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.

Filmography

• 2026I Play Rocky — Frank Stallone Sr.
• 2026The Fence — Horn
• 2024Being Maria — Marlon Brando
• 2024Haunted Heart — Max, Executive Producer
• 2023Asteroid City — The Mechanic
• High Desert — Denny
• 2022American Dreamer — Dell
• 2022Land of Dreams — Alan
• 2022Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
• 2020Capone — Johnny
• 2020El Gran Fellove — Director
• 2020Nimic — Father
• 2020Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
• 2019Proxima — Mike Shannon
• 2018Head Full of Honey — Nick
• 2018Running for Grace — Doc
• 2018The House That Jack Built — Jack
• 2017Going in Style — Arlen Hamer
• 2017The Man Who Built Cambodia — Narrator (voice)
• 2016Rock Dog — Trey (voice)
• Wayward Pines — Ethan Burke
• 2014Bad Country — Jesse Weiland
• 2013Pawn Shop Chronicles — Richard
• 2013Sunlight Jr. — Richie
• 2013The Art of the Steal — Nicky Calhoun
• 2012Girl Most Likely — George
• 2010Takers — Jack Welles
• 2009Armored — Mike Cochrane
• Modern Family — Robbie Sullivan
• 2009Old Dogs — Yancy Devlin
• 2008Nothing But the Truth — Patton Dubois
• 2006Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos — Narrator (Voice)
• 2006You, Me and Dupree — Carl
• 2005Crash — Officer John Ryan
• 2005Factotum — Henry Chinaski
• 2005Herbie Fully Loaded — Trip Murphy
• 2005Loverboy — Mark
• 2004Employee of the Month — David Walsh
• 2003Abby Singer — Matt Dillon (uncredited)
• 2002City of Ghosts — Jimmy, Director, Screenplay
• 2002Deuces Wild — Fritzy
• 2001One Night at McCool's — Randy
• 1999Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 — Detective (segment "Bad Girl")
• 1999The Making of Drugstore Cowboy — Camera Operator
• 1998There's Something About Mary — Pat Healy
• 1998Wild Things — Sam Lombardo
• 1997Albino Alligator — Dova
• 1997In & Out — Cameron Drake
• Oz — Director
• 1996Beautiful Girls — Tommy "Birdman" Rowland
• 1996Grace of My Heart — Jay Phillips
• 1995Frankie Starlight — Terry Klout
• 1995To Die For — Larry Maretto
• 1994Golden Gate — Agent Kevin David Walker
• 1993Mr. Wonderful — Gus
• 1993The Saint of Fort Washington — Matthew
• 1992Singles — Cliff Poncier
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• 1991A Kiss Before Dying — Jonathan Corliss
• 1991Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules — Eddie Megeffin (segment 'Return to Kansas City')
• 1989Bloodhounds of Broadway — Regret
• 1989Drugstore Cowboy — Bob
• The Simpsons — Louie (voice)
• 1988Kansas — Doyle Kennedy
• 1987Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam — Mike (voice)
• 1987The Big Town — J.C. Cullen
• 1986Native Son — Jan
• 1985Rebel — Rebel
• 1985Target — Chris Lloyd
• 1984The Flamingo Kid — Jeffrey Willis
• 1983Rumble Fish — Rusty James
• 1983The Outsiders — Dallas Winston
• American Playhouse — Ralph, Jan Erlone, Regret, FBI Agent Kevin David Walker
• 1982Liar's Moon — Andrew Jackson "Jack" Duncan
• 1982Tex — Tex McCormick
• 1982The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters — Ralph
• 1980Little Darlings — Randy
• 1980My Bodyguard — Melvin Moody
• 1979Over the Edge — Richie
• An Ocean Apart
• The Magnificent Seven — Chris Adams, Executive Producer

Appearances as themselves (30)

• 2025Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation — Self
• Quotidien — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• 2011Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers' — Self
• 2011Takers: Take Action! — Self
• 2007Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten — Self
• 2006...So Goes the Nation — Self
• 2005On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' — Self (archive footage)
• 2005Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' — Self
• 2005The Story of 'Fairytale of New York' — Self
• 2003Breakfast with Hunter — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• 2003Rockets Redglare! — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• Teen Choice Awards — Self
• Leute heute — Self
• 1997Pitch — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• Inside the Actors Studio — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• 1992Blast 'Em — Self (uncredited)
• Fishing with John — Self
• 1985Night of 100 Stars II — Self
• 1982Wild Rides — Himself
• Domenica In — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• Film '72 — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• The Matt Dillon Milk Commercial — Himself