---
name: "Matt Dillon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matt-dillon"
fi1m_id: "matt-dillon"
imdb_id: "nm0000369"
tmdb_id: 2876
wikidata_id: "Q193070"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "18 February 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-22T04:23:41.197325+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Matt Dillon

## Identity

Matt Dillon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matt-dillon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matt-dillon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000369
- **TMDB ID:** 2876
- **Wikidata ID:** Q193070
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Dillon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193070, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000369/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2876

Actor and director. Born 18 February 1964 in New Rochelle, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 18 February 1964, New Rochelle, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1983–present
- **Also known as:** 맷 딜런, Matthew Raymond Dillon, マット・ディロン, مت دیلون
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 8 acting, 1 directing
- **Frequently works with:** [Peter Farrelly](https://film.one/person/peter-farrelly.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 80 (2), 1990s 68 (4), 2000s 66 (2), 2020s 71 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 68 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 4 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 4, Crime 3, Romance 3, Mystery 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $563m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Dillon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193070, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000369/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2876

## Coming up

- *I Play Rocky* (2026-11-06), as Frank Stallone Sr. — [page](https://film.one/film/i-play-rocky.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Drugstore Cowboy*](https://film.one/film/drugstore-cowboy.md) (83), [*Crash*](https://film.one/film/crash-2005.md) (54)
- **HBO Max:** [*Oz*](https://film.one/tv/oz.md) (80)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Singles*](https://film.one/film/singles.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Matt Dillon

> Matt Dillon is especially good at playing men who have little cause to feel pleased with themselves. We rate his comic restraint, particularly in *There's Something About Mary*, where he makes smugness funny without asking us to approve of it.

Matt Dillon lets Pat Healy look thoroughly pleased with himself in *There's Something About Mary* (1998). The scheming investigator has little reason for such satisfaction, which is what makes Dillon's patience so funny. We laughed at Healy's smugness because he seems quite content with behaviour that ought to embarrass him. Dillon trusts that we can see what is wrong with this man; he does not need to keep pointing it out.

Early typecasting as a tough or rebellious young man made him easy to underestimate. He debuted in *Over the Edge* (1979) and became a teen star through films including Francis Ford Coppola's *The Outsiders* (1983), playing Dallas Winston. The important turn was *Drugstore Cowboy* (1989), with Dillon as the drug-addicted Bob Hughes. That move into adult roles brought recognition for the depth he could give a troubled outsider, a welcome correction to the narrow early image.

The later parts suggest little desire to become more agreeable. In *Crash* (2005) he plays Officer John Ryan; in Lars von Trier's *The House That Jack Built* (2018), he plays the serial killer Jack. There is a risk in repeatedly choosing men with an edge: eventually the casting can tell us what to expect before the performance has begun. Comedy gives him something else to do with those familiar faults, making them funny without making the men less objectionable.

The Farrellys get particularly good comic work from him in *There's Something About Mary*, where Cameron Diaz supplies the warmth and he supplies much of the bad behaviour. His unforced performance is a useful change of pace in a film straining elsewhere to be outrageous. The reservation is about the ensemble: with Lee Evans's rival Tucker adding to the competition, the men start to crowd Mary out, and the running time needs firmer control. Start here for Dillon's comedy, provided the surrounding foolishness is your sort of evening.

## Biography

Matt Dillon is an American actor and film director. He made his feature film debut in *Over the Edge* (1979) and rose to prominence in the early 1980s with roles in *My Bodyguard* (1980), *Little Darlings* (1980) and *The Outsiders* (1983).

Dillon has appeared in a range of films including *Drugstore Cowboy* (1989), *Singles* (1992), *There's Something About Mary* (1998) as Pat Healy, *Wild Things* (1998) and *Crash* (2004), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He made his directorial debut with *City of Ghosts* (2002) and starred in the television series *Wayward Pines* (2015). He is the brother of actor Kevin Dillon.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (9)

### Performed in (8) — the average rests on these

- *Asteroid City* (2023), Fi1m 71, as The Mechanic — [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, as Robbie Sullivan — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Crash* (2005), Fi1m 54, as Officer John Ryan — [page](https://film.one/film/crash-2005.md)
- *There's Something About Mary* (1998), Fi1m 78, as Pat Healy — [page](https://film.one/film/theres-something-about-mary.md)
- *Singles* (1992), Fi1m 74, as Cliff Poncier — [page](https://film.one/film/singles.md)
- *A Kiss Before Dying* (1991), Fi1m 38, as Jonathan Corliss — [page](https://film.one/film/a-kiss-before-dying.md)
- *Drugstore Cowboy* (1989), Fi1m 83, as Bob — [page](https://film.one/film/drugstore-cowboy.md)
- *Rumble Fish* (1983), Fi1m 77, as Rusty James — [page](https://film.one/film/rumble-fish.md)

### Directed (1)

- *Oz* (1997), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)

