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My Take
Matthew Lillard is my favorite kind of actor: the one who never needed top billing to become indispensable. Stu in Scream remains one of the great unhinged horror performances, all giggles and menace, yet the same man gave Shaggy in Scooby-Doo such affectionate precision that he carried the role into voice work for years afterward. From Serial Mom and Hackers onward, he has specialized in characters wobbling between lovable and unsettling. No major awards, no scandals, just three decades of working-actor durability and visible gratitude toward his audience. That kind of longevity, built on craft and goodwill rather than hype, earns my deepest respect.
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matthew Lillard
- Name (Japanese)
- マシュー・リラード
- Reading
- ましゅー・りらーど
- Born
- January 24, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Lansing, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / film director / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Foothill High School
- University
- Fullerton College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Scooby-Doo | — | |
| Notable work | Scooby-Doo | — | |
| Notable work | Return to Nim's Island | — | |
| Notable work | Scream | — | |
| Notable work | Serial Mom | — | |
| Notable work | Hackers | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- 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.