Ryan Phillippe

Played a war hero in "Stop-Loss" directed by Kimberly Peirce

Portrayed FBI up-and-comer Eric O’Neill in "Breach" opposite Chris Cooper

Portrayed one of the men who lifted the flag at the battle of Iwo Jima in Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers"

Co-starred in Paul Haggis' directorial debut "Crash," a multicharacter study of L.A. race relations

Co-starred with Kieran Culkin and Susan Sarandon in the satirical black comedy "Igby Goes Down"

Played the manservant of a visiting American movie producer in Robert Altman's critically-acclaimed "Gosford Park"

Starred as a hot shot computer programmer in "Antitrust"

Acted in Christopher McQuarrie's feature directorial debut, "The Way of the Gun"

Co-starred with Sarah Michelle Gellar and future wife, Reese Witherspoon in "Cruel Intentions"

Cast opposite Mike Myers in "54" playing a bartender at the legendary NYC disco

Appeared in the Gregg Araki ensemble, "Nowhere"

First starring role in the thriller, "I Know What You Did Last Summer"

Featured in the ensemble drama, "White Squall"

Feature film debut, "Crimson Tide"

Primetime debut, "The Secrets of Lake Success" (NBC)

Acting debut in ABC's daytime drama "One Life to Live" as a gay teenager

Raised in New Castle, Delaware