Phillip Edward Van Lear

Actor Aurora, Illinois, USA 1993–2020 (27 year career)

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Biography

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.

Known For

Film

The Express

NAACP Member

Film

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Mr. Diggs

Film

Meet the Browns

Michael Sr.

Film

Southside with You

Fraser C. Robinson

Film

The Perfect Christmas Present

Sam

Film

A Family Thing

Club Manager

Film

Prison Break

Louis Patterson

Film

The Crash

Colonel Ryan

Filmography

Acting (24)

Movies (17)

Killing Eleanor

as Harold

Holiday Heist

as Robert

Animator

as Gerald

The Crash

as Colonel Ryan

The Perfect Christmas Present

2017

as Sam

6.3

Southside with You

2016

as Fraser C. Robinson

5.6

A Light Beneath Their Feet

as Joe

The Two Thieves

as Roman Guard

My Dog the Space Traveler

as Clarence

The Express

as NAACP Member

Meet the Browns

as Michael Sr.

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

2004

as Mr. Diggs

6.0

The Rest of Your Life

2001

as Buddy

Chicago Cab

as Father-To-Be

Night of the Lawyers

as TV Anchorman

A Family Thing

as Club Manager

Thieves Quartet

as Jimmy Fuqua

Television (7)

The Chi

2018

as Alderman Wayne Bonner

Empire

as Dr. Kippelman

Crisis

as Senator Mason Yarrow

Boss

as Alderman Alverson

Prison Break

as Louis Patterson

Early Edition

as Rojas

EZ Streets