Matt Dillon
Acting
1964-02-18 · New Rochelle, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
TheatersI Play Rocky
2026 · Movie
The Fence
2026 · Movie
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
2025 · Movie
Haunted Heart
2024 · Movie
Being Maria
2024 · Movie
Asteroid City
2023 · Movie
High Desert
2023 · Series
American Dreamer
2022 · Movie
Land of Dreams
2022 · Movie
Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
2022 · Movie
El Gran Fellove
2020 · Movie
Capone
2020 · Movie
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
2020 · Movie
Nimic
2020 · Movie
Proxima
2019 · Movie
Head Full of Honey
2018 · Movie
The House That Jack Built
2018 · Movie
Running for Grace
2018 · Movie
The Man Who Built Cambodia
2017 · Movie
Going in Style
2017 · Movie
Quotidien
2016 · Series
Rock Dog
2016 · Movie
Wayward Pines
2015 · Series
Bad Country
2014 · Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
The Art of the Steal
2013 · Movie
Pawn Shop Chronicles
2013 · Movie
Sunlight Jr.
2013 · Movie
Girl Most Likely
2012 · Movie
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
2011 · Movie
Takers: Take Action!
2011 · Movie
Takers
2010 · Movie
Armored
2009 · Movie
Old Dogs
2009 · Movie
Modern Family
2009 · Series
Nothing but the Truth
2008 · Movie
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007 · Movie
...So Goes the Nation
2006 · Movie
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
2006 · Movie
You, Me and Dupree
2006 · Movie
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
2005 · Movie
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005 · Movie
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
2005 · Movie
Herbie Fully Loaded
2005 · Movie
Crash
2005 · Movie
Factotum
2005 · Movie
Loverboy
2005 · Movie
Employee of the Month
2004 · Movie
Abby Singer
2003 · Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
Breakfast with Hunter
2003 · Movie
Rockets Redglare!
2003 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
City of Ghosts
2002 · Movie
Deuces Wild
2002 · Movie
One Night at McCool's
2001 · Movie
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999 · Movie
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
1999 · Movie
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · Series
There's Something About Mary
1998 · Movie
Wild Things
1998 · Movie
In & Out
1997 · Movie
Pitch
1997 · Movie
The View
1997 · Series
Leute heute
1997 · Series
Oz
1997 · Series
Albino Alligator
1997 · Movie
Grace of My Heart
1996 · Movie
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
Beautiful Girls
1996 · Movie
To Die For
1995 · Movie
Frankie Starlight
1995 · Movie
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Series
Golden Gate
1994 · Movie
The Saint of Fort Washington
1993 · Movie
Mr. Wonderful
1993 · Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Series
Singles
1992 · Movie
Blast 'Em
1992 · Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Series
Fishing with John
1991 · Series
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991 · Movie
A Kiss Before Dying
1991 · Movie
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989 · Movie
Drugstore Cowboy
1989 · Movie
Kansas
1988 · Movie
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987 · Movie
The Big Town
1987 · Movie
Native Son
1986 · Movie
Rebel
1985 · Movie
Target
1985 · Movie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Movie
The Flamingo Kid
1984 · Movie
Rumble Fish
1983 · Movie
The Outsiders
1983 · Movie
Tex
1982 · Movie
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1982 · Movie
Liar's Moon
1982 · Movie
American Playhouse
1982 · Series
Wild Rides
1982 · Movie
My Bodyguard
1980 · Movie
Little Darlings
1980 · Movie
Over the Edge
1979 · Movie
Domenica In
1976 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Film '72
1971 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
The Magnificent Seven
Series
An Ocean Apart
Movie
The Matt Dillon Milk Commercial
Movie