Matt Dillon
Known for: Acting
Born: February 18, 1964
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
88 movies · 23 TV shows, newest first
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I Play Rocky
2026
6.1
The Fence
2026
6.4
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
2025
6.0
Haunted Heart
2024
6.4
Being Maria
2024
6.5
Asteroid City
2023
6.7
High Desert
2023
5.9
American Dreamer
2022
4.3
Land of Dreams
2022
5.0
Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
2022
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El Gran Fellove
2020
5.0
Capone
2020
6.0
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
2020
6.6
Nimic
2020
6.2
Proxima
2019
6.4
Head Full of Honey
2018
7.1
The House That Jack Built
2018
6.5
Running for Grace
2018
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The Man Who Built Cambodia
2017
6.7
Going in Style
2017
5.2
Quotidien
2016
6.3
Rock Dog
2016
6.9
Wayward Pines
2015
5.5
Bad Country
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
6.2
The Art of the Steal
2013
5.8
Pawn Shop Chronicles
2013
5.2
Sunlight Jr.
2013
5.6
Girl Most Likely
2012
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Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
2011
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Takers: Take Action!
2011
6.3
Takers
2010
5.8
Armored
2009
5.6
Old Dogs
2009
7.9
Modern Family
2009
6.9
Nothing but the Truth
2008
7.3
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
6.9
...So Goes the Nation
2006
7.1
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
2006
5.6
You, Me and Dupree
2006
7.6
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
2005
9.0
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005
8.0
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
2005
5.8
Herbie Fully Loaded
2005
7.2
Crash
2005
6.1
Factotum
2005
4.9
Loverboy
2005
5.7
Employee of the Month
2004
6.8
Abby Singer
2003
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
6.8
Breakfast with Hunter
2003
7.7
Rockets Redglare!
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
5.9
City of Ghosts
2002
5.5
Deuces Wild
2002
5.9
One Night at McCool's
2001
7.7
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
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The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
1999
9.1
Teen Choice Awards
1999
6.6
There's Something About Mary
1998
6.4
Wild Things
1998
6.4
In & Out
1997
6.5
Pitch
1997
4.3
The View
1997
5.2
Leute heute
1997
8.0
Oz
1997
5.7
Albino Alligator
1997
6.0
Grace of My Heart
1996
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
6.7
Beautiful Girls
1996
6.6
To Die For
1995
5.3
Frankie Starlight
1995
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Inside the Actors Studio
1994
4.4
Golden Gate
1994
6.6
The Saint of Fort Washington
1993
5.6
Mr. Wonderful
1993
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
6.4
Singles
1992
7.0
Blast 'Em
1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
7.6
Fishing with John
1991
4.1
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991
5.6
A Kiss Before Dying
1991
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
5.7
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
7.1
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
5.3
Kansas
1988
7.1
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
5.5
The Big Town
1987
5.2
Native Son
1986
5.4
Rebel
1985
5.9
Target
1985
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
6.0
The Flamingo Kid
1984
7.0
Rumble Fish
1983
7.2
The Outsiders
1983
6.1
Tex
1982
6.8
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1982
5.5
Liar's Moon
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
7.5
Wild Rides
1982
6.4
My Bodyguard
1980
6.5
Little Darlings
1980
7.1
Over the Edge
1979
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Domenica In
1976
6.9
Saturday Night Live
19755.1
Film '72
1971
7.0
The Oscars
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An Ocean Apart
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The Matt Dillon Milk Commercial
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The Magnificent Seven
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