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Matthew Raymond Dillon is an American actor and film director. He made his feature film debut in Over the Edge (1979) and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films My Bodyguard (1980), Little Darlings (1980), Tex (1982), Rumble Fish (1983), The Outsiders (1983) and The Flamingo Kid (1984). From the late 1980s onward, Dillon achieved further success, starring in Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Singles (1992), The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), To Die For (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), In & Out (1997), There's Something About Mary (1998), and Wild Things (1998). In a 1991 article, famed movie critic Roger Ebert referred to him as the best actor within his age group, along with Sean Penn.
Birth Name
Matthew Raymond Dillon
Born
Tuesday, 18 February 1964
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Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Asteroid City | Mechanic / The Mechanic | 2023 |
High Desert | Denny | 2023 |
American Dreamer | Dell | 2022 |
Land of Dreams | Alan | 2022 |
Music Box | Self | 2020 |
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth | Self | 2020 |
Capone | Johnny | 2020 |
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago | Narrator | 2020 |
Nimic | Father | 2020 |
Proxima | Mike Shannon | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Asteroid City | Mechanic / The Mechanic | 2023 |
High Desert | Denny | 2023 |
American Dreamer | Dell | 2022 |
Land of Dreams | Alan | 2022 |
Music Box | Self | 2020 |
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth | Self | 2020 |
Capone | Johnny | 2020 |
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago | Narrator | 2020 |
Nimic | Father | 2020 |
Proxima | Mike Shannon | 2019 |
There's Something About Movies | Self - Panellist | 2019 |
Head Full of Honey | Nick | 2018 |
The House That Jack Built | Jack | 2018 |
Running for Grace | Doc | 2018 |
Going in Style | FBI Agent Arlen Hamer / Arlen Hamer | 2017 |
Uncle Howard | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2016 |
Rock Dog | Trey (voice) / Trey | 2016 |
Wayward Pines | Ethan Burke | 2015 |
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart | Larry Maretto (archive footage) / Larry Maretto | 2014 |
Bad Country | Jesse Weiland | 2014 |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
The Art of the Steal | Nicky Calhoun | 2013 |
Pawn Shop Chronicles | Richard | 2013 |
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie | (archive footage) | 2013 |
Sunlight Jr. | Richie | 2013 |
Girl Most Likely | George Bousche / George | 2012 |
Takers | Jack Welles | 2010 |
Armored | Mike Cochrane | 2009 |
Old Dogs | Barry / Yancy Devlin | 2009 |
Modern Family | Robbie Sullivan | 2009 |
Nothing But the Truth | Patton Dubois | 2008 |
The City | Self | 2008 |
Chelsea Lately | Nicky Calhoun in 'The Art of the Steal' | 2007 |
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten | Self | 2007 |
Employee of the Month | David Walsh | 2004 |
...So Goes the Nation | Self | 2006 |
You, Me and Dupree | Carl | 2006 |
Wanderlust | (voice) | 2006 |
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos | Narrator | 2006 |
The Henry Rollins Show | Self - Guest | 2006 |
The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2006 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
20 to 1 | Pat Healy | 2005 |
Herbie Fully Loaded | Trip Murphy | 2005 |
Crash | Officer Ryan / Officer John Ryan | 2005 |
Factotum | Hank Chinaski / Henry Chinaski | 2005 |
Loverboy | Mark | 2005 |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute | Self | 2003 |
Abby Singer | Himself / Self | 2003 |
Shootout | Self | 2003 |
Breakfast with Hunter | Himself / Self | 2003 |
Rockets Redglare! | Himself / Self | 2003 |
City of Ghosts | Jimmy | 2003 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003 |
Contest Searchlight | Self | 2002 |
Deuces Wild | Fritzy | 2002 |
One Night at McCool's | Randy | 2001 |
Orientations: Chris Doyle - Stirred But Not Shaken | Self | 2001 |
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Pat Healy | 2000 |
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 | Detective (segment "Bad Girl") | 1999 |
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends | Self | 1999 |
Først & sist | Self | 1998 |
There's Something About Mary | Healy / Pat Healy | 1998 |
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | 1998 |
The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1998 |
Wild Things | Sam Lombardo | 1998 |
In & Out | Cameron Drake | 1997 |
In and Out | Cameron Drake | 1997 |
Pitch | Himself / Self | 1997 |
Grace of My Heart | Jay Phillips | 1996 |
Albino Alligator | Dova | 1996 |
The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
Beautiful Girls | Tommy 'Birdman' Rowland / Tommy "Birdman" Rowland | 1996 |
To Die For | Larry Maretto | 1995 |
Frankie Starlight | Terry Klout | 1995 |
The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1995 |
Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Guest | 1994 |
The Saint of Fort Washington | Matthew | 1993 |
Mr. Wonderful | Gus | 1993 |
Golden Gate | Agent Kevin David Walker | 1993 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself / Self - Guest / Himself - Guest | 1993 |
Singles | Cliff Poncier | 1992 |
Blast 'Em | Self | 1992 |
Fishing with John | Self | 1991 |
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules | Eddie / Eddie Megeffin (segment "Return to Kansas City") | 1991 |
Madonna: Truth or Dare | Self | 1991 |
A Kiss Before Dying | Jonathan Corliss | 1991 |
The Simpsons | Louie | 1989 |
Bloodhounds of Broadway | Regret | 1989 |
Drugstore Cowboy | Bob | 1989 |
Kansas | Doyle Kennedy | 1988 |
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | Mike / Mike (voice) | 1987 |
The Big Town | J.C. Cullen | 1987 |
Native Son | Jan | 1986 |
Rebel | Rebel | 1985 |
Target | Chris Lloyd | 1985 |
Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985 |
The Flamingo Kid | Jeffrey Willis | 1984 |
Rumble Fish | Rusty James | 1983 |
The 55th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1983 |
The Outsiders | Dallas Winston | 1983 |
Tex | Tex McCormick | 1982 |
Liar's Moon | Andrew Jackson "Jack" Duncan / Jack Duncan | 1982 |
American Playhouse | Ralph | 1982 |
My Bodyguard | Moody / Melvin Moody | 1980 |
Little Darlings | Randy | 1980 |
Over the Edge | Richie / Ritchie White | 1979 |
Saturday Night Live | Greg Anderson / Rod Serling / Self - Host | 1975 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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El Gran Fellove | 2020 |
City of Ghosts | 2003 |
Oz | 1997 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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El Gran Fellove | 2020 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2006 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
2006 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |