Linas Phillips

Acting · Directing

A graduate of New York University's Experimental Theater Wing, Linas Phillips started out as a live performer of experimental theater and alternative comedy while living in New York City. Linas' day job for over 5 years was babysitting special needs kids, with whom he started making short videos. After many years of performing comedy and experimental theater work in New York City Linas switched to making films in 2006. His first film, "Walking To Werner", documenting his 1,200 mile walk from Seattle to LA to meet Werner Herzog, earned him a spot in Filmmaker Magazine's list of 25 New Faces in Independent Film. His third feature "Bass Ackwards", which he wrote, acted in and directed, premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Recently he guest starred in an episode of Eastbound and Down (Season 4) and is set to act opposite Jay Duplass in writer/director J. Davis' "Manson Family Vacation". Biography By: Linas Phillips

Filmography

• 2024I Hate Myself and Want to Die — Hardware Clerk (voice)
• The Creep Tapes — Chicken Sandwich Guy
• 2021Strawberry Mansion — Buddy
• 2020Spree — Frederick
• 2020The Ride — Wayne, Director, Writer
• 2019Balk — Pat
• 2019Bronzed — Martin
• 2018Living Room Coffin — Jake
• 2018The Great Pretender — Nick
• 2017Lane 1974 — Claude
• 2016Brides to Be — Bob
• 2016Rainbow Time — Shonzi, Director, Writer, Producer
• Search Party — Farley
• 2016The Bulb
• 2016Uncle Kent 2 — Arthur Fonzarelli
• 2015Manson Family Vacation — Conrad
• Togetherness — Scott
• 2014Deadbeat Dads — Editor
• 2013Lucky Them — Anglar
• 2012Bad Penny — Shawnsy Nolinski, Writer
• 2010Bass Ackwards — Linas, Director, Editor, Screenplay
• 2010William Never Married — Julie's Boyfriend
• 2009Great Speeches from a Dying World — Director
• 2009True Adolescents — Slater
• 2006Walking to Werner — Self, Director, Editor, Cinematography
• Twin Peaks — Russ
• So Natural