Matt Dillon

Biography

Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor and film director. He began his acting career in the late 1970s and quickly rose to fame as a teenage idol in the 1980s. Dillon made his feature film debut in Over the Edge (1979) and gained recognition with roles in My Bodyguard (1980), Little Darlings (1980), and The Outsiders (1983). As his career progressed, he took on more diverse roles, starring in critically acclaimed films such as Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Singles (1992), There's Something About Mary (1998), and Crash (2004), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Beyond acting, Dillon made his directorial debut with City of Ghosts (2002) and has continued to work in film and television, including starring in the series Wayward Pines (2015). His career spans decades, showcasing his versatility in both dramatic and comedic roles.

Known For

The Simpsons

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Daily Show

Modern Family

Saturday Night Live

The View

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Leute heute

All Movies (86)

• I Play Rocky2026 · as Frank Stallone Sr.
• The Fence2026 · as Horn
• Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation2025 · as Self
• Haunted Heart2024 · as Max
• Being Maria2024 · as Marlon Brando
• Asteroid City2023 · as The Mechanic
• American Dreamer2022 · as Dell
• Land of Dreams2022 · as Alan
• Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man2022
• Capone2020 · as Johnny
• Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago2020
• Nimic2020 · as Father
• Proxima2019 · as Mike Shannon
• Head Full of Honey2018 · as Nick
• The House That Jack Built2018 · as Jack
• Running for Grace2018 · as Doc
• The Man Who Built Cambodia2017 · as Narrator (voice)
• Going in Style2017 · as Arlen Hamer
• Rock Dog2016 · as Trey (voice)
• Bad Country2014 · as Jesse Weiland
• The Art of the Steal2013 · as Nicky Calhoun
• Pawn Shop Chronicles2013 · as Richard
• Sunlight Jr.2013 · as Richie
• Girl Most Likely2012 · as George
• Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'2011 · as Self
• Takers: Take Action!2011 · as Self
• Takers2010 · as Jack Welles
• Armored2009 · as Mike Cochrane
• Old Dogs2009 · as Yancy Devlin
• Nothing But the Truth2008 · as Patton Dubois
• Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten2007 · as Self
• ...So Goes the Nation2006 · as Self
• Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos2006 · as Narrator (Voice)
• You, Me and Dupree2006 · as Carl
• The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'2005 · as Self
• Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'2005 · as Self
• On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• Herbie Fully Loaded2005 · as Trip Murphy
• Crash2005 · as Officer John Ryan
• Factotum2005 · as Henry Chinaski
• Loverboy2005 · as Mark
• Employee of the Month2004 · as David Walsh
• Abby Singer2003 · as Matt Dillon (uncredited)
• Breakfast with Hunter2003 · as Self
• Rockets Redglare!2003 · as Self
• City of Ghosts2002 · as Jimmy
• Deuces Wild2002 · as Fritzy
• One Night at McCool's2001 · as Randy
• Madonna: The Video Collection 93:991999 · as Detective (segment "Bad Girl")
• The Making of Drugstore Cowboy1999
• There's Something About Mary1998 · as Pat Healy
• Wild Things1998 · as Sam Lombardo
• In & Out1997 · as Cameron Drake
• Pitch1997 · as Self
• Albino Alligator1997 · as Dova
• Grace of My Heart1996 · as Jay Phillips
• Beautiful Girls1996 · as Tommy "Birdman" Rowland
• To Die For1995 · as Larry Maretto
• Frankie Starlight1995 · as Terry Klout
• Golden Gate1994 · as Agent Kevin David Walker
• The Saint of Fort Washington1993 · as Matthew
• Mr. Wonderful1993 · as Gus
• Singles1992 · as Cliff Poncier
• Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules1991 · as Eddie
• A Kiss Before Dying1991 · as Jonathan Corliss
• Bloodhounds of Broadway1989 · as Regret
• Drugstore Cowboy1989 · as Bob
• Kansas1988 · as Doyle Kennedy
• Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam1987 · as Mike (voice)
• The Big Town1987 · as J.C. Cullen
• Native Son1986 · as Jan
• Rebel1985 · as Rebel
• Target1985 · as Chris Lloyd
• Night of 100 Stars II1985 · as Self
• The Flamingo Kid1984 · as Jeffrey Willis
• Rumble Fish1983 · as Rusty James
• The Outsiders1983 · as Dallas Winston
• Tex1982 · as Tex McCormick
• The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters1982 · as Ralph
• Liar's Moon1982 · as Andrew Jackson "Jack" Duncan
• Wild Rides1982 · as Himself
• My Bodyguard1980 · as Melvin Moody
• Little Darlings1980 · as Randy
• Over the Edge1979 · as Richie
• An Ocean Apart—
• The Matt Dillon Milk Commercial— · as Himself

All TV Shows (20)

• High Desert2023 · as Denny
• Quotidien2016 · as Self - Guest
• Wayward Pines2015 · as Ethan Burke
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• Modern Family2009 · as Robbie Sullivan
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self
• Leute heute1997 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Inside the Actors Studio1994 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• Fishing with John1991 · as Self
• The Simpsons1989 · as Louie (voice)
• Domenica In1976 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• The Magnificent Seven— · as Chris Adams