Phil Adkins was born in Chicago on April 20th 1981. As a son of an air force captain father and photojournalist mother, Phil was exposed to many cultures and life styles at a young age. He began training in Martial arts at the age of 14, and began acting at the age of 16. With a number of commercials under his belt, he began appearing in stage productions by the age of 17. He moved to New York City in 1999 to pursue his acting career and declined an acceptance to Adelphi University. He instead attended NYC School for acting in film and TV and took classes at NYU. Upon his graduation he has appeared in a large number of low budget independent films.
