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Phillip Edward Van Lear

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Phillip Edward Van Lear
A man released from prison is torn between a life of crime and a fresh start with a woman he meets while scoping out a potential heist
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Holiday Heist (2019)
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Phillip Edward Van Lear is known for Prison Break (2005), The Chicago Code (2011) and Turks (1999).
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    Known for

    Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell in Prison Break (2005)
    Prison Break
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Louis Patterson
    • C.O. #2
    Jennifer Beals, Delroy Lindo, Jason Clarke, and Todd Williams in The Chicago Code (2011)
    The Chicago Code
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Ellis Hicks
    Turks (1999)
    Turks
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Det. Burnett
    Kelsey Grammer, Connie Nielsen, Sanaa Lathan, Kathleen Robertson, Jeff Hephner, Jonathan Groff, and Hannah Ware in Boss (2011)
    Boss
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Alderman Alverson

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Forest Whitaker and Grantham Coleman in Emperor of Ocean Park (2024)
      Emperor of Ocean Park
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Oliver's Doctor
      • 2024
    • Incoming (2024)
      Incoming
      Podcast Series
      • Gary
      • 2024
    • Camryn Manheim, David Eigenberg, Jane Kaczmarek, Chris Mulkey, Jenny O'Hara, Thomas Sadoski, Annika Marks, and Betsy Brandt in Killing Eleanor (2020)
      Killing Eleanor
      6.1
      • Harold
      • 2020
    • Tobias Truvillion and Chaley Rose in Holiday Heist (2019)
      Holiday Heist
      5.6
      • Robert
      • 2019
    • The Chi (2018)
      The Chi
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Alderman Wayne Bonner
      • 2019
    • Heartlock (2018)
      Heartlock
      5.6
      • Gerald Sharpe
      • 2018
    • Animator (2018)
      Animator
      4.2
      • Gerald
      • 2018
    • Sam Page and Tara Holt in The Perfect Christmas Present (2017)
      The Perfect Christmas Present
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Sam
      • 2017
    • Minnie Driver, John Leguizamo, Mary McCormack, Frank Grillo, Maggie Q, AnnaSophia Robb, Dianna Agron, and Ed Westwick in The Crash (2017)
      The Crash
      4.2
      • Colonel Ryan
      • 2017
    • Mute (2016)
      Mute
      5.7
      Short
      • Monette
      • 2016
    • Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers in Southside with You (2016)
      Southside with You
      6.3
      • Fraser Robinson III (as Phil Ed Van Lear)
      • 2016
    • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
      Empire
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Dr. Kippelman
      • 2015
    • Dermot Mulroney, David Eigenberg, Christian Stolte, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
      Chicago Fire
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Agent Conway
      • 2015
    • Taryn Manning and Madison Davenport in A Light Beneath Their Feet (2015)
      A Light Beneath Their Feet
      6.5
      • Joe (as Phillip Van Lear)
      • 2015
    • Before the Border (2015)
      Before the Border
      6.6
      • Phillip Sanders
      • 2015

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Phil Ed Van Lear
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Other works
      He directed Ronald Harwood's play, "Home," at the Chicago Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.

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      He was nominated for a 1996 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director of a Play for "Home" at the Chicago Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.

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