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Ryan Phillippe
Phillippe at the 2011 Tribeca Film FestivalBorn Matthew Ryan Phillippe
September 10, 1974
New Castle, Delaware, USOther names Ryan Phillippe Occupation Actor Years active 1992–present Spouse Reese Witherspoon
(m. 1999–2007; 2 children)Matthew Ryan Phillippe ( /ˈfɪlɨpiː/; born September 10, 1974), better known as Ryan Phillippe, is an American actor. After appearing on the soap opera One Life to Live, he came to fame in the late 1990s starring in a string of films, including I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions, and 54. In the 2000s, he appeared in several films, including 2001's Academy Award Best Picture nominee Gosford Park, 2005's Academy Award-winning ensemble film Crash, and the 2006 war drama Flags of Our Fathers. In 2007 he starred in Breach, a movie based on the true story of FBI operative Eric O'Neill, while in 2008 he headlined Kimberly Peirce's Iraq war film Stop-Loss. In 2010, he starred as Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer Greg Marinovich in The Bang-Bang Club.
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Early life
Phillippe was born in New Castle, Delaware, the son of Susan, who ran a day care center in the family's house, and Richard Phillippe, who worked for DuPont.[1] Phillippe is of French descent.[2] He has three sisters. He attended New Castle Baptist Academy, where he played basketball and soccer, as well as earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do;[3] he was also the Yearbook Editor in his senior year.
Career
Phillippe's acting career began with an appearance in 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, the TV mini-series The Secrets of Lake Success, and movies, including the 1995 film Crimson Tide and the 1996 film White Squall.
He was cast in the 1997 horror film, I Know What You Did Last Summer, which co-starred Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt. The film was a success, and led to Phillippe gaining wider renown and being cast in a few more high-profile films, including 54 in 1998 opposite Neve Campbell, Salma Hayek and Mike Myers. In 1999 he starred in Cruel Intentions, a modern retelling of the Choderlos de Laclos novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, which also starred Phillippe's future wife, Reese Witherspoon, as well as his I Know What You Did Last Summer co-star, Sarah Michelle Gellar. It was a success among its intended teenage audience, cementing Phillippe's ability to play characters that require sex appeal. Phillippe can also be seen in the Marcy Playground music video "Comin' Up From Behind", which also appears on the film's soundtrack.
In the years following, he appeared in the crime drama The Way of the Gun, starred as a famed software engineer in the thriller Antitrust, and co-starred in Robert Altman's Gosford Park, which was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture. Subsequently, Phillippe had supporting parts in the films Igby Goes Down (2002) and Crash (2005), which won the Oscar for Best Picture. His 2003 film, The I Inside, premiered on cable.
In 2006, Phillippe played real-life Navy corpsman John Bradley in the war film Flags of Our Fathers, directed by Clint Eastwood and following the journey of the United States Marines who lifted the flag at the battle of Iwo Jima. Phillippe has said that the film was the "best experience" of his career because of its "personal meaning" to him,[4] and that he would have "given [his] life" to fight in World War II, noting that both of his grandfathers fought in the war.[5] His performance was positively received by film critic Richard Roeper, who thought it was Phillippe's best performance to date.[6] Phillippe's next role was in the thriller Breach, in which he played FBI investigator Eric O'Neill opposite Chris Cooper. He has since commented that he believes Cooper to be "the best actor America has to offer".[7] He then starred in Chaos, in which he plays a police officer, Five Fingers, a drama set in Morocco, Kimberly Pierce's Iraq war film Stop-Loss, and the futuristic Franklyn.
Next up for Phillippe was a rare comedic role as Lt. Dixon Piper in the unsuccessful film MacGruber, based on the SNL skit of the same name. It was released in the US and Canada on May 21, 2010.[8][9] As part of the film's promotion, Phillippe made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on April 17, 2010, along with first-time musical performer Ke$ha.[10] Two days later, on April 19, 2010, Phillippe co-hosted WWE Raw with Jonathan Swift and Charo, also in support of MacGruber.[11]
That same year, Phillippe starred in the Canadian/South African production The Bang Bang Club, which tells the real-life story of the Bang-Bang Club, four South African photographers whose images documented the bloody end of apartheid.[12] Phillippe stars as Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Greg Marinovich. Filming for the movie took place in South Africa, beginning in March 2009. Phillippe described the filming process as "really run-and-gun. There were no comforts, and I actually appreciate that". He noted that the experience has impacted him, explaining that "we were shooting during the day in Soweto, and it was an endless procession of funerals—death is so common. Kids there have no quality of life. It has made me want to get more involved in Africa-based charities."[3] An early cut of the film was shown at Cannes Film Festival in May 2009,[13] with the final version shown at Cannes in May 2010.[14] The film officially premiered in September 2010 at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. The US rights to the movie were picked up by Tribeca Film,[15] which premiered the movie at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and opened the movie in limited release on April 22, 2011.[16]
In the summer of 2010, Phillippe began filming the adaptation of popular crime novel The Lincoln Lawyer, taking on the role of Louis Roulet, a wealthy Los Angeles playboy accused of a crime for which his culpability is unclear. The movie, which also stars Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, and William H. Macy, opened on March 18, 2011,[17] and was generally well-received by critics, scoring 82% on Rotten Tomatoes as of late March 2011.[18] Phillippe filmed his next project, heist action movie Set Up, in December 2010 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[19] Also starring Bruce Willis, Jenna Dewan, and 50 Cent, the movie focuses on a group of young men from Detroit whose attempt at a diamond heist goes awry and brings them into conflict with a mob boss.[20] The movie had a straight-to-DVD release on September 20, 2011.[21]
Phillippe next filmed the dramatic dark comedy Revenge for Jolly!, alongside Elijah Wood, Kristen Wiig, and Adam Brody, in the summer of 2011. The movie tells the story of a man set on finding his dog's murderer, and is expected to be shown at various film festivals in 2012.[22] He subsequently began work on another movie, Straight A's, in August 2011.[23] Filmed in Shreveport, Louisiana, the movie will star Phillippe as a man who has been in and out of rehab for years and is now haunted by his mother's ghost, and will also feature Anna Paquin and Luke Wilson.[24]
In November 2011, Phillippe began filming a 10-episode arc on the critically acclaimed TV show Damages.[25][26][27] It will be his only regular TV role since his breakout role on One Life to Live.[28] He will play Channing McClaren, a Julian Assange-like character.[29]
Phillippe is then set to star in Chronicle, a film to be directed by Jay Alaimo that will see Phillippe, Justin Long, and John Hawkes in a story about "about two childhood friends who reunite to launch the biggest marijuana dealership in New York City."[30] Phillippe is also attached to star in Christopher McQuarrie's The Stanford Prison Experiment, an upcoming film about the infamous 1971 psychology experiment.[31]
Phillippe, Breckin Meyer, Seth Green, and David E. Siegal run a production company called Lucid Films.[5] In 2010, Phillippe and Meyer began "getting a show going for Showtime", serving as executive producers.[3] The comedy, Heavy and Rolling, tells the story of a Manhattan towncar driver who assumes different identities as he moves towards madness.[32] Phillippe also served as executive producer and narrator on Isolated, a 2010 documentary that follows five surfers as they travel to remote New Guinea in search of untouched waves.[33][34]
Personal life
In 1997, Phillippe attended a party given for actress Reese Witherspoon's 21st birthday. Upon meeting Witherspoon, Phillippe was reported to have spent all night talking to the young actress, with Witherspoon telling Phillippe, "I think you're my birthday present."[35][36] The following morning, Phillippe left California to film I Know What You Did Last Summer in North Carolina, and subsequently began a long-distance courtship with Witherspoon by mail, e-mail and telephone.[citation needed] When Phillippe returned to Los Angeles, the couple continued dating and became engaged in December 1998.[36] The following year, the pair starred in Cruel Intentions together. Phillippe and Witherspoon married on June 5, 1999, in a small ceremony on a plantation near North Charleston, South Carolina, when she was six months pregnant.[36][37]
