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 D ... id 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.
Shooter
as Bob Lee Swagger
Episodes: 31
First Aired: Nov 15, 2016
Damages
as Channing McClaren
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jul 24, 2007
Secrets and Lies
as Ben Crawford
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Mar 01, 2015
MacGruber
as Dixon Piper
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Dec 16, 2021
Big Sky
as Cody Hoyt
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Nov 17, 2020
The Secrets of Lake Success
as Stew Atkins
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 01, 1993
I Love That for You
as Ryan Phillippe
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 01, 2022
Due South
as Del Porter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1994
King of the Hill
as Wally (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1997
Men At Work
as Ryan Phillippe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 24, 2012
The Outer Limits
as Russell 'Rusty' Dobson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1995
Drunk History
as Benjamin Hayes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 09, 2013
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time
as Handsome Guy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 12, 2010
Motorheads
as Logan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
Robot Chicken
as Reggie Mantle (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 2005
Saturday Night Live
as Kyle
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Will & Grace
as Ryan Phillippe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 2017
Raw
as Lt. Dixon Piper
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 11, 1993
Matlock
as Michael
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 03, 1986
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Milton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 2013
Visible: Out on Television
as Self
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Feb 14, 2020
The Eric Andre Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 20, 2012
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 25, 1992
The Early Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 01, 1999
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
Chicago Hope
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1994
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Teen Choice Awards
as Self - Nominee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 01, 1999
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
SNL Digital Shorts
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 03, 2005
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