Acting credits
23
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Phillip Edward Van Lear
Acting
Career Snapshot
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0.2
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Movies: 17Series: 6
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: 6.63
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.
8.4
Killing Eleanor
as Harold
2020 Movie
5.7
Holiday Heist
as Robert
2019 Movie
3.5
Animator
as Gerald
2019 Movie
6.3
The Perfect Christmas Present
as Sam
2017 Movie
4.5
The Crash
as Colonel Ryan
2017 Movie
5.6
Southside with You
as Fraser C. Robinson
2016 Movie
6.7
A Light Beneath Their Feet
as Joe
2016 Movie
5.0
The Two Thieves
as Roman Guard
2014 Movie
7.5
My Dog the Space Traveler
as Clarence
2013 Movie
7.1
The Express
as NAACP Member
2008 Movie
6.6
Meet the Browns
as Michael Sr.
2008 Movie
6.0
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Mr. Diggs
2004 Movie
The Rest of Your Life
as Buddy
2001 Movie
5.6
Chicago Cab
as Father-To-Be
1998 Movie
10.0
Night of the Lawyers
as TV Anchorman
1997 Movie
6.4
A Family Thing
as Club Manager
1996 Movie
Thieves Quartet
as Jimmy Fuqua
1993 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Phillip Edward Van Lear.
