Childhood and youth
The future actor was born on September 10, 1974. This happened in the city of New Castle, located in Delaware. The young couple Richard and Susan Philip decided to name their son Matthew Ryan.
Actor Ryan Phillippe
The boy grew up courageous: from an early age he was fond of football and basketball, and later enrolled in the taekwondo section. Perseverance and strong character helped Ryan pass the qualifying exam and receive a black belt. Now the suitors of his three sisters behaved carefully with them, because they knew about Ryan’s military merits.
The parents planned that after graduating from school their son would follow in his father’s footsteps and get a job in a company producing chemical materials. But chance decided the matter.
Ryan Phillippe in his youth
In 1992, Ryan walked into a barbershop where one of the producers of One Life to Live was getting his hair cut. The producer liked the boy so much with his appearance and demeanor that he immediately invited him to star in his series and gave him the number of his casting agent. The following year he appeared in the series as gay teenager Billy Douglas. The role was scandalous, so it forced the attention of film and television figures. Thus began the success story of Ryan Phillippe.
Children
During the divorce proceedings, the question of who the children would stay with was also raised. Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe fought for the right to raise their son and daughter. As a result, the court decided on joint custody. The children remained with their mother, but their father was allowed to see Ava and Deacon regularly. This decision still does not suit the actress, who is trying to limit the time her ex-husband communicates with the children, believing that he is a bad influence on them.
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Ava has already turned into a 16-year-old blonde beauty who dreams of following in her mother's footsteps and acting in films. Deacon, who recently turned 13, has not yet decided on his future profession.
Movies
Having understood a little about the world of cinema and television, the guy realized that feature-length films are much better than TV series, so together with his friend Seth Green he moves to Los Angeles and begins to storm castings. At first, they have to make do with episodic roles in TV films.
Ryan Phillippe in the movie White Squall
This situation does not please the actors - young guys are increasingly wandering around the city at night, climbing on roofs, dreaming, making plans for the future and misbehaving - in small ways. At these moments, Ryan is filming “Due South,” “The Case of the Grimacing Governor” and “Killer Bees.”
The actor considers his first serious role to be his participation in Ridley Scott's film White Squall in 1996. The first nominations, the experience of working with a famous director and first-rate actors - all this gives the guy confidence in a bright future. And he turns out to be right.
Ryan Phillippe in I Know What You Did Last Summer
In 1997, he was invited to star in the youth thriller “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” This film became a hit of its year and spawned many imitations, both successful and not so successful, and the young cast in the person of Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr. and, of course, Jennifer Love-Hewitt, as if out of the horn offers poured in in abundance.
For Ryan, this period of acting was marked by participation in such films as Sad Boy (1997), Homegrown (1998), Studio 54 (1998) and Vicissitudes of Love (1998). However, the next cult film with Ryan’s participation after the release of “I Know What You Did Last Summer” was the film adaptation of Chédorlos de Laclos’ novel “Cruel Intentions,” filmed in 1999. By the way, the already mentioned Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan's future wife Reese Witherspoon also took part in the filming.
Ryan Phillippe in the movie Cruel Intentions
In 2000, Philip decides to change his role as a character in youth thrillers to something more serious. During this period of his acting career, he starred in “The Way of the Gun” (2000), “The Dangerous Truth” (2001), “Igby Goes Down” (2002), “Inside My Memory” (2003), “Clash” (2004) and in Clint Eastwood's film Flags of Our Fathers, based on real events.
In 2010, Ryan, along with his friends Seth Green, David Siegel and Breckin Meyer, created the Lucid Film studio, and also decided to try his hand at producing.
21:00
That evening, Plein and Bartoli were going to the cinema to see the new version of Aladdin with Will Smith. Although the cinema is very close, Plein intended to go there in the matte black Rolls-Royce that sits in his garage. He loves to drive around New York, although many people think that driving in this city is impossible. “I like to drive myself,” he says. - It's not that difficult. I like to drive. When you find yourself in the back seat, you lose touch with the city. I had a driver for six years, but I had to fire him because I never used his services. Having a car means being free. The only problem is the shitty roads. The roads here are like in a third world country.” The German knows what he's talking about.
