Ryan Phillippe
Acting • Born 1974-09-10
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
92 credits
The Locksmith
Movie • 2023
Miller Graham
The Way of the Gun
Movie • 2000
Mr. Parker
Crash
Movie • 2005
Officer Tom Hansen
Cruel Intentions
Movie • 1999
Sébastian Valmont
White Squall
Movie • 1996
Gil Martin
Playing by Heart
Movie • 1998
Keenan
Nowhere
Movie • 1997
Shad
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Movie • 1997
Barry Cox
54
Movie • 1998
Shane O'Shea
Flags of Our Fathers
Movie • 2006
John 'Doc' Bradley
Breach
Movie • 2007
Eric O'Neill
Little Boy Blue
Movie • 1997
Jimmy West
Gosford Park
Movie • 2001
Henry Denton
Chaos
Movie • 2005
Det. Shane Dekker
The I Inside
Movie • 2004
Simon Cable
Five Fingers
Movie • 2006
Martijn
Franklyn
Movie • 2008
Preest
Stop-Loss
Movie • 2008
Brandon King
Antitrust
Movie • 2001
Milo Hoffman
Igby Goes Down
Movie • 2002
Oliver
The Bang Bang Club
Movie • 2011
Greg Marinovich
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare
Movie • 1995
Tom Redman
Company Man
Movie • 2000
Petrov
MacGruber
Movie • 2010
Piper
Homegrown
Movie • 1998
Harlan Dykstra
Setup
Movie • 2011
Vincent
The Lincoln Lawyer
Movie • 2011
Louis Roulet
Prey
Movie • 2024
Andrew
Lifeform
Movie • 1996
Private Ryan
Straight A's
Movie • 2013
Scott
Revenge for Jolly!
Movie • 2012
Bachmeier
Miranda's Victim
Movie • 2023
John Flynn
Summit Fever
Movie • 2022
Leo
Collide
Movie • 2022
Hunter
Reclaim
Movie • 2014
Steven
Catch Hell
Movie • 2014
Reagan Pearce
Saint Clare
Movie • 2025
Detective Timmons
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
Movie • 2020
Self
Isolated
Movie • 2013
Narrator (voice)
Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades
Movie • 2015
Narrator (voice)
The Patient
Movie • 2025
The Patient
Return to Sender
Movie • 2015
UPS Delivery Guy
One Mile: Chapter One
Movie • 2026
Danny
One Mile: Chapter Two
Movie • 2026
Danny
Wish Upon
Movie • 2017
Jonathan Shannon
Crimson Tide
Movie • 1995
Seaman Grattam
The Circle
Movie • 2016
Victor
Brothers by Blood
Movie • 2021
Charley
My Darling Vivian
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
The 2nd
Movie • 2020
Vic Davis
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Movie • 1994
Robert Fowler
American Murderer
Movie • 2022
Special Agent Lance Leising
The Making of Gosford Park
Movie • 2002
Self
One Shot
Movie • 2021
Jack Yorke
Lady of the Manor
Movie • 2021
Tanner / Lord Wadsworth
Reach
Movie
Zack
Alive
Movie • 2019
Mark Escher
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Due South
TV • 1994
Del Porter
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Wally (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
Big Sky
TV • 2020
Cody Hoyt
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Damages
TV • 2007
Channing McClaren
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
David Holgren
Men at Work
TV • 2012
Ryan Phillippe
MacGruber
TV • 2021
Dixon Piper
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Russell 'Rusty' Dobson
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Secrets and Lies
TV • 2015
Ben Crawford
Drunk History
TV • 2013
Benjamin Hayes
Shooter
TV • 2016
Bob Lee Swagger
The Eric Andre Show
TV • 2012
Self
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time
TV • 2010
Handsome Guy
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
I Love That for You
TV • 2022
Ryan Phillippe
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
Motorheads
TV • 2025
Logan Maddox
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Reggie Mantle (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Will & Grace
TV • 2017
Ryan Phillippe
Visible: Out on Television
TV • 2020
Self
The Secrets of Lake Success
TV • 1993
Stew Atkins
Raw
TV • 1993
Lt. Dixon Piper
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV • 2013
Milton
Matlock
TV • 1986
Michael
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest