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Matthew Lillard is an American actor born in 1970 who has appeared in films and television throughout his career. He is known for roles in movies like "Scream" and "The Sixth Sense," making him a recognizable figure in entertainment.
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Film & TV
Lansing, Michigan, USA
Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor, director, and producer. His early film roles include the black comedy Serial Mom (1994) and the crime thriller Hackers (1995). He achieved a career breakthrough for his portrayal of Stu Macher in the slasher film Scream (1996), which bolstered Lillard into the mainstream as a scream king. Afterwards, he starred in prominent roles…
Known for
- Man of Tomorrow2027
- Scream 7 — Stu Macher2026
- Behemoth!2026
- Carrie — Principal Grayle2026
- Breaking Bear — Wink Chessman (voice)2026
- The Life of Chuck — Gus2025
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2 — William Afton / Yellow Rabbit2025
- Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog — Shaggy Rogers (voice)2025
- Daredevil: Born Again — Mr. Charles2025
- Grave Conversations — Self2024
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Key facts
- Born
- Matthew Lyn Lillard , ( 1970-01-24 ) January 24, 1970 (age 56) , Lansing, Michigan , U.S.
- Alma mater
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts , Circle in the Square Theatre School
- Occupations
- Actor director producer
- Years active
- 1990–present
- Spouse
- Heather Helm ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. August 26, 2000</span>"}]]}'>2000 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Matthew
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lansing
- Occupation
- film producer
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Five Nights at Freddy's (film)
- Image
- Matthew Lillard Photo Op GalaxyCon Columbus 2025.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Commons category
- Matthew Lillard
- date of birth
- 1970-01-24
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
- name in native language
- Matthew Lillard
- social media followers
- 2400000
- writing language
- English language
- notable role
- Shaggy Rogers
- contributed to creative work
- Scooby-Doo
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Encyclopedic overview
Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor, director, and producer. His early film roles include the black comedy Serial Mom (1994) and the crime thriller Hackers (1995). He achieved a career breakthrough for his portrayal of Stu Macher in the slasher film Scream (1996), which bolstered Lillard into the mainstream as a scream king. Afterwards, he starred in prominent roles in SLC Punk! (1998), She's All That (1999), Thirteen Ghosts (2001), and Without a Paddle (2004).
He portrayed Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the live-action movies Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), and then later voiced the character in several animated releases, serving as the voice of Shaggy since Casey Kasem retired from the role in 2009. Starting in the 2010s, Lillard was more frequently cast in dramatic roles, in films such as The Descendants (2011), Trouble with the Curve (2012), Match (2014), and Twin Peaks: The Return (2017). He also starred in the NBC series Good Girls (2018–2021).
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