Phillip Edward Van Lear
View on IMDb ↗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
Night of the Lawyers
Killing Eleanor
Prison Break
Thieves Quartet
The Chi
My Dog the Space Traveler
Early Edition
Boss
The Express
EmpireFilmography (25)
- 2020
Killing EleanorHarold - 2019
Holiday HeistRobert - 2019
AnimatorGerald - 2018
The ChiAlderman Wayne Bonner - 2017
The Perfect Christmas PresentSam - 2017
The CrashColonel Ryan - 2016
A Light Beneath Their FeetJoe - 2016
Southside with YouFraser C. Robinson - 2016
MuteMonette - 2015
EmpireDr. Kippelman - 2014
CrisisSenator Mason Yarrow - 2014
The Two ThievesRoman Guard - 2013
My Dog the Space TravelerClarence - 2011
BossAlderman Alverson - 2008
The ExpressNAACP Member - 2008
Meet the BrownsMichael Sr. - 2005
Prison BreakLouis Patterson - 2004
Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessMr. Diggs - 2001
The Rest of Your LifeBuddy - 1998
Chicago CabFather-To-Be - 1997
Night of the LawyersTV Anchorman - 1996
Early EditionRojas - 1996
A Family ThingClub Manager - 1996
EZ Streets - 1993
Thieves QuartetJimmy Fuqua