Ryan Phillippe was born on September 10, 1974. His childhood was spent in New Castle, Delaware, with three sisters, Kirsten, Lindsay, and Katelyn. Ryan's acting career began with the soap opera, One Life to Live. It was no small role; his character, Billy Douglas, was US 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, he began starring in movies of his own, Nowhere, White Squall and I Know What You Did Last Summer.
Crash (2004): $350,000
The I Inside (2003): $2,000,000
Igby Goes Down (2002): $500,000
Antitrust (2001): $2,500,000
The Way of the Gun (2000): $500,000
Cruel Intentions (1999): $500,000
54 (1998): $500,000
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997): $250,000
Little Boy Blue (1997): $200,000

Has three sisters: Kirsten, Lindsay and Katelyn. Black belt in Tae Kwon Do. His parents names are Richard and Susan Phillippe. Daughter Ava Elizabeth Phillippe born [9 September 1999] Was considered for a role in The Patriot, but lost out to Heath Ledger. Turned down the role of Anakin Skywalker, because of the age difference between Natalie Portman and himself. He's a huge fan of Frank Sinatra, for both his music and as an interesting character in history. As a tribute he named his bulldog after the singer. Hobbies: photography, cartooning, and writing. His father is a chemical technician and his mother works in pre- and post-natal care. He played baseball and soccer in highschool. He was the Yearbook Editor in his senior year. Brother-in-law of John D. Witherspoon Son Deacon Phillippe was born [October 23rd, 2003] Runs a production company, Lucid Films, with David E. Siegel and fellow actors Seth Green and Breckin Meyer. Graduated from New Castle Baptist Academy, now New Castle Christian Academy in New Castle, Delaware. Packed on 25 pounds of muscle and stopped shaving for 3 months for his role as Parker in The Way of the Gun. Son, Deacon, was named for his distant relative, Charles Louis "Deacon" Phillipe, who pitched and won the first World Series game ever, in 1903, beating Cy Young, as well as for Hall of Fame football player Deacon Jones. (Reported on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 18 May 2005.) Fan of the Philadelphia Eagles.