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Phillip Edward Van Lear.
as Harold
Killing Eleanor
2020 • Movie
as Robert
Holiday Heist
2019 • Movie
as Gerald
Animator
2019 • Movie
as Sam
The Perfect Christmas Present
2017 • Movie
as Colonel Ryan
The Crash
2017 • Movie
as Fraser C. Robinson
Southside with You
2016 • Movie
as Monette
Mute
2016 • Movie
as Joe
A Light Beneath Their Feet
2016 • Movie
as Roman Guard
The Two Thieves
2014 • Movie
as Clarence
My Dog the Space Traveler
2013 • Movie
as NAACP Member
The Express
2008 • Movie
as Michael Sr.
Meet the Browns
2008 • Movie
as Mr. Diggs
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004 • Movie
as Buddy
The Rest of Your Life
2001 • Movie
as Father-To-Be
Chicago Cab
1998 • Movie
as TV Anchorman
Night of the Lawyers
1997 • Movie
as Club Manager
A Family Thing
1996 • Movie
as Jimmy Fuqua
Thieves Quartet
1993 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Phillip Edward Van Lear.
as Alderman Wayne Bonner • 3 eps
The Chi
2018 • Series
as Dr. Kippelman • 1 eps
Empire
2015 • Series
as Senator Mason Yarrow • 1 eps
Crisis
2014 • Series
as Alderman Alverson • 4 eps
Boss
2011 • Series
as Louis Patterson • 13 eps
Prison Break
2005 • Series
1 eps
EZ Streets
1996 • Series
as Rojas • 1 eps
Early Edition
1996 • Series