Matt Dillon
Acting
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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), Single...
Known For
Filmography
The Fence
2026
as Horn
I Play Rocky
2026
as Frank Stallone Sr.
Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation
2025
as Self
Being Maria
2024
as Marlon Brando
Haunted Heart
2024
as Max
Asteroid City
2023
as The Mechanic
High Desert
2023
as Denny
American Dreamer
2022
as Dell
Land of Dreams
2022
as Alan
Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
2022
Capone
2020
as Johnny
Nimic
2020
as Father
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
2020
Proxima
2019
as Mike Shannon
The House That Jack Built
2018
as Jack
Running for Grace
2018
as Doc
Head Full of Honey
2018
as Nick
The Man Who Built Cambodia
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Going in Style
2017
as Arlen Hamer
Rock Dog
2016
as Trey (voice)
Quotidien
2016
as Self - Guest
Wayward Pines
2015
as Ethan Burke
Bad Country
2014
as Jesse Weiland
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Sunlight Jr.
2013
as Richie
The Art of the Steal
2013
as Nicky Calhoun
Pawn Shop Chronicles
2013
as Richard
Girl Most Likely
2012
as George
Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'
2011
as Self
Takers: Take Action!
2011
as Self
Takers
2010
as Jack Welles
Armored
2009
as Mike Cochrane
Old Dogs
2009
as Yancy Devlin
Modern Family
2009
as Robbie Sullivan
Nothing But the Truth
2008
as Patton Dubois
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
as Self
You, Me and Dupree
2006
as Carl
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
2006
as Narrator (Voice)
...So Goes the Nation
2006
as Self
Crash
2005
as Officer John Ryan
Factotum
2005
as Henry Chinaski
Herbie Fully Loaded
2005
as Trip Murphy
Loverboy
2005
as Mark
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
2005
as Self
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
2005
as Self
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Employee of the Month
2004
as David Walsh
Breakfast with Hunter
2003
as Self
Rockets Redglare!
2003
as Self
Abby Singer
2003
as Matt Dillon (uncredited)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
City of Ghosts
2002
as Jimmy
Deuces Wild
2002
as Fritzy
One Night at McCool's
2001
as Randy
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
as Detective (segment "Bad Girl")
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
1999
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
There's Something About Mary
1998
as Pat Healy
Wild Things
1998
as Sam Lombardo
In & Out
1997
as Cameron Drake
Albino Alligator
1997
as Dova
Pitch
1997
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Leute heute
1997
as Self
Beautiful Girls
1996
as Tommy "Birdman" Rowland
Grace of My Heart
1996
as Jay Phillips
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
To Die For
1995
as Larry Maretto
Frankie Starlight
1995
as Terry Klout
Golden Gate
1994
as Agent Kevin David Walker
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Mr. Wonderful
1993
as Gus
The Saint of Fort Washington
1993
as Matthew
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Singles
1992
as Cliff Poncier
Blast 'Em
1992
as Self (uncredited)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
A Kiss Before Dying
1991
as Jonathan Corliss
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991
as Eddie Megeffin (segment 'Return to Kansas City')
Fishing with John
1991
as Self
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
as Bob
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
as Regret
The Simpsons
1989
as Louie (voice)
Kansas
1988
as Doyle Kennedy
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
as Mike (voice)
The Big Town
1987
as J.C. Cullen
Native Son
1986
as Jan
Target
1985
as Chris Lloyd
Rebel
1985
as Rebel
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
The Flamingo Kid
1984
as Jeffrey Willis
The Outsiders
1983
as Dallas Winston
Rumble Fish
1983
as Rusty James
Tex
1982
as Tex McCormick
Liar's Moon
1982
as Andrew Jackson "Jack" Duncan
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1982
as Ralph
Wild Rides
1982
as Himself
American Playhouse
1982
as Ralph
American Playhouse
1982
as Jan Erlone
American Playhouse
1982
as Regret
American Playhouse
1982
as FBI Agent Kevin David Walker
My Bodyguard
1980
as Melvin Moody
Little Darlings
1980
as Randy
Over the Edge
1979
as Richie
Domenica In
1976
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self