He has three sisters. He attended New Castle Baptist Academy, where he played basketball and soccer, as well as earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do; he was also the Yearbook Editor in his senior year. Phillippe’s acting career began with an appearance in ABC daytime drama One Life to Live.

Ryan Phillippe Gets Replaced in CBS Pilot What’s a TV pilot without a casting switch-up?!Actor Ryan Phillippe has been REPLACED in the new CBS drama, Golden Boy, by British actor Theo James.The Downton Abbey star will take the lead role of police commissioner after Ryan, who left on good terms, was concerned about taking up a network show full time.Theo underwent a [...] [link]

In the 2000s, he appeared in several films, including 2001’s Academy Award Best Picture nominee Gosford Park, 2005’s Academy Award-winning ensemble film Crash, and the 2006 war drama Flags of Our Fathers. After leaving the show, Phillippe moved to Los Angeles, where he appeared in a number of small parts in various television series including Matlock, the TV mini-series The Secrets of Lake Success, and movies, including the 1995 film Crimson Tide and the 1996 film White Squall. and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Filming for the movie took place in South Africa, beginning in March 2009. The US rights to the movie were picked up by Tribeca Film, which premiered the movie at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and opened the movie in limited release on April 22, 2011. The movie, which also stars Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, and William H. Macy, opened on March 18, 2011, and was generally well-received by critics, scoring 82% on Rotten Tomatoes as of late March 2011.

Ryan Phillippe Gets The Lead in CBS Drama Pilot Ryan Phillippe is coming to TV!He will play the lead in an untitled CBS drama pilot, previously titled Golden Boy.Ryan will play supercop Clark, who shoots through the ranks to become police commissioner at a young age.The actor has been sought after tv roles so it’s good to seem choose one he likes!Chi McBride and [...] [link]