Ty Burrell | |
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Born | Tyler Gerald Burrell August 22, 1967 Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S. |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Known for | Phil Dunphy in Modern Family |
Spouse |
Holly Burrell (m. 2000) |
Children | 2 |
Tyler Gerald Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor. Burrell is best known for playing Phil Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family (2009–2020), for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and five Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Burrell also had starring roles on the television series Out of Practice (2005–2006) and Back to You (2007–2008), and acted in films such as Evolution (2001), Black Hawk Down (2001), Dawn of the Dead (2004), The Incredible Hulk (2008), and Muppets Most Wanted (2014). He voiced characters in the animated films Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014), Finding Dory (2016), and Storks (2016). On stage, Burrell made his Broadway debut playing Lennox in the revival of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth (2000).