Dakota Abraham Phillips started out as a self-taught actor in 2010 portraying historical characters at Festivals and events. He later took classes and was involved in stage productions in high school, his community, and at Hanover College. At Hanover he received his BA in Theatre. After college he started working in films. Over the years he has done background, supporting, and Lead roles as well as crew. He gives his best performance to every role.
While he was growing up Dakota watched reruns of the Fess Parker Daniel Boone TV show. After going to Fort Boonesborough and seeing a reenactor of Daniel Boone he decided to make acting his career.