Coppens, Philip: - Philip Coppens was a Belgian-born author and investigative journalist, with a depth and breadth of expertise, ranging from the world of politics to ancient history and esoteric mystery. He was a charter member of the cast of Ancient Aliens on the History Channel, and appeared in every episode for the first five seasons of the show.

He was the author of The Ancient Alien Question, The Lost Civilization Enigma, The Stone Puzzle of Rosslyn Chapel, The Canopus Revelation, Land of the Gods, The New Pyramid Age, Servants of the Grail, 2012, Science or Fiction? (eBook), Killing Kennedy (eBook), The Cryptogram of Rennes-le-Chateau (eBook).

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 2012: Mayan Prophecy and the Shift of the Ages (2009). He was married to author Kathleen McGowan.

Philip Coppens died on December 30, 2012 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 41.