Phillip Rhys

Phillip Rhys Chaudhary, born Philippe Chaudhary, is a British actor and director whose screen work began in the late 1990s. He was born in London. He came to prominence in the United States playing Reza Naiyeer during the Fox drama 24's second season, and that show's ensemble, including him, earned a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in 2002. He is known for the rockstar Proto Zoa in the Disney Channel movies Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999) and Zenon: The Zequel (2001), a part recast for the third film, Zenon: Z3, because of scheduling conflicts. His television credits also include Dr. Who, Nip/Tuck, Shameless, The Full Monty and Survivors, and he was a guest on Heston's Feasts. He later directed The Scarecrow (2015), an award-winning Tribeca Festival short starring Sandra Oh, and an episode of The Good Doctor.