Phil Buckman


Phil Buckman is a musician, voiceover artist, and actor. He was the bassist for the rock band Filter from 2010 to 2013 and is the current bassist for the rock band Fuel.

Early life

Originally from Queens, New York, Phil Buckman arrived in Los Angeles after living in Baltimore and Boston, and attending college in San Diego.

Music career

Buckman made a name for himself in the L.A. music scene as the bassist for the band Tribal Sex Cult. Upon the demise of T.S.C., Phil kept busy with a wide variety of projects including Texture, Helicopter Helicopter,, FINE, Kill the Complex, and The Snow as well as contributing to various film and television soundtracks. Other bands he has been associated with include Onesidezero, vOLUMe, THE iMPOSTERS, and Go Betty Go. He is the former bassist for the industrial rock band Filter, and the bassist for Petty Cash.
On June 14, 2015, he performed bass with Fuel in Madeira Beach, Florida, as well as on June 25 at Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, during their Summerland tour, as bassist Brad Stewart was unable to perform with them.

Acting career

Buckman has an extensive career as a voiceover, television and film actor. He was the voice of all television and radio commercials for the Carl's Jr./Hardee's restaurant chains from 2000 to 2011. After a year away from the restaurant's commercials, Buckman was asked to come back, and is once again the voice of both chains. He has also done voiceover work for Yamaha motorcycles and ATVs, the World of Warcraft video game, and countless promos for ABC, CBS, NBC, Adult Swim, and MSG.

Selected filmography