Plein had no intention of staying out late. The next morning, he and a friend were scheduled to fly to Los Angeles to check on the progress of construction on a new mansion. “It’s going to be huge,” Plein smiles again. And there is no doubt about it.
Personal life
Ryan Phillippe turned out to be a rather amorous person, but his most important love story is connected with his first wife, Reese Witherspoon. They met thanks to Seth Green, who decided to pull out a depressed friend on a friend’s birthday. This friend turned out to be Reese.
Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon
The girl liked Ryan so much that at the end of the holiday party she publicly called him her main gift. In 1999 the wedding took place. But their happiness lasted only 9 years, during which they had children - daughter Ava Philip and son Deacon Reese.
Ryan Phillippe and Ava Phillippe
In 2008, the couple filed for divorce. Over the next few years, the actor dated Australian actress Abbie Cornish, but in 2011, Ryan ended his relationship with her. His next chosen one is American actress Alexis Knapp. Also in 2011, she gives birth to her daughter Kay, but after she broke up with Ryan.
Ryan Phillippe and Alexis Knapp
In 2013, Amanda Seyfried, whom the actor met at a party with his friend Kate Hudson, received the title of his girlfriend for three months. In 2020, Ryan Phillippe decides to propose to Polina Slagger, a girl who has nothing to do with the world of cinema (at that time Polina was a law student at Stanford University). However, this time nothing serious came of it either - the following year the engagement was called off.
Ryan Phillippe and Amanda Seyfried
The actor continues to this day – there are rumors that Ryan is having an affair with Katy Perry. As an argument, they cite the fact that after their joint photo in March at Elton John’s anniversary, they can often be seen together at other media events.
Ryan Phillippe and his children
However, there is no official confirmation (or denial) of these rumors. Ryan Phillippe is often called a heartthrob, but he denies this description.
“I’m an ordinary guy, a responsible father and the owner of several companies - I just don’t have time for all this,” he says, but you can’t argue with the facts.
Development of a relationship
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe were already dating when they were offered to play a couple in love in the film Cruel Intentions. It is not surprising that their on-screen romance looked so convincing. In the first months of the relationship, the actors practically did not appear in public, ignoring numerous invitations to pretentious Hollywood parties. The lovers preferred to spend time alone with each other. They walked in the park, went shopping together, or stayed at home, spending time watching videos.
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Of course, from time to time the lovers told friends and the press about romantic moments, of which there were many at the beginning of the relationship. For example, it is known that they competed for the right to prepare breakfast, which was then served to the other half in bed. Ryan loved to pamper his beloved with flower bouquets, preferring to give yellow roses. Reese happily cooked spaghetti with marinated chicken for her boyfriend - a dish that Philip was crazy about.
Ryan Phillippe now
Now the actor is busy filming the next season of the series “Shooter”. The USA Network series is a remake of the film of the same name starring Mark Wahlberg. Complicating the situation is a broken leg, which Ryan suffered in the summer of 2020 during a family outing. However, on his Instagram account, the actor posts photos from training, under which he writes: “I’m getting back into fighting shape” (September 6, 2017).
Ryan also posted an interesting comparison on his account - excerpts of a training scene with a punching bag from the film “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and a similar scene from “Shooter.” At first glance, it’s hard to believe that there is an 18-year difference between these shots, but if you consider that the actor’s current height and weight (175 cm, 75 kg) are the same, then this ceases to seem so surprising.
Ryan Phillippe in 2017
We should be happy about these results, but in a recent interview for Woman`s Health magazine, the actor admitted that he has been suffering from depression for the last two years. To get out of this situation, the actor began to practice daily meditation.
Filmography
- 1992-1993 – “One Life to Live”
- 1994 – “Due South”
- 1994 – “Perry Mason. The Case of the Grimacing Governor"
- 1995 – “Killer Bees”
- 1996 – “White Squall”
- 1997 – “I Know What You Did Last Summer”
- 1998 – “Homegrown”
- 1998 – “Studio 54”
- 2001 – “Gosford Park”
- 2003 – “Inside My Memory”
- 2006 – “Flags of our fathers”
- 2011 – “Lincoln for a Lawyer”
- 2014 – “Secrets and Lies”
- 2016-2017 – “Shooter”
