Phillip Edward Van Lear
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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Acting Credits
Acting
TV
Prison Break
as Louis Patterson
2005
TV
Empire
as Dr. Kippelman
2015
Movie
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Mr. Diggs
2004
Movie
The Express
as NAACP Member
2008
TV
The Chi
as Alderman Wayne Bonner
2018
Movie
Southside with You
as Fraser C. Robinson
2016
TV
Early Edition
as Rojas
1996
TV
Crisis
as Senator Mason Yarrow
2014
TV
Boss
as Alderman Alverson
2011
Movie
Meet the Browns
as Michael Sr.
2008
Movie
The Perfect Christmas Present
as Sam
2017
Movie
A Family Thing
as Club Manager
1996
Movie
The Crash
as Colonel Ryan
2017
Movie
Chicago Cab
as Father-To-Be
1998
Movie
A Light Beneath Their Feet
as Joe
2016
Movie
Holiday Heist
as Robert
2019
Movie
Animator
as Gerald
2019
Movie
Killing Eleanor
as Harold
2020
TV
EZ Streets
1996
Movie
Night of the Lawyers
as TV Anchorman
1997
Movie
My Dog the Space Traveler
as Clarence
2013
Movie
Thieves Quartet
as Jimmy Fuqua
1993
Movie
The Rest of Your Life
as Buddy
2001
Movie
The Two Thieves
as Roman Guard
2014