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/I) (): $350,000
The I Inside (2003): $2,000,000
Igby Goes Down (2002): $500,000
Antitrust (2001): $1,000,000
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. His parents names are Richard and Susan Phillippe. Richard is a chemical technician and Susan is a nurse working in pre- and post-natal care. Was considered for a role in The Patriot (2000), but lost out to Heath Ledger. 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. His father is a chemical technician and his mother works in pre- and post-natal care. He was the Yearbook Editor in his senior year. Son Deacon Reese Phillippe was born [October 23rd, 2003]. Graduated from New Castle Baptist Academy, now New Castle Christian Academy in New Castle, Delaware. Son, Deacon Reese, 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" (1992), 18 May 2005). Was considered for the role of Harvey Dent in "The Dark Knight". Made his feature film debut in Crimson Tide (1995).