Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 18, 1964
Place of Birth
New Rochelle, New York, USA
Credits
111 titles
Matt Dillon
Biography
Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor and film director. He began his acting career in the late 1970s and quickly rose to fame as a teenage idol in the 1980s. Dillon made his feature film debut in Over the Edge (1979) and gained recognition with roles in My Bodyguard (1980), Little Darlings (1980), and The Outsiders (1983). As his career progressed, he took on more diverse roles, starring in critically acclaimed films such as Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Singles (1992), There's Something About Mary (1998), and Crash (2004), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Beyond acting, Dillon made his directorial debut with City of Ghosts (2002) and has continued to work in film and television, including starring in the series Wayward Pines (2015). His career spans decades, showcasing his versatility in both dramatic and comedic roles.
Known For
Filmography
I Play Rocky
Frank Stallone Sr.
The Fence
Horn
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
Self
Haunted Heart
Max
Being Maria
Marlon Brando
Asteroid City
The Mechanic
High Desert
Denny
American Dreamer
Dell
Land of Dreams
Alan
Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
El Gran Fellove
Director
Capone
Johnny
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
Nimic
Father
Proxima
Mike Shannon
Head Full of Honey
Nick
The House That Jack Built
Jack
Running for Grace
Doc
The Man Who Built Cambodia
Narrator (voice)
Going in Style
Arlen Hamer
Quotidien
Self - Guest
Rock Dog
Trey (voice)
Wayward Pines
Ethan Burke
Bad Country
Jesse Weiland
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Art of the Steal
Nicky Calhoun
Pawn Shop Chronicles
Richard
Sunlight Jr.
Richie
Girl Most Likely
George
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
Self
Takers: Take Action!
Self
Takers
Jack Welles
Armored
Mike Cochrane
Old Dogs
Yancy Devlin
Modern Family
Robbie Sullivan
Nothing but the Truth
Patton Dubois
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Self
...So Goes the Nation
Self
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
Narrator (Voice)
You, Me and Dupree
Carl
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
Self
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Self
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
Self (archive footage)
Herbie Fully Loaded
Trip Murphy
Crash
Officer John Ryan
Factotum
Henry Chinaski
Loverboy
Mark
Employee of the Month
David Walsh
Abby Singer
Matt Dillon (uncredited)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self