## Complete filmography (80)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *I Play Rocky* (2026), as Frank Stallone Sr. — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/i-play-rocky.md)
- *The Fence* (2026), as Horn
- *Haunted Heart* (2024), as Max · Executive Producer
- *Being Maria* (2024), as Marlon Brando
- *Asteroid City* (2023), as The Mechanic — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *High Desert* (2023), series, as Denny
- *American Dreamer* (2022), as Dell
- *Land of Dreams* (2022), as Alan
- *Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man* (2022), Actor
- *El Gran Fellove* (2020), Director
- *Capone* (2020), as Johnny
- *Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago* (2020), Actor
- *Nimic* (2020), as Father
- *Proxima* (2019), as Mike Shannon
- *Head Full of Honey* (2018), as Nick
- *The House That Jack Built* (2018), as Jack
- *Running for Grace* (2018), as Doc
- *The Man Who Built Cambodia* (2017), as Narrator (voice)
- *Going in Style* (2017), as Arlen Hamer
- *Rock Dog* (2016), as Trey (voice)
- *Wayward Pines* (2015), series, as Ethan Burke
- *Bad Country* (2014), as Jesse Weiland
- *The Art of the Steal* (2013), as Nicky Calhoun
- *Pawn Shop Chronicles* (2013), as Richard
- *Sunlight Jr.* (2013), as Richie
- *Girl Most Likely* (2012), as George
- *Takers* (2010), as Jack Welles
- *Armored* (2009), as Mike Cochrane
- *Old Dogs* (2009), as Yancy Devlin
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, as Robbie Sullivan — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Nothing But the Truth* (2008), as Patton Dubois
- *Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos* (2006), as Narrator (Voice)
- *You, Me and Dupree* (2006), as Carl
- *Herbie Fully Loaded* (2005), as Trip Murphy
- *Crash* (2005), as Officer John Ryan — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/crash-2005.md)
- *Factotum* (2005), as Henry Chinaski
- *Loverboy* (2005), as Mark
- *Employee of the Month* (2004), as David Walsh
- *Abby Singer* (2003), as Matt Dillon (uncredited)
- *City of Ghosts* (2002), as Jimmy · Director, Screenplay
- *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), as Camera Operator
- *There's Something About Mary* (1998), as Pat Healy — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/theres-something-about-mary.md)
- *Wild Things* (1998), as Sam Lombardo
- *In & Out* (1997), as Cameron Drake
- *Oz* (1997), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Albino Alligator* (1997), as Dova
- *Grace of My Heart* (1996), as Jay Phillips
- *Beautiful Girls* (1996), as Tommy "Birdman" Rowland
- *To Die For* (1995), as Larry Maretto
- *Frankie Starlight* (1995), as Terry Klout
- *Golden Gate* (1994), as Agent Kevin David Walker
- *The Saint of Fort Washington* (1993), as Matthew
- *Mr. Wonderful* (1993), as Gus
- *Singles* (1992), as Cliff Poncier — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/singles.md)
- *Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules* (1991), as Eddie Megeffin (segment 'Return to Kansas City')
- *A Kiss Before Dying* (1991), as Jonathan Corliss — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/a-kiss-before-dying.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Louie (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Bloodhounds of Broadway* (1989), as Regret
- *Drugstore Cowboy* (1989), as Bob — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/drugstore-cowboy.md)
- *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
- *Rebel* (1985), as Rebel
- *Target* (1985), as Chris Lloyd
- *The Flamingo Kid* (1984), as Jeffrey Willis
- *Rumble Fish* (1983), as Rusty James — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/rumble-fish.md)
- *The Outsiders* (1983), as Dallas Winston
- *Tex* (1982), as Tex McCormick
- *The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters* (1982), as Ralph
- *Liar's Moon* (1982), as Andrew Jackson "Jack" Duncan
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Ralph, Jan Erlone, Regret, FBI Agent Kevin David Walker
- *My Bodyguard* (1980), as Melvin Moody
- *Little Darlings* (1980), as Randy
- *Over the Edge* (1979), as Richie
- *An Ocean Apart*, Actor
- *The Magnificent Seven*, series, as Chris Adams · Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Matt Dillon](https://film.one/media/person/87985/gallery-9b9788b34f5f.jpg) Matt Dillon — Matt Dillon (Guadalajara) 4.jpg: Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara
derivative work: MyCanon (talk), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Matt_Dillon_2010.jpg/1280px-Matt_Dillon_2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Super intendant of the Petal school district (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/87985/gallery-a64af9cc8892.jpg) Super intendant of the Petal school district (2023) — Pokeevee, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Dr._Matt_Dillon.jpg/1280px-Dr._Matt_Dillon.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Matt Dillon](https://film.one/media/person/87985/gallery-2e12dc3d4d6d.jpg) Matt Dillon — Image via TMDB
- ![Matt Dillon](https://film.one/media/person/87985/gallery-06adf379d8de.jpg) Matt Dillon — Image via TMDB
- ![Matt Dillon](https://film.one/media/person/87985/gallery-82e2dbd06ac8.jpg) Matt Dillon — Image via TMDB
- ![Matt Dillon](https://film.one/media/person/87985/gallery-4d9c29132701.jpg) Matt Dillon — Image via TMDB
- ![Matt Dillon](https://film.one/media/person/87985/gallery-f9afa370c578.jpg) Matt Dillon — Image via TMDB
- ![Matt Dillon](https://film.one/media/person/87985/gallery-9fa0ed569d45.jpg) Matt Dillon — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2006: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Crash*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Donostia Award 2006: Donostia Award (won)
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain 1999: MTV Movie Award for Best Villain (won), for *There's Something About Mary*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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