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Matt Dillon

マット・ディロン / まっと・でぃろん

American actor

February 18, 1964 (age 62) ・ New Rochelle, New York, United States

  • New York
  • actor
  • film actor
  • film director

My Take

Matt Dillon is my favorite kind of movie star: the one who quietly became a character actor without losing his leading-man presence. Emerging from New Rochelle as a teenage idol, he could have settled for handsome-rebel roles forever; instead he kept choosing risk, playing villains charming enough to win an MTV Movie Award in 1999 and earning the Donostia Award in 2006 for a career of real substance. He directs and writes too, which tells me he studies film rather than just appearing in it. Decades in, he still feels authentic — weathered, unhurried, and never once embarrassing to root for.

Overview

Matt Dillon is a actor from United States.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Matt Dillon
Name (Japanese)
マット・ディロン
Reading
まっと・でぃろん
Born
February 18, 1964 (age 62)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Aquarius / Dragon
Origin
New Rochelle, New York, United States
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Occupation
actor / film actor / film director / screenwriter / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Mamaroneck High School
University
Compton College

Awards & achievements

  • 2006 Donostia Award
  • 1999 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • New York
  • actor
  • film actor
  • film director
Last updated
2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.