Ryan Phillippe
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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), 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
Saturday Night Live
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
WWE Raw
Matlock
The Outer Limits
Teen Choice Awards
The Early Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Will & Grace
Chicago Hope
Robot Chicken
King of the Hill
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Drunk History
The Eric Andre Show
I Love That for You
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time
Crimson Tide
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Crash
Damages
Return to Sender
Gosford Park
The Oscars
The Secrets of Lake Success
Company Man
Big Sky
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Lady of the Manor
MacGruber
The Lincoln Lawyer
One Shot
MacGruber
Wish Upon
Breach
Reclaim
American Murderer
Chaos
Setup
Shooter
Prey
54
Cruel Intentions
Flags of Our Fathers
Stop-Loss
The Locksmith
Collide
Motorheads
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