Ryan Phillippe

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Ryan Phillippe has established himself as one of Hollywood's most versatile young talents. As an actor, Phillippe has starred in many diverse roles, beginning with his first film, Disney's White Squall, which enabled him to work with director Ridley Scott. Phillippe has had the opportunity to work with exceptional actors and directors. Those roles included Little Boy Blue, with Nastassja Kinski, Gregg Araki's Nowhere (the third film in Araki's controversial trilogy); Homegrown, with Billy Bob Thornton; and Playing by Heart, with the ensemble cast of Sean Connery, Angelina Jolie and Gena Rowlands.

Starring roles soon followed with the Columbia box-office smash I Know What You Did Last Summer; Cruel Intentions; and Miramax's 54, with Mike Myers.

In addition, Phillippe starred in Robert Altman's OscarÂ-nominated film Gosford Park; Igby Goes Down, with Susan Sarandon and Kieran Culkin; Antitrust, co-starring Tim Robbins; Paramount Classics' Company Man, with Sigourney Weaver; Artisan's The Way of the Gun; and Miramax's The I Inside.

Phillippe can most recently be seen in Clint Eastwood's film Flags of Our Fathers, for DreamWorks and Warner Bros. Prior, Phillippe was seen in Lionsgate Films' award-winning feature Crash, for director Paul Haggis, about a group of strangers who are brought together by a car accident.

Phillippe recently completed production on Kimberly Peirce's Stop Loss, filmed in Austin, Texas, for Paramount Pictures. Back home in Texas after fighting in Iraq, a soldier (Phillippe) refuses to return to battle despite the government mandate requiring him to do so. He also recently completed production on two independent features-Five Fingers, co-starring Laurence Fishburne, and Chaos, about two cops in pursuit of an accomplished bank robber.

With his partner, David Siegal, Phillippe has also formed the production company Lucid Films, housed by Intermedia Films. Lucid Films produces projects for all mediums. The company's first production is White Boys Shuffle.

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Ryan Phillippe Facts

Birth Name	Matthew Ryan Phillippe
Occupation	Actor
Birthday	September 10, 1974 (33)
Sign	Virgo
Birthplace	New Castle, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height	5' 9" (1m75)

Selected Filmography

The I Inside (2004) as Simon Cable (breakthrough)

Igby Goes Down (2002)

Antitrust (2001)

The Way of the Gun (2000)

Cruel Intentions (1999)

Playing by Heart (1999)

54 (1998)

I Know What You Did Last Summer/I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

White Squall (1996)

Gosford Park

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