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), Antitr...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Saint Clare
2025
as Detective Timmons
In a small town a solitary woman is haunted by voices that lead her to assassinate ill intended people and get away with it, until her last kill sucks...
Prey
2024
as Andrew
A young couple is compelled to leave their Christian missionary station in the Kalahari Desert after being threatened with death by an extremist milit...
Miranda's Victim
2023
as John Flynn
The true story of Trish Weir who in 1963 was kidnapped and brutally raped by Ernesto Miranda. Committed to putting her assailant in prison, Trish’s li...
The Locksmith
2023
as Miller
A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has...
American Murderer
2022
as Special Agent Lance Leising
The True story of how charismatic con man Jason Derek Brown bankrolls his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Lei...
Summit Fever
2022
as Leo
A daring dream to scale the world's most challenging trio of mountains soon turns into a terrifying nightmare for a group of friends when a deadly sto...
Collide
2022
as Hunter
A gripping chronicle of three couples over the course of one fateful night in an LA restaurant named Collide. Hunter finds himself on an awkward blind...
Collide
2022
Executive Producer
A gripping chronicle of three couples over the course of one fateful night in an LA restaurant named Collide. Hunter finds himself on an awkward blind...
One Shot
2021
as Jack Yorke
An elite squad of Navy SEALs, on a covert mission to transport a prisoner off a CIA black site island prison, are trapped when insurgents attack while...
Lady of the Manor
2021
as Tanner / Lord Wadsworth
Past and present collide when aimless slacker Hannah gets hired to portray Lady Wadsworth -- a Southern belle from the 1800s -- for tours at Wadsworth...
The 2nd
2020
as Vic Davis
Secret-service agent Vic Davis is on his way to pick up his estranged son, Sean, from his college campus when he finds himself in the middle of a high...
The 2nd
2020
Producer
Secret-service agent Vic Davis is on his way to pick up his estranged son, Sean, from his college campus when he finds himself in the middle of a high...
Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Outlaw
2020
as Self
Film clips and interviews with biographers and colleagues chart the prolific, six-decade career of maverick actor-director Clint Eastwood.
Brothers by Blood
2020
as Charley
Peter and Michael, raised on the streets of Philadelphia, are the children of Irish mob members, forever linked by the crimes of their fathers. 30 yea...
My Darling Vivian
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of John...
Wish Upon
2017
as Jonathan Shannon
A teenage girl discovers a box with magical powers, but those powers comes with a deadly price.
The Circle
2016
as Victor
A street artist and his estranged son reconnect as a result of their common interest, art.
Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades
2015
as Narrator (voice)
For the men who fought perhaps the fiercest battle of WWII, seventy years have passed. But the memories of those 36 bloody days on Iwo Jima have not. ...
Return to Sender
2015
as UPS Delivery Guy
A nurse living in a small town goes on a blind date with a man who is not the person he says he is.
Catch Hell
2014
as Reagan Pearce
Former Hollywood star Reagan Pearce is kidnapped by two men connected to his past while on location in Louisiana. When he wakes up bound and chained i...
Catch Hell
2014
Director, Writer, Producer
Former Hollywood star Reagan Pearce is kidnapped by two men connected to his past while on location in Louisiana. When he wakes up bound and chained i...
Reclaim
2014
as Steven
After their newly adopted daughter goes missing in a small town, Steven and Shannon will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind her disappearance...
Isolated
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Five world class surfers travel to New Guinea in search of undiscovered waves, but end up discovering so much more.
Isolated
2013
Executive Producer
Five world class surfers travel to New Guinea in search of undiscovered waves, but end up discovering so much more.
Straight A's
2013
as Scott
Pressured by his late mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grabs a bag of pills and a sack of marijuana and hits ...
Revenge for Jolly!
2012
as Bachmeier
Harry is having a very, very bad day. He returns home from an all-night drinking binge with his cousin Cecil, to discover that his little dog Jolly......
