Ryan Phillippe

Born

September 10, 1974 (50 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

New Castle, Delaware, USA

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.

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Saint Clare

Saint Clare

Detective Timmons

0.0

2025

Prey

Prey

Andrew

6.1

2024

Miranda's Victim

Miranda's Victim

John Flynn

6.7

2023

The Locksmith

The Locksmith

Miller

5.9

2023

Summit Fever

Summit Fever

Leo

5.5

2022

Collide

Collide

Hunter

4.8

2022

Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw

Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw

Self

8.0

2020

Wish Upon

Wish Upon

Jonathan Shannon

5.7

2017

Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades

Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades

Narrator (voice)

0.0

2015

Return to Sender

Return to Sender

UPS Delivery Guy

6.1

2015

Catch Hell

Catch Hell

Reagan Pearce

5.1

2014

Reclaim

Reclaim

Steven

5.2

2014

Isolated

Isolated

Narrator (voice)

6.8

2013

Straight A's

Straight A's

Scott

5.2

2013

Revenge for Jolly!

Revenge for Jolly!

Bachmeier

4.7

2012

Setup

Setup

Vincent

4.9

2011

The Bang Bang Club

The Bang Bang Club

Greg Marinovich

6.6

2011

The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer

Louis Roulet

7.2

2011

MacGruber

MacGruber

Piper

5.4

2010

Franklyn

Franklyn

Preest

6.0

2008

Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss

Brandon King

6.1

2008

Breach

Breach

Eric O'Neill

6.6

2007

Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers

John 'Doc' Bradley

6.9

2006

Five Fingers

Five Fingers

Martijn

6.0

2006

Crash

Crash

Officer Tom Hansen

7.2

2005

Chaos

Chaos

Det. Shane Dekker

6.3

2005

The I Inside

The I Inside

Simon Cable

5.9

2004

Igby Goes Down

Igby Goes Down

Oliver

6.6

2002

Gosford Park

Gosford Park

Henry Denton

6.8

2001

Antitrust

Antitrust

Milo Hoffman

6.1

2001

The Way of the Gun

The Way of the Gun

Mr. Parker

6.3

2000

Company Man

Company Man

Petrov

5.0

2000

Cruel Intentions

Cruel Intentions

Sébastian Valmont

6.8

1999

Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart

Keenan

6.6

1998

54

54

Shane O'Shea

5.9

1998

Homegrown

Homegrown

Harlan Dykstra

5.6

1998

I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Barry Cox

6.0

1997

Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

Jimmy West

6.1

1997

Nowhere

Nowhere

Shad

6.8

1997

Lifeform

Lifeform

Private Ryan

5.3

1996

White Squall

White Squall

Gil Martin

6.3

1996

Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

Tom Redman

4.6

1995

The Patient

The Patient

0.0

One Mile

Danny

0.0

One More Mile

Danny

0.0

Motorheads

Motorheads

Logan Maddox · (10 episodes)

8.6

2025

American Murderer

American Murderer

Special Agent Lance Leising

5.9

2022

I Love That for You

I Love That for You

Ryan Phillippe · (2 episodes)

6.5

2022

MacGruber

MacGruber

Dixon Piper · (8 episodes)

5.8

2021

One Shot

One Shot

Jack Yorke

6.7

2021

Lady of the Manor

Lady of the Manor

Tanner / Lord Wadsworth

5.8

2021

The 2nd

The 2nd

Vic Davis

5.3

2020

Big Sky

Big Sky

Cody Hoyt · (5 episodes)

7.2

2020

Brothers by Blood

Brothers by Blood

Charley

5.8

2020

My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian

Self (archive footage)

7.5

2020

Visible: Out on Television

Visible: Out on Television

Self · (5 episodes)

7.2

2020

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self · (2 episodes)

6.5

2019

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

Ryan Phillippe · (1 episode)

7.5

2017

The Circle

The Circle

Victor

4.0

2016

Shooter

Shooter

Bob Lee Swagger · (31 episodes)

7.2

2016

Secrets and Lies

Secrets and Lies

Ben Crawford · (10 episodes)

7.3

2015

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Milton · (1 episode)

8.2

2013

Drunk History

Drunk History

Benjamin Hayes · (1 episode)

6.8

2013

Men At Work

Men At Work

Ryan Phillippe · (1 episode)

6.6

2012

The Eric Andre Show

The Eric Andre Show

Self · (2 episodes)

7.9

2012

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time

Handsome Guy · (1 episode)

5.6

2010

Damages

Damages

Channing McClaren · (10 episodes)

7.5

2007

Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken

Reggie Mantle (voice) · (1 episode)

7.6

2005

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self · (1 episode)

5.7

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self · (1 episode)

5.5

2003

The Making of 'Gosford Park'

The Making of 'Gosford Park'

Self

5.0

2002

Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards

Self - Nominee · (1 episode)

10.0

1999

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

Wally (voice) · (1 episode)

7.3

1997

Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

Seaman Grattam

7.2

1995

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

Robert Fowler

6.7

1994

Reach

Zack

0.0

The Early Show

The Early Show

Self · (1 episode)

5.7

1999

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Russell 'Rusty' Dobson · (1 episode)

7.7

1995

Due South

Due South

Del Porter · (1 episode)

7.5

1994

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

(1 episode)

7.2

1994

The Secrets of Lake Success

The Secrets of Lake Success

Stew Atkins · (3 episodes)

0.0

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

7.2

1993

Raw

Raw

Lt. Dixon Piper · (1 episode)

6.8

1993

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Self · (1 episode)

5.4

1992

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

(1 episode)

5.6

1988

Matlock

Matlock

Michael · (1 episode)

7.1

1986

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host · (1 episode)

7.0

1975

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)

7.0

1975

The Oscars

The Oscars

Self · (1 episode)

7.1

1953