Ryan Phillippe is an American actor whose debut role was in the TV movie The Secrets of Lake Success. He was born on September 10, 1974 in New Castle, Delaware. He was married to Reese Witherspoon and had two children, a girl Ava Elizabeth and a boy Deacon, with her.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000202/bio Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon are now divorced. Phillippe has won seven awards. He also runs a production company called Lucid Films.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000202/awards
Ryan Phillippe started his career on the soap opera One Life to Live in 1992. He then went on to appear in a few made-for-television movies and teen-oriented films such as Cruel Intentions and I Know What You Did Last Summer. He has also appeared in more recent films such as Stop Loss and Breach.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000202/maindetails
In December 2010, it was reported that former wife, Reese Witherspoon, was engaged to Jim Toth. Phillippe released a statement to the press, wishing the couple well and stating that he wanted "nothing but the best" for Witherspoon.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/12/ryan-phillippe-reese-witherspoon-engaged-jim-toth.html
Career Highlights
Ryan Phillippe first started acting on TV movies and TV series. Some of these include The Secrets of Lake Success, One Live to Live, Due South, Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare. His first theatrical film was Crimson Tide in 1995. The next year, he also appeared in Invader and White Squall. He continued to star in films through the late 1990s and into the 2000s with such films as Crash, Stop Loss, Flags of Our Fathers and The Lincoln Lawyer.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000202/main details
Career Timeline
- 1993: The Secrets of Lake Success
- 1992-1993: One Life to Live
- 1994: Matlock
- 1994: A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
- 1994: Due South
- 1995: Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare
- 1995: Crimson Tide
- 1996: Invader
- 1996: White Squall
- 1996: Chicago Hope
- 1996: Outer Limits
- 1997: Nowhere
- 1997: Little Boy Blue
- 1997: I Know What You Did Last Summer
- 1998: Homegrown
- 1998: 54
- 1998: Playing by Heart
- 1999: Cruel Intentions
- 2000: Company Man
- 2000: The Way of the Gun
- 2000: King of the Hill
- 2001: Antitrust
- 2001: Gosford Park
- 2002: Igby Goes Down
- 2004: The I Inside
- 2004: Crash
- 2005: Chaos
- 2006: Five Fingers
- 2006: Flags of Our Fathers
- 2007: Breach
- 2008: Stop Loss
- 2008: Franklyn
- 2010: MacGruber
- 2010: WWF Raw
- 2010: The Bang Bang Club
- 2010: Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time
- 2011: What’s Your Number?
- 2011: The Lincoln Lawyer
- 2011: Setup
- 2011: Tlatelolco: Mexico 68http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000202/maindetails
Quotes
"The person I trust most in this world is Reese, definitely. She's that pure-hearted a person, and that honest. And I would never suspect her of any wrong." — Ryan Phillippehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000202/bio
"He never offered me the part. I went to the screen test with Natalie Portman and I think, ultimately, I was too old for it. I don't know if it's something I would have wanted to do or if it would have been a good thing to do or not." — On the role of Anakin Skywalkerhttp://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/interview/ryan-phillippex26x02x09
"Music is my greatest love. If I could play an instrument I would be a musician." — Ryan Phillippehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000202/bio
Ryan Phillippe Interview
In this interview, Ryan Phillippe talks about his movie “Breach”. The movie is based on a true story, and Phillippe is asked if it is easier or tougher for him as an actor to portray someone who is real. Phillippe says that the approach is completely different. Instead of having to create a character, he has the person right there. He uses the real person’s personality and body language.