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
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.
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.
(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
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.
(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'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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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 have a huge CD collection. Music is an obsession of mine.
I have a huge CD collection. Music is an obsession of mine.
Ryan Phillippe's FILMOGRAPHY
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Ryan Phillippe'S roles
Bob Lee Swagger
Preest
Officer Tom Hansen
Lt. Dixon Piper
Louis Roulet
Mr. Parker
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