Ryan Phillippe

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.

Known For

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Raw

Saturday Night Live

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

King of the Hill

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

All Movies (58)

One Mile: Chapter Two2026 · as Danny
One Mile: Chapter One2026 · as Danny
The Patient2025 · as The Patient
Saint Clare2025 · as Detective Timmons
Prey2024 · as Andrew
Miranda's Victim2023 · as John Flynn
Commitment to Life2023 · as Self (archive footage)
The Locksmith2023 · as Miller Graham
American Murderer2022 · as Special Agent Lance Leising
Summit Fever2022 · as Leo
Collide2022 · as Hunter
One Shot2021 · as Jack Yorke
Lady of the Manor2021 · as Tanner / Lord Wadsworth
Brothers by Blood2021 · as Charley
The 2nd2020 · as Vic Davis
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw2020 · as Self
My Darling Vivian2020 · as Self (archive footage)
Alive2019 · as Mark Escher
Wish Upon2017 · as Jonathan Shannon
The Circle2016 · as Victor
Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades2015 · as Narrator (voice)
Return to Sender2015 · as UPS Delivery Guy
Catch Hell2014 · as Reagan Pearce
Reclaim2014 · as Steven
Isolated2013 · as Narrator (voice)
Straight A's2013 · as Scott
Revenge for Jolly!2012 · as Bachmeier
Setup2011 · as Vincent
The Bang Bang Club2011 · as Greg Marinovich
The Lincoln Lawyer2011 · as Louis Roulet
MacGruber2010 · as Piper
Franklyn2008 · as Preest
Stop-Loss2008 · as Brandon King
Breach2007 · as Eric O'Neill
Flags of Our Fathers2006 · as John 'Doc' Bradley
Five Fingers2006 · as Martijn
Crash2005 · as Officer Tom Hansen
Chaos2005 · as Det. Shane Dekker
The I Inside2004 · as Simon Cable
Igby Goes Down2002 · as Oliver
The Making of Gosford Park2002 · as Self
Gosford Park2001 · as Henry Denton
Antitrust2001 · as Milo Hoffman
The Way of the Gun2000 · as Mr. Parker
Company Man2000 · as Petrov
Cruel Intentions1999 · as Sébastian Valmont
Playing by Heart1998 · as Keenan
541998 · as Shane O'Shea
Homegrown1998 · as Harlan Dykstra
I Know What You Did Last Summer1997 · as Barry Cox
Little Boy Blue1997 · as Jimmy West
Nowhere1997 · as Shad
Lifeform1996 · as Private Ryan
White Squall1996 · as Gil Martin
Crimson Tide1995 · as Seaman Grattam
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare1995 · as Tom Redman
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor1994 · as Robert Fowler
Reach— · as Zack

All TV Shows (35)

Motorheads2025 · as Logan Maddox
I Love That for You2022 · as Ryan Phillippe
MacGruber2021 · as Dixon Piper
Big Sky2020 · as Cody Hoyt
Visible: Out on Television2020 · as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
Will & Grace2017 · as Ryan Phillippe
Shooter2016 · as Bob Lee Swagger
Secrets and Lies2015 · as Ben Crawford
Brooklyn Nine-Nine2013 · as Milton
Drunk History2013 · as Benjamin Hayes
Men at Work2012 · as Ryan Phillippe
The Eric Andre Show2012 · as Self
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time2010 · as Handsome Guy
Damages2007 · as Channing McClaren
Robot Chicken2005 · as Reggie Mantle (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
The Early Show1999 · as Self
Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self
King of the Hill1997 · as Wally (voice)
The Outer Limits1995 · as Russell 'Rusty' Dobson
Due South1994 · as Del Porter
Chicago Hope1994 · as David Holgren
The Secrets of Lake Success1993 · as Stew Atkins
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
Raw1993 · as Lt. Dixon Piper
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
Matlock1986 · as Michael
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Oscars1953 · as Self