Overview (3)
| Born | in Iowa City, Iowa, USA |
| Birth Name | Phillip Morris |
| Height | 6' 1" (1.85 m) |
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| Gender / Gender identity | Male |
Mini Bio (1)
Phillip Morris is an African-American actor from Ohio who is known for playing Jackie Chiles from Seinfeld. He is also known for playing Dr. Joshua Sweet from Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Merc from Ratchet: Deadlocked, Martian Manhunter from Smallville, Silas Stone from Doom Patrol, Vandal Savage from Justice League Doom and Doc Saturday from The Secret Saturdays. He is married to Carla Gittelson and has two children.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Christian Frates
Family (3)
| Spouse | Carla Gittelson (24 September 1983 - present) (2 children) |
| Parents |
Greg Morris Lee Morris |
| Relatives |
Iona Morris (sibling)
Linda Morris (sibling) |
Trade Mark (1)
Deep smooth voice
Trivia (9)
Phil is a student and teacher of the Chinese martial art Chun Wing.
Jackie Chiles, the flashy lawyer he played on Seinfeld (1989), was based on the late Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., who defended O.J. Simpson. Even the initials were the same.
On Mission: Impossible (1988), his character (Grant Collier) was the son of his father's (Greg Morris) character (Barney Collier) from Mission: Impossible (1966).
Has two children Jordan and Rachel.
Acting protégé of Peter Graves.
Uniquely connected to the Star Trek franchise, getting one of his first on screen roles as a child in The Original Series episode "Miri." This appearance may have stemmed from his father starring in the Mission Impossible series filmed in the same studios. As an adult, he went on to have roles in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek Voyager. This makes him one of the very few actors to play different roles in the original, movie, and spin off version of Star Trek.
Before he worked with Peter Graves on Mission: Impossible (1988), he knew Graves's real-life children, when he was younger.
