Matthew Lillard

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Biography

Tall and gangly, with an infectious energy that added spark to all of his work, actor Matthew Lillard had his breakthrough role as the creepy Stuart in "Scream" (1996). While his film debut came with a job as an extra in the forgettable 1991 sequel "Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College", more significant was his first featured film acting role, as the teenaged son of the title maniac in John Waters' "Serial Mom" (1994). Frequently cast as …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

Born

January 24, 1970

Career Milestones

2012

Acted opposite Clint Eastwood in baseball drama "Trouble with the Curve"

2011

Cast opposite George Clooney in Alexander Payne's "The Descendants"

2009

Starred in the comedy feature "Spooner"

2007

Co-starred in the romantic comedy "What Love Is"

2006

Cast opposite Burt Reynolds in Uwe Boll's "Dungeon Siege"

2004

Cast opposite Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne and Diane Kruger in "Wicker Park"

2004

Co-starred with Dax Shepard and Seth Green in the comedy "Without a Paddle"

2004

Revised the role of Shaggy for "Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" also starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar

2002

Played Shaggy in summer blockbuster "Scooby-Doo" alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini and Freddi Prinze Jr.

2001

Played a neurotic psychic in the thriller "13 Ghosts"

2001

Co-starred in the festival-screened "Finder's Fee"

2000

Made London stage acting debut in "bash, latter day plays" by Neil LaBute

2000

Starred with Kenneth Branagh, Nathan Lane and Alicia Silverstone in Branagh's 1930s musical adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy "Love's Labour's Lost"

1999

Starred as Stevo, a smart and likeable punk rock kid in the mid-1980s set "SLC Punk"

1999

Reteamed with Prinze in the actioner "Wing Commander"

1999

Had a memorable featured role as obnoxious "Real World" reject Brock in the teen comedy "She's All That" starring Freddie Prinze Jr

1998

Featured in the films "Senseless", "Without Limits", "The Curve" and "Dish Dogs"

1997

Appeared in ABC TV-movie "The Devil's Child", starring Kim Delaney

Associated with Blue Sphere Alliance theatre group

1996

Had breakthrough screen role in "Scream"

1996

Portrayed right-to-lifer who snaps and goes on a shooting spree in Cher's directorial debut, the "1996" segment of "If These Walls Could Talk" (HBO)

1995

Was featured in the ensemble of "Hackers"

1995

Had supporting roles in "Ride for Your Life," "Mad Love" and "Tarantella"

1994

Played son of Kathleen Turner and Sam Waterson in John Waters' "Serial Mom"

1994

TV-movie debut in the syndicated "Vanishing Son IV"

Helped form The Summoners, a NYC theatre company

1991

Formed Mean Streets Ensemble, a theatre company; failed after one year; acted in the play "Tracers"

1991

Was an extra in "Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College"; billed as Matt Lynn

1989

Hosted the Nickelodeon series "SK8 TV"

Moved frequently as a child until family finally settled in Tustin, CA

Awards

2012

South by Southwest Film Festival for Narrative Feature Audience Award in Fat Kid Rules the World

2011

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Descendants