Philip Coppens was born on 25 January 1971 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. He was a writer and director, known for Alien Crash at Roswell: The UFO Truth Lost in Time (2013), Ancient Alien Question: From UFOs to Extraterrestrial Visitations (2012) and Ancient Aliens (2009). He was married to Kathleen McGowan Coppens. He died on 30 December 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.