Paul James Phillips (born June 26, 1975) is an American guitarist, most famous for being a member of the rock band Puddle of Mudd from 2001 to 2005 and again from 2009 to 2011.

He has also played in the bands Happy Hour, Operator, Society Red and Rev Theory.

In 2008, Phillips briefly joined the Jacksonville, Florida band Society Red.

Phillips contributed original music and scored several sections of the 2012 film Nitro Circus: The Movie with Puddle of Mudd's former bassist, Damien Starkey.

He is currently working on a new project called The Fallout Collective, DJing on The Fox 107.7, and had a guest appearance on the TV show Real Fear on Chiller.

As reported on the September 23, 2006 edition of America's Most Wanted, the culprit, whose name is Martin Minter, was captured, one week after being featured on the program.