# Phillip Van Dyke

Phillip Van Dyke (born June 13, 1984) is an American former actor, best known for his role as the goblin Luke in the first two installments of Disney's Halloweentown film series and Arnold Shortman in seasons two and three of Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!.

## Career

He had a role in the short-lived series The Home Court. He appeared once in a guest role in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. He also had the title role in the short-lived Nickelodeon series Noah Knows Best. He also appeared as the sixteen-year-old Christopher Hayden on the show Gilmore Girls in the season three episode titled Dear Emily and Richard.
Phillip did also make an appearance on The Amanda Show. He became the voice of the lead character Arnold Shortman in the second season of Hey Arnold!, replacing Toran Caudell after the latter's voice changed. While he would be replaced by Spencer Klein after the third season for the same reason, he later made one-shot appearances as Sandy in the special Summer Love and more famously, Ludwig in the episode New Bully on the Block.
In a 2020 interview with E!, Van Dyke expressed interest in returning for another Halloweentown film if the rest of the cast also returned.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1994 | The Fantastic Four | Young Johnny |
| 1997 | Crayola Kids Adventures: The Trojan Horse | Achilles |
| 1998 | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | Young Martin |
| 1998 | The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Tom Sawyer |
| 1999 | Bartok the Magnificent | Ivan |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Family Album | Max Lerner | 6 episodes |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Son | Episode: "Ned Zed" |
| 1994 | Picket Fences | Bobby Hutton | Episode: "Frosted Flakes" |
| 1994 | Someone She Knows | Cash Gardner | Television film |
| 1994, 1995 | Step by Step | Ryan | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Baywatch | Brent | Episode: "Father's Day" |
| 1995 | The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. | Tommy Sherry | Television film |
| 1995 | Burke's Law | The Boy | Episode: "Who Killed the World's Greatest Chef?" |
| 1995–1996 | The Home Court | Ellis Solomon | 20 episodes |
| 1996 | Dave's World | Jeff | Episode: "Solitaire" |
| 1996 | Sliders | Young Quinn Mallory | Episode: "The Guardian" |
| 1996 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Phillip Marshall | Episode: "Separate Buy Equal" |
| 1997 | The Ticket | Eric Riecker | Television film |
| 1997 | Foto Novelas: Mangas | Damian | Television film |
| 1997–2000 | Hey Arnold! | Arnold Shortman / Ludwig / Sandy | 36 episodes |
| 1998 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Kent Marlowe | Episode: "Safety Patrol" |
| 1998 | Ghosts of Fear Street | Young PJ | Television film |
| 1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Joel | Episode: "Legends of the Dark Knight" |
| 1998 | Halloweentown | Luke | Television film |
| 1999 | The First Gentleman | President's Boy | Television film |
| 2000 | Noah Knows Best | Noah Beznick | 13 episodes |
| 2001 | Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge | Luke | Television film |
| 2001 | The Amanda Show | — | Episode #2.13 |
| 2003 | Gilmore Girls | Young Christopher | Episode: "Dear Emily and Richard" |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Dylan Lincoln | Episode: "Clare de Lune" |
| 2003 | Boston Public | Brian Harrower | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | NYPD Blue | Adam Wilentz | Episode: "Frickin' Fraker" |