Ryan Phillippe
Born: 1974-09-10 in New Castle, Delaware, USA
Known For: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryan Phillippe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Saint Clare as Detective Timmons
- The Patient as The Patient
- Motorheads as Logan Maddox
2024
- Prey as Andrew
2023
- Miranda's Victim as John Flynn
- The Locksmith as Miller Graham
2022
- Collide as Hunter
- American Murderer as Special Agent Lance Leising
- Summit Fever as Leo
- I Love That for You as Ryan Phillippe
2021
- Lady of the Manor as Tanner / Lord Wadsworth
- MacGruber as Dixon Piper
- One Shot as Jack Yorke
2020
- Big Sky as Cody Hoyt
- Brothers by Blood as Charley
- The 2nd as Vic Davis
- My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
- Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw as Self
- Visible: Out on Television as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Alive as Mark Escher
2017
- Wish Upon as Jonathan Shannon
- Will & Grace as Ryan Phillippe
2016
- Shooter as Bob Lee Swagger
- The Circle as Victor
2015
- Return to Sender as UPS Delivery Guy
- Secrets and Lies as Ben Crawford
- Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades as Narrator (voice)
2014
- Reclaim as Steven
- Catch Hell as Reagan Pearce
2013
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Milton
- Drunk History as Benjamin Hayes
- Isolated as Narrator (voice)
- Straight A's as Scott
2012
- The Eric Andre Show as Self
- Men At Work as Ryan Phillippe
- Revenge for Jolly! as Bachmeier
2011
- The Lincoln Lawyer as Louis Roulet
- Setup as Vincent
- The Bang Bang Club as Greg Marinovich
2010
- MacGruber as Piper
- Nick Swardson's Pretend Time as Handsome Guy
2006
- Flags of Our Fathers as John 'Doc' Bradley
- Five Fingers as Martijn
2005
- Robot Chicken as Reggie Mantle (voice)
- Chaos as Det. Shane Dekker
- Crash as Officer Tom Hansen
2004
- The I Inside as Simon Cable
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2002
- Igby Goes Down as Oliver
- The Making of Gosford Park as Self
2001
- Antitrust as Milo Hoffman
- Gosford Park as Henry Denton
2000
- Company Man as Petrov
- The Way of the Gun as Mr. Parker
1999
- Cruel Intentions as Sébastian Valmont
- The Early Show as Self
- Teen Choice Awards as Self
1998
- Homegrown as Harlan Dykstra
- 54 as Shane O'Shea
- Playing by Heart as Keenan
1997
- King of the Hill as Wally (voice)
- I Know What You Did Last Summer as Barry Cox
- Nowhere as Shad
- Little Boy Blue as Jimmy West
1996
- White Squall as Gil Martin
- Lifeform as Private Ryan
1995
- The Outer Limits as Russell 'Rusty' Dobson
- Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare as Tom Redman
- Crimson Tide as Seaman Grattam
1994
- Chicago Hope
- Due South as Del Porter
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor as Robert Fowler
1993
- Raw as Lt. Dixon Piper
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- The Secrets of Lake Success as Stew Atkins
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
1986
- Matlock as Michael
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self