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, he came to fame in the late 1990s with starring roles in
films including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions, and
54. In the 2000s, he appeared in several films, including Gosford Park
(2001), Crash (2004), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Breach (2007),
Stop-Loss (2008), MacGruber (2010), and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). In
2010, Phillippe played photographer Greg Marinovich in The Bang Bang
Club, and then in the lead role of Bob Lee Swagger in the USA Network
thriller drama Shooter.Phillippe was born in New Castle, Delaware. His
mother, Susan, ran a day care center in the family's house, and his
father, Richard Phillippe, was a chemist. Phillippe has three sisters
and is of French descent. He graduated from Barbizon in Wilmington,
Delaware.Phillippe's acting career began after being signed to Cathy
Parker Management in Voorhees, New Jersey. Shortly after, he made an
appearance in the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. His character
Billy Douglas, whom he played from 1992 to 1993, was the first gay
teenager on a daytime soap opera. After leaving the show, Phillippe
moved to Los Angeles, where he appeared in a number of small parts in
various television series including Matlock, Due South, the TV
miniseries The Secrets of Lake Success, and movies, including the 1995
film Crimson Tide and the 1996 film White Squall.
American actor. After appearing as Billy Douglas on the soap opera One
Life to Live, he came to fame in the late 1990s with starring roles in
films including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions, and
54. In the 2000s, he appeared in several films, including Gosford Park
(2001), Crash (2004), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Breach (2007),
Stop-Loss (2008), MacGruber (2010), and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). In
2010, Phillippe played photographer Greg Marinovich in The Bang Bang
Club, and then in the lead role of Bob Lee Swagger in the USA Network
thriller drama Shooter.Phillippe was born in New Castle, Delaware. His
mother, Susan, ran a day care center in the family's house, and his
father, Richard Phillippe, was a chemist. Phillippe has three sisters
and is of French descent. He graduated from Barbizon in Wilmington,
Delaware.Phillippe's acting career began after being signed to Cathy
Parker Management in Voorhees, New Jersey. Shortly after, he made an
appearance in the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. His character
Billy Douglas, whom he played from 1992 to 1993, was the first gay
teenager on a daytime soap opera. After leaving the show, Phillippe
moved to Los Angeles, where he appeared in a number of small parts in
various television series including Matlock, Due South, the TV
miniseries The Secrets of Lake Success, and movies, including the 1995
film Crimson Tide and the 1996 film White Squall.
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