Setup
2011
as Vincent
A group of friends plan out a detailed heist that turns deadly when one betrays the other by taking off with the goods. Taking matters into his own ha...
The Bang Bang Club
2011
as Greg Marinovich
In the early to mid '90s, when the South African system of apartheid was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken ...
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
as Louis Roulet
Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty cro...
MacGruber
2010
as Piper
Ex-special operative MacGruber is called back into action to take down his archenemy, Dieter Von Cunth, who's in possession of a nuclear warhead and b...
Franklyn
2008
as Preest
Set between the parallel worlds of contemporary London and the futuristic faith dominated metropolis of Meanwhile City, Franklyn weaves a tale of four...
Stop-Loss
2008
as Brandon King
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return t...
Breach
2007
as Eric O'Neill
Eric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent, with his unexpect...
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as John 'Doc' Bradley
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the s...
Five Fingers
2006
as Martijn
Martijn, an idealistic Dutch pianist, travels to Morocco to help start a food program for malnourished children. Within moments of his arrival, howeve...
Crash
2005
as Officer Tom Hansen
In post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a...
Chaos
2005
as Det. Shane Dekker
In Seattle, detective Quentin Conners is unfairly suspended and his partner Jason York leaves the police force after a tragic shooting on Pearl Street...
The I Inside
2004
as Simon Cable
When Simon awakens in the hospital after surviving a near-fatal accident, amnesia has erased the last two years from his memory. He learns that his br...
Igby Goes Down
2002
as Oliver
Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophre...
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
2002
as Self
A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making this Robert Altman film about a murder at an English country estate. Includes in...
Gosford Park
2001
as Henry Denton
In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, ea...
Antitrust
2001
as Milo Hoffman
A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatc...
The Way of the Gun
2000
as Mr. Parker
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and...
Company Man
2000
as Petrov
In the 1960's, a school teacher pretends to be a CIA spy to get his nagging wife off his back. He helps a Russian ballet dancer defect and is then sen...
Cruel Intentions
1999
as Sébastian Valmont
Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. I...
Playing by Heart
1998
as Keenan
In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold...
54
1998
as Shane O'Shea
Shane O'Shea, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding another, more exciting life at Studio 54. When Steve Rubell, the mas...
Homegrown
1998
as Harlan Dykstra
Three laborers on a Northern California marijuana plantation become increasingly paranoid when they learn that their boss has been murdered. They know...
I Know What You Did Last Summer
1997
as Barry Cox
After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly...
Little Boy Blue
1997
as Jimmy West
Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son o...
Nowhere
1997
as Shad
In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her l...
Lifeform
1996
as Private Ryan
When the Viking space capsule suddenly returns to Earth from its long ago trip to Mars, it brings with it an intelligent visitor that is part "Alien" ...
White Squall
1996
as Gil Martin
In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt. Christopher Sheldon at the helm, the oceangoing voyage...
Crimson Tide
1995
as Seaman Grattam
After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on...
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare
1995
as Tom Redman
When bees attack an isolated country house, a family must stick together to survive.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994
as Robert Fowler
The alleged suicide of a gubernatorial candidate triggers a series of mysterious deaths leading to the governor's mansion, and "Wild" Bill McKenzie, a...
The Patient
N/A
as The Patient
An amnesiac hospital patient is issued a life he doesn't remember. But soon he comes to suspect that he’s being manipulated in order to protect a powe...
One Mile
N/A
as Danny
After being released from prison, a father tries to reconnect with his daughter by taking her on a tour of college, but they soon find themselves figh...
One More Mile
N/A
as Danny
The sequel to One Mile. Plot TBA.
Reach
N/A
as Zack
When a treacherous fall leaves a climber dangling over a mountain ledge, his best friend, tethered to him by a fraying rope, faces an impossible decis...
One More Mile
N/A
Executive Producer
The sequel to One Mile. Plot TBA.
One Mile
N/A
Executive Producer
After being released from prison, a father tries to reconnect with his daughter by taking her on a tour of college, but they soon find themselves figh...