Born (Rey-Phillip Vivas Santos) to a U.S. Naval Officer, Rey-Phillip grew up and lived in Australia, Guam, Philippines, various U.S. locations - Chicago and Memphis before settling in Washington State where he spent most of his time and education. He got his start in acting as a theater actor, background actor, stunt performer and production assistant in a few TV serials and feature films before becoming an actor and v/o artist.
Injured while performing a stunt during the filming of Blade II (2002).
He has a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Won a bronze medal at the WTF Junior Olympics in the early 1990's, and competed in the NASKA Championships.