It’s in his blood. Deacon Phillippe will make his acting debut on Netflix in August, following in mom Reese Witherspoon and dad Ryan Phillippe‘s footsteps.Deacon, 18, will play a role in Never Have I Ever season 3.
The high school series was created by Mindy Kaling, one of Witherspoon’s pals. Kaling, 43, had Deacon’s mom guest star on The Mindy Project before they costarred in 2018’s A Wrinkle in Time.
Kaling also has a recurring role on The Morning Show and is writing the Legally Blonde 3 script.The second-generation actor will play Parker, but not much is known about the character.
Photos released by Netflix in late July show him wearing a tie-dye hoodie and sharing the screen with Addison (Terry Hu), Nirdesh (Anirudh Pisharody) and Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) in the eighth episode of the third season.Deacon has previously shown interest in the music side of the entertainment industry.
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