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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Known For

Saint Clare
Detective Timmons
2025

Prey
Andrew
2024

Miranda's Victim
John Flynn
2023

The Locksmith
Miller
2023

Summit Fever
Leo
2022

Collide
Hunter
2022

Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
Self
2020

Wish Upon
Jonathan Shannon
2017

Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades
Narrator (voice)
2015

Return to Sender
UPS Delivery Guy
2015

Catch Hell
Reagan Pearce
2014

Reclaim
Steven
2014

Isolated
Narrator (voice)
2013

Straight A's
Scott
2013

Revenge for Jolly!
Bachmeier
2012

Setup
Vincent
2011

The Bang Bang Club
Greg Marinovich
2011

The Lincoln Lawyer
Louis Roulet
2011

MacGruber
Piper
2010

Franklyn
Preest
2008

Stop-Loss
Brandon King
2008

Breach
Eric O'Neill
2007

Flags of Our Fathers
John 'Doc' Bradley
2006

Five Fingers
Martijn
2006

Crash
Officer Tom Hansen
2005

Chaos
Det. Shane Dekker
2005

The I Inside
Simon Cable
2004

Igby Goes Down
Oliver
2002

Gosford Park
Henry Denton
2001

Antitrust
Milo Hoffman
2001

The Way of the Gun
Mr. Parker
2000

Company Man
Petrov
2000

Cruel Intentions
Sébastian Valmont
1999

Playing by Heart
Keenan
1998

54
Shane O'Shea
1998

Homegrown
Harlan Dykstra
1998

I Know What You Did Last Summer
Barry Cox
1997

Little Boy Blue
Jimmy West
1997

Nowhere
Shad
1997

Lifeform
Private Ryan
1996

White Squall
Gil Martin
1996

Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare
Tom Redman
1995
The Patient
The Patient
One Mile
Danny
One More Mile
Danny

Motorheads
Logan Maddox · (10 episodes)
2025

American Murderer
Special Agent Lance Leising
2022

I Love That for You
Ryan Phillippe · (2 episodes)
2022

MacGruber
Dixon Piper · (8 episodes)
2021

One Shot
Jack Yorke
2021

Lady of the Manor
Tanner / Lord Wadsworth
2021

The 2nd
Vic Davis
2020

Big Sky
Cody Hoyt · (5 episodes)
2020

Brothers by Blood
Charley
2020

My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
2020

Visible: Out on Television
Self · (5 episodes)
2020

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2019

Will & Grace
Ryan Phillippe · (1 episode)
2017

The Circle
Victor
2016

Shooter
Bob Lee Swagger · (31 episodes)
2016

Secrets and Lies
Ben Crawford · (10 episodes)
2015

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Milton · (1 episode)
2013

Drunk History
Benjamin Hayes · (1 episode)
2013

Men At Work
Ryan Phillippe · (1 episode)
2012

The Eric Andre Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2012

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time
Handsome Guy · (1 episode)
2010

Damages
Channing McClaren · (10 episodes)
2007

Robot Chicken
Reggie Mantle (voice) · (1 episode)
2005

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003

The Making of 'Gosford Park'
Self
2002

Teen Choice Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1999

King of the Hill
Wally (voice) · (1 episode)
1997

Crimson Tide
Seaman Grattam
1995

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Robert Fowler
1994
Reach
Zack

The Early Show
Self · (1 episode)
1999

The Outer Limits
Russell 'Rusty' Dobson · (1 episode)
1995

Due South
Del Porter · (1 episode)
1994

Chicago Hope
(1 episode)
1994

The Secrets of Lake Success
Stew Atkins · (3 episodes)
1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993

Raw
Lt. Dixon Piper · (1 episode)
1993

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (1 episode)
1992

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988

Matlock
Michael · (1 episode)
1986

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975

Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975

The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953