Ryan Phillippe was born on September 10, 1974. His childhood was spent in New Castle, Deleware, with three sisters, Kirsten, Lindsay, and Katelyn. Ryan's acting career began with the soap opera, "One Life to Live" (1968). It was no small role; his character, Billy Douglas, was daytime television's first gay teenager. Billy struggled with coming out issues and the town's anti-gay reactions. After several other television appearances and some small roles in movies, Ryan began starring in movies of his own, Nowhere (1997), White Squall (1996) and I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997).
Filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s)
1. Tlatelolco: Mexico 68 (2006) (announced) .... Patrick
2. Dorian Gray (2005) (pre-production) .... Dorian
3. Chaos (2005/I) (post-production) .... Shane Dekker
4. Five Fingers (2005) .... Martijn
5. Crash (2004) .... Officer Hanson
6. The I Inside (2003) (as Ryan Phillipe) .... Simon Cable
7. Igby Goes Down (2002) .... Oliver 'Ollie' Slocumb
8. Gosford Park (2001) .... Henry Denton
... aka Gosford Park (Germany)
9. Antitrust (2001) .... Milo Hoffman
... aka Conspiracy.com (Europe: English title)
10. The Way of the Gun (2000) .... Parker
11. Company Man (2000) .... Petrov
... aka Company Man (France)
12. Cruel Intentions (1999) .... Sebastian Valmont
13. Playing by Heart (1998) .... Keenan
14. 54 (1998) .... Shane O'Shea
... aka Fifty-Four
15. Homegrown (1998) .... Harlan
16. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) .... Barry William Cox
17. Little Boy Blue (1997) .... Jimmy West/Danny Knight
18. Nowhere (1997) .... Shad, Allysa's Brother
19. White Squall (1996) .... Gil Martin
20. Invader (1996) .... Private Ryan
... aka Lifeform
21. Crimson Tide (1995) .... Seaman Grattam
22. Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare (1995) (TV) .... Tom Redman
23. A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994) (TV)
24. "The Secrets of Lake Success" (1993) (mini) TV Series .... Stew Atkins
25. "One Life to Live" (1968) TV Series .... Billy Douglas (1992-1993)