On September 9, 1999, Phillippe and Witherspoon had a daughter named Ava Elizabeth, after actress Ava Gardner.[37][38] Their son, Deacon Reese was born on October 23, 2003 and named after Phillippe's distant relative, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Deacon Phillippe, a baseball player at the turn of the 20th century.[39] Before they separated, they lived in a gated community in Brentwood, California.[citation needed]
On October 30, 2006, Phillippe and Witherspoon released a statement announcing that they had decided to formally separate.[40] After more than seven years of marriage, Witherspoon filed for divorce from her husband on November 8, 2006, citing irreconcilable differences.[41] In light of the couple's lack of a prenuptial agreement, she requested that the court refuse to grant spousal support to Phillippe, and asked for joint legal custody and sole physical custody of the pair's two children. Phillippe filed for joint physical custody of the children on May 15, 2007, and did not seek any spousal support.[42] The couple's marriage officially ended on October 5, 2007, with final divorce arrangements settled on June 13, 2008, according to court documents. The couple have joint custody of their children.[43]
Phillippe dated model Alexis Knapp in the summer of 2010,[44] before splitting in September 2010.[45] After the break-up, Knapp discovered that she was pregnant, and gave birth on July 1, 2011 to a daughter, Kailani Merizalde Phillippe Knapp.[46] Phillippe was present during the birth.[47]
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1995 Crimson Tide Seaman Grattam 1996 White Squall Gil Martin 1996 Lifeform Private Ryan 1997 Nowhere Shad 1997 Little Boy Blue Jimmy West 1997 I Know What You Did Last Summer Barry William Cox 1998 54 Shane O'Shea 1998 Playing by Heart Keenan 1998 Homegrown Harlan Dykstra 1999 Cruel Intentions Sebastian Valmont 2000 The Way of the Gun Parker - Main role
2000 Company Man Petrov 2001 Antitrust Milo Hoffman 2001 Gosford Park Henry Denton 2002 Igby Goes Down Oliver "Ollie" Slocumb 2003 The I Inside Simon Cable - Credited as Ryan Phillipe
2004 Crash Officer Tommy Hansen - Credited as Ryan Phillipe
2006 Flags of Our Fathers John "Doc" Bradley 2006 Five Fingers Martijn 2006 Chaos Shane Dekker 2007 Breach Eric O'Neill 2008 Stop-Loss SSgt. Brandon King 2009 Franklyn Jonathan Preest / David Esser 2010 MacGruber Lt. Dixon Piper 2011 The Bang Bang Club Greg Marinovich 2011 The Lincoln Lawyer Louis Roulet 2011 Setup Vincent Television Year Title Role Notes 1992–1993 One Life to Live Billy Douglas - 13 episodes
1993 The Secrets of Lake Success Stew Atkins - Mini series
1994 Matlock Michael - Episode 9.03: "The Scandal"
1994 The Case of the Grimacing Governor Robert Fowler - Television film
1994 Due South Del Porter - Episode 1.11: "The Gift of the Wheelman"
1995 Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare Tom Redman - Television film
1996 Chicago Hope David Holgren - Episode 2.16: "Women on the Verge"
1996 The Outer Limits Rusty Dobson - Episode 2.08: "Straight and Narrow"
2000 King of the Hill Wally - Episode 5.08: "Twas the Nut Before Christmas" (voice role)
2010 WWE Raw Lt. Dixon Piper - 1 episode
2010 Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Handsome Guy - Episode 1.01: "Powdered Doughnuts Make Me Go Nuts"
Awards
Year Group Award Result Notes 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Supporting Actor: Horror Nominated I Know What You Did Last Summer 1999 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actor Nominated 54 Teen Choice Awards Film – Choice Actor Nominated Cruel Intentions Film – Sexiest Love Scene (Shared with Reese Witherspoon) Nominated 2000 Golden Slate (Hungary) Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated 54 MTV Movie Awards Best Male Performance Nominated Cruel Intentions 2001 Teen Choice Awards Film – Choice Actor Nominated Antitrust 2002 Critics Choice Awards Best Acting Ensemble Won Gosford Park Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Ensemble Cast Won Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Ensemble Won Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Acting Ensemble Nominated Satellite Awards Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble Won Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture Won 2005 Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Cast Nominated Crash 2006 Black Reel Awards Best Ensemble Won Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won 2008 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actor: Drama Nominated Stop-Loss 2009 Prism Awards Performance in a Feature Film Nominated References
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External links
- Ryan Phillippe at the Internet Movie Database
- Ryan Phillippe at People.com
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