Nathan Scott Phillips was born on 1980 in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia. He is an Australian actor who is currently based in Los Angeles.

He landed his first credited appearance with a recurring role on the Australian soap opera Neighbours (1999), just before the curtain rose on the new millennium. For about two years, Phillips limited himself to that medium, fully charting the possibilities of a television career for a young actor. This period included roles in two additional Aussie series: the soap Something in the Air and the children's series The Saddle Club.

In 2002 he began accepting movie roles, with his first movie being Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao. He was nominated as Best Actor for the'Film Critics Circle of Australia' award for his second film, Australian Rules Nathan's US break came in 2006 with a role in the film Snakes on a Plane (2006), opposite Samuel L. Jackson and and Redline (2007).

Filmography

• Dying Breed (2008)
• Surfer Dude (2008)
• Redline (2007)
• West (2007)
• Snakes on a Plane (2006)
• The Opposite of Velocity (2005)
• You and Your Stupid Mate (2005)
• Wolf Creek (2005)
• Under the Radar (2004)
• "Stingers" (1 episode, 2004)
• One Perfect Day (2004)
• Take Away (2003)
• Australian Rules (2002)
• Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao (2002)
• "Something in the Air" (2000)
• "The Saddle Club" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Blue Heelers" (1 episode, 2001)
• Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (2001)
• "Neighbours" (1985)