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Ryan Phillippe

Acting 51 years old New Castle, Delaware, USA ★ 2.8
Born: September 10, 1974

Biography

Matthew Ryan Phillippe (/ˈfɪlɪpi/; born September 10, 1974) is an American actor. After appearing as Billy Douglas on the soap opera One Life to Live (1992–1993) and making his feature film debut in Crimson Tide (1995), he came to prominence in the late 1990s with starring roles in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), 54 (1998), Playing by Heart (1998), and Cruel Intentions (1999).

Throughout the 2000s and beyond, he took on a range of roles in films such as The Way of the Gun (2000), Antitrust (2001), Gosford Park (2001), Igby Goes Down (2002), The I Inside (2003), Crash (2004), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Breach (2007), Stop-Loss (2008), MacGruber (2010), The Bang Bang Club (2010), and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011).

Outside of film, Phillippe appeared in the lead role of Bob Lee Swagger on USA Network's Shooter (2016–2018) and reprised his portrayal of Dixon Piper in the Peacock adaptation of MacGruber (2021).

In 1997, Phillippe met actress Reese Witherspoon at a party for her 21st birthday. Phillippe and Witherspoon, who was six months pregnant, married on June 5, 1999. Their daughter Eva was born in 1999 and their son Deacon was born in 2003. On October 30, 2006, the couple released a statement announcing that they were formally separating. Witherspoon filed for divorce on November 8, 2006, citing  irreconcilable differences as the cause. The couple's marriage officially ended on October 5, 2007, with final divorce arrangements settled on June 13, 2008, according to court documents. They shared joint custody of their children.

He began dating model and actress Alexis Knapp in May 2010; they ended their relationship in September that same year. After their breakup, Knapp discovered that she was pregnant by Phillippe and gave birth to a daughter in 2011.

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Known For

Raw
Raw Lt. Dixon Piper 1993
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Milton 2013
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Wally (voice) 1997
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken Reggie Mantle (voice) 2005
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope David Holgren 1994

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer Barry Cox 1997

Filmography

Acting Credits (93)

One Mile: Chapter Two
One Mile: Chapter Two Danny 2026
One Mile: Chapter One
One Mile: Chapter One Danny 2026
The Patient
The Patient The Patient 2025
Saint Clare
Saint Clare Detective Timmons 2025
Motorheads
Motorheads Logan Maddox 2025
Prey
Prey Andrew 2024
Miranda's Victim
Miranda's Victim John Flynn 2023
Commitment to Life
Commitment to Life Self (archive footage) 2023
The Locksmith
The Locksmith Miller Graham 2023
American Murderer
American Murderer Special Agent Lance Leising 2022
Summit Fever
Summit Fever Leo 2022
Collide
Collide Hunter 2022
I Love That for You
I Love That for You Ryan Phillippe 2022
MacGruber
MacGruber Dixon Piper 2021
One Shot
One Shot Jack Yorke 2021
Lady of the Manor
Lady of the Manor Tanner / Lord Wadsworth 2021
Brothers by Blood
Brothers by Blood Charley 2021
The 2nd
The 2nd Vic Davis 2020
Big Sky
Big Sky Cody Hoyt 2020
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw Self 2020
My Darling Vivian
My Darling Vivian Self (archive footage) 2020
Visible: Out on Television
Visible: Out on Television Self 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Alive
Alive Mark Escher 2019
Will & Grace
Will & Grace Ryan Phillippe 2017
Wish Upon
Wish Upon Jonathan Shannon 2017
The Circle
The Circle Victor 2016
Shooter
Shooter Bob Lee Swagger 2016
Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades
Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades Narrator (voice) 2015
Return to Sender
Return to Sender UPS Delivery Guy 2015
Secrets and Lies
Secrets and Lies Ben Crawford 2015
Catch Hell
Catch Hell Reagan Pearce 2014
Reclaim
Reclaim Steven 2014
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Milton 2013
Drunk History
Drunk History Benjamin Hayes 2013
Isolated
Isolated Narrator (voice) 2013
Straight A's
Straight A's Scott 2013
Revenge for Jolly!
Revenge for Jolly! Bachmeier 2012
Men at Work
Men at Work Ryan Phillippe 2012
The Eric Andre Show
The Eric Andre Show Self 2012
Setup
Setup Vincent 2011
The Bang Bang Club
The Bang Bang Club Greg Marinovich 2011
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer Louis Roulet 2011
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Handsome Guy 2010
MacGruber
MacGruber Piper 2010
Franklyn
Franklyn Preest 2008
Stop-Loss
Stop-Loss Brandon King 2008
Damages
Damages Channing McClaren 2007
Breach
Breach Eric O'Neill 2007
Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers John 'Doc' Bradley 2006
Five Fingers
Five Fingers Martijn 2006
Crash
Crash Officer Tom Hansen 2005
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken Reggie Mantle (voice) 2005
Chaos
Chaos Det. Shane Dekker 2005
The I Inside
The I Inside Simon Cable 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Igby Goes Down
Igby Goes Down Oliver 2002
The Making of Gosford Park
The Making of Gosford Park Self 2002
Gosford Park
Gosford Park Henry Denton 2001
Antitrust
Antitrust Milo Hoffman 2001
The Way of the Gun
The Way of the Gun Mr. Parker 2000
Company Man
Company Man Petrov 2000
The Early Show
The Early Show Self 1999
Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards Self 1999
Cruel Intentions
Cruel Intentions Sébastian Valmont 1999
Playing by Heart
Playing by Heart Keenan 1998
54
54 Shane O'Shea 1998
Homegrown
Homegrown Harlan Dykstra 1998
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer Barry Cox 1997
Little Boy Blue
Little Boy Blue Jimmy West 1997
Nowhere
Nowhere Shad 1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Wally (voice) 1997
Lifeform
Lifeform Private Ryan 1996
White Squall
White Squall Gil Martin 1996
Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide Seaman Grattam 1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Russell 'Rusty' Dobson 1995
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare Tom Redman 1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor Robert Fowler 1994
Due South
Due South Del Porter 1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope David Holgren 1994
The Secrets of Lake Success
The Secrets of Lake Success Stew Atkins 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Raw
Raw Lt. Dixon Piper 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Self 1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Matlock
Matlock Michael 1986
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Reach
Reach Zack

Directing Credits (1)

Writing Credits (1)

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