Ryan Phillippe

Birthday: 10 September 1974, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Birth Name: Matthew Ryan Phillippe

Height: 175 cm

Ryan Phillippe was born on September 10, 1974 in New Castle, Delaware, to Susan (Thomas), a nurse, and Richard Phillippe, a chemical technician. He has three sisters, Kirsten, Lindsay, and Katelyn, an ...Show More

I have good taste, that's the one thing I'm cocky about. I have good taste, that's the one thing I'm cocky about.

I'm way funnier than people know me to be. And it's a dark humor, like a gallows humor. I'm way funnier than people know me to be. And it's a dark humor, like a gallows humor.

(About his daughter, Ava): She is a relief from all the stress in my life; everyday she does somethi Show more (About his daughter, Ava): She is a relief from all the stress in my life; everyday she does something new and it is so amazing. Hide

I think who Reese is sort of radiates and emanates. She's incredibly conscientious, kind and good to Show more I think who Reese is sort of radiates and emanates. She's incredibly conscientious, kind and good to people. She has a perspective that extends far beyond her own personal gain, and I think that's an impressive thing. Hide

I'm very feminist, man. I was raised by four women, my dad worked the 4 P.M. to midnight shift, so I Show more I'm very feminist, man. I was raised by four women, my dad worked the 4 P.M. to midnight shift, so I was basically raised by four women. I'm so pro, pro female. Hide

(On starting a family with Reese): "It just makes so many other things insignificant. It is the most Show more (On starting a family with Reese): "It just makes so many other things insignificant. It is the most incredible thing that has happened to me, and I feel so lucky to have found the person I want to be with, and to be prepared and enthusiastic." Hide

I secretly sing Frank Sinatra songs in the shower. I secretly sing Frank Sinatra songs in the shower.

I have a huge CD collection. Music is an obsession of mine. I have a huge CD collection. Music is an obsession of mine.

(On filming the Iraqi war film Stop-Loss (2008) in Morocco): You felt like a monster. We were there Show more (On filming the Iraqi war film Stop-Loss (2008) in Morocco): You felt like a monster. We were there in full gear, with these assault rifles, on what's akin to their Christmas. We were barging into peoples' actual homes to shoot those scenes. I felt incredibly uncomfortable and ashamed at the time. Hide

Music is my greatest love. If I could play an instrument I would be a musician. Music is my greatest love. If I could play an instrument I would be a musician.

Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children. I think it's what y Show more Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children. I think it's what you talk to them about, what you expose them to, what you make them mindful of. And you've got to do that anywhere you live. LA can be a very open and accepting creative environment. But it is important, because there is this odd separation here, it is important to make your kids mindful of other people and other people's plight. I grew up with no money. My kids will grow up with a lot of money and so it's really important to me, and it will always be a part of my parenting, to keep them conscientious and connected socially to other people. Hide

Things like my baby and my wife are a lot more important to me than being in one of the top ten gros Show more Things like my baby and my wife are a lot more important to me than being in one of the top ten grossing movies of all time. Hide

My skin is so thick at this point. I've been in the entertainment industry for 23 years so there's n Show more My skin is so thick at this point. I've been in the entertainment industry for 23 years so there's nothing anyone can say that I haven't heard or thought myself. You just keep moving, you know? That noise is so quiet at this stage of my life. What can people say that hasn't been said, and what does it really matter? Who am I trying to really prove anything to at this point in my life? Myself, my kids, my family... Hide

I was pretty close to getting Star Wars, they wanted me to play Anakin. I think I'm okay with having Show more I was pretty close to getting Star Wars, they wanted me to play Anakin. I think I'm okay with having missed out on that. Hide

(On working and being with Reese Witherspoon on the film Cruel Intentions (1999)): It was great. I'm Show more (On working and being with Reese Witherspoon on the film Cruel Intentions (1999)): It was great. I'm the luckiest guy in the world. Not only personally but professionally. She was an asset to the movie and we begged her to do it. She didn't have as colorful a role as Sarah's and mine, but she did an amazing job. Really elevated the piece. Hide

I'm such a supporter of women, work-related. I'm happy for my wife and I'm ecstatic that she makes m Show more I'm such a supporter of women, work-related. I'm happy for my wife and I'm ecstatic that she makes more than most men in Hollywood. The first writer I hired for a movie I'm producing was a black woman. She did an amazing job. It's like I just think that seeing women get passed over, being so intimately involved with so many women throughout my life - my sisters, my mother and that sort of thing - it's shaped me and given me a sensitivity and understanding that I don't think a lot of men necessarily have. Hide

Ryan Phillippe's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (176) as Director (1) as Creator (1)

Saturday Night Live - Season 24

Drunk History - Season 3

Brothers by Blood (The Sound of Philadelphia)

Saturday Night Live - Season 44

The Kelly Clarkson Show - Season 4

Robot Chicken - Season 6

Summit Fever

Will and Grace - Season 6

Saturday Night Live - Season 14

The Daily Show - Season 23

Will and Grace - Season 8

King of the Hill - Season 4

Will and Grace - Season 10

Lady of the Manor

Crash (2004)

Will and Grace - Season 7

Men at Work - Season 1

Big Sky - Season 2

The Eric Andre Show - Season 3

Flags of Our Fathers

The Locksmith

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Saturday Night Live - Season 28

Visible: Out on Television - Season 1

Saturday Night Live - Season 42

Saturday Night Live - Season 23

Ryan Phillippe'S roles

Officer Tom Hansen

Louis Roulet

Barry William Cox

Eric O'Neill

Channing McClaren

Shane O'Shea

Keenan

Bob Lee Swagger

Mr. Parker

Henry Denton

Shane Dekker

Lt. Dixon Piper

Ben Crawford

Wally

Preest

Scott

Sebastian Valmont

John

Jonathan Shannon

Bob Lee Swagger

Vincent Long

Brandon King

Gil Martin

Himself - Host, Various