Philip was born in Geneva to Sephardi Jewish parents of Turkish origin and grew up in Istanbul before establishing his career in London. Previous work at Shakespeare’s Globe includes Henry IV.

Philip recent TV credits include The Day of the Jackal starring Eddie Redmayne and Protection, Breathtaking and No Return for ITV.  He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Uday Hussein in HBO/BBC drama House of Saddam. Film credits include Jay Kelly, Inferno, Red II and Terence Malick’s upcoming The Way of the Wind.

He is a stalwart of British theatre whose recent work includes The Spy That Came in from the Cold at The Soho Place following a sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre and a run of English Kings Killing Foreigners at Camden People’s Theatre, which he co-wrote and starred in. He has worked regularly with the National Theatre, most recently playing leads in productions of Oslo and Salome (both 2017). Philip has also portrayed Dad in the Royal Court’s Baghdaddy.