Phillip Van Lear biography

Phillip Van Lear

At Writers Theatre in collaboration with The Chicago Inclusion Project: Saint Joan

Chicago credits include productions at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, TimeLine Theatre Company, Windy City Playhouse, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Victory Gardens Theater, Congo Square Theatre, About Face Theatre, Chicago Theatre Company, Court Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Next Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, Organic Theater Company and Black Ensemble Theater . Regional credits include productions at Huntington Theatre Company, Alley Theatre, New American Theatre, American Heartland Theatre, Touchstone Theatre and The Riverfront Playhouse. Television credits include recurring roles on Chicago Fire (NBC), Greetings! From Prison (web series), Boss (Starz), Chicago Code (FOX), and Prison Break (FOX) as well as roles on Empire (FOX),Crisis (NBC) and Leverage (TNT). Film credits include Southside with You, A Light beneath Their Feet, Meet the Browns, My Dog the Space Traveler and Barber Shop 2. 

[Bio as of June 2016]