Ty Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor who portrays Phil Dunphy on Modern Family. Besides this TV show he had roles on canceled TV series Out of Practice and Back to You. Other roles hes had are on movies Black Hawk Down, Dawn of the Dead, and The Incredible Hulk (2008).
Biography
Ty Burrell was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, and grew up in the Southern Oregon town of Applegate. He attended Hidden Valley High School where he played football for the Hidden Valley Mustangs. Ty got interested in acting when he was bartending at a Oregon Shakespeare festival where he saw some plays.
After graduating from Hidden Valley High School in Grants Pass, he enrolled at Southern Oregon University in Ashland as a theatre major, where he graduated with a bachelors degree in theatre arts in 1993. He continued his education at Penn State University where he earned a masters in fine art. Him and his wife adopted a baby girl which was announced on March 18, 2010. Ty and his wife currently live in Los Angeles.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 2001 | Evolution | Flemming | |
| Black Hawk Down | Wilkinson | ||
| 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | Zack Snyder | |
| In Good Company | Enrique Colon | ||
| 2005 | Down in the Valley | Sheriff/Cowboy | |
| 2006 | Friends with Money | Other Aaron | |
| The Darwin Awards | Emile | ||
| Fur | Allan Arbus | ||
| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Connor | |
| 2008 | Fourplay | Christopher | |
| The Incredible Hulk | Doc Samson | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Paul Donatelli | Appeared again in 2003 as a different character |
| 2001 | The West Wing | Tom Starks | Episode: The Women of Qumar |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Alan Messinger | Episode: Execution |
| 2006 | Out of Practice | Dr. Oliver Barnes | 20 episodes |
| 2008 | Back to You | Gary Crezyzewski | 17 episodes |
| 2009 | Damages | Douglas Schiff | Episode: I Agree, It Wasn't Funny |
| Modern Family | Phil Dunphy | Currently running | |