Matthew Lillard | |
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Born | Matthew Lyn Lillard January 24, 1970 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
Education | Fullerton College American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse | Heather Helm (m. 2000) |
Children | 3 |
Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor. His early film work includes Chip Sutphin in Serial Mom (1994), Emmanuel "Cereal Killer" Goldstein in Hackers (1995), Stu Macher in Scream (1996), Stevo in SLC Punk! (1998), Brock Hudson in She's All That (1999), Dennis Rafkin in Thirteen Ghosts (2001), and Jerry Conlaine in Without a Paddle (2004). He is best known for portraying Shaggy Rogers in Scooby-Doo (2002) and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), and in animation, he has been the voice of Shaggy since Casey Kasem retired from the role in 2009. [1]
While much of his work is comedic in nature, Lillard has also given dramatic performances in films and shows such as The Descendants (2011), Trouble with the Curve (2012), Match (2014), and Twin Peaks: The Return (2017). Lillard also starred as Dean Boland in the television series Good Girls (2018–2021), and as William Afton in Five Nights at Freddy's (2023). He made his directorial debut with the coming-of-age drama Fat Kid Rules the World (2012). [2]
Lillard was born in Lansing, Michigan, on January 24, 1970, the son of Paula and Jeffrey Lillard (b. 1948), [3] [4] [5] and grew up in Tustin, California. [6] He has a younger sister, Amy, and attended Foothill High School in North Tustin, California. He later attended Fullerton College and then went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California, with fellow actor Paul Rudd. He also attended Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City.
After high school, Lillard was co-host of a short-lived TV show titled SK8-TV , and afterwards was hired as an extra in Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies Go to College (1991). In 1994, he was cast in the John Waters black comedy Serial Mom . The following year he was cast in five films, including Hackers , a thriller about a group of high school kids who thwart a multimillion-dollar corporate extortion conspiracy. In 1996, he was cast as Stu Macher in the horror film Scream . He also played Stevo in the independent film SLC Punk! , and supporting character Dennis Rafkin in Thirteen Ghosts . He was originally meant to reprise his role of Stu Macher in 2000's Scream 3 but the plans were changed. [7]
Lillard was cast as Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the 2002 live-action film Scooby-Doo: The Movie , a role he later reprised in the 2004 sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed . When Casey Kasem, who had voiced the character from the show's debut in 1969, retired in 2009 due to declining health, Lillard was chosen as his replacement and voiced Shaggy in the three subsequent animated series, Mystery Incorporated , Be Cool Scooby-Doo! , and Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? , as well as every animated direct-to-video film since 2010's Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo . [8] [9] [10] Lillard, however, did not voice Shaggy in the computer-animated 2020 Scooby-Doo reboot Scoob! , with the character instead being voiced by SNL alum Will Forte. [11] [12] Although Lillard was disappointed with the casting decision, he still wished the film good luck. [13] [14]
In 2011, Lillard guest starred on the Fox series House . [15] In 2011, he produced and directed his first feature film, Fat Kid Rules the World, based on the K. L. Going book of the same name. [16] Later that year, he appeared in the comedy-drama film The Descendants . [17] Lillard also reprised the voice role of Shaggy in the crossover episode in the television series Supernatural in 2018. [18]
In 2012, Lillard guest-starred in the Criminal Minds episode "The Apprenticeship". The following year, he played the role of Daniel Frye on the American TV series The Bridge . In 2014, Lillard starred as Peter in the animated film Under Wraps, alongside Brooke Shields and Drake Bell. In 2017, Lillard starred as William Hastings in the third season of Twin Peaks . The next year, he began co-starring as Christina Hendricks's cheating husband on the NBC series Good Girls .
In 2016, Lillard landed the recurring role of FBI undercover agent Luke Goshen in the Amazon Series, Bosch. Later in 2022, Lillard was cast for the live-action movie adaptation of the Five Nights at Freddy's series as Steve Raglan/William Afton.
In 2023, Matthew Lillard was cast in Mike Flanagan's The Life of Chuck . [19]
On August 26, 2000, Lillard married Heather Helm, with whom he has three children. They reside in Los Angeles. [20]
In October 2005, he participated in a Dungeons & Dragons tournament, against members of the Quest Club Gaming Organization, at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. [21] [22] Lillard has also played Dungeons & Dragons with the online series Dice, Camera, Action with Christopher Perkins as the Dungeon Master; [23] as well as with the Critical Role cast at a special one-shot with Sam Riegel as the Dungeon Master. [24]
Lillard was one of the co-founders of Beadle and Grimms, a company that publishes licensed expanded products, usually of a limited edition, from Wizards of the Coast games including Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. [25]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | SK8-TV | Himself (Host - Presenter) | 13 episodes |
1994 | Vanishing Son IV | Dawson | Television film |
1996 | If These Walls Could Talk | Abortion Protester | Segment: "1996" |
1997 | The Devil's Child | Tim | Television film |
Nash Bridges | Brian Van Pelt | Episode: "Gun Play" | |
2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Luc Fromage - character | Television film |
2003 | All That | Himself/Hairdresser | Episode: "Matthew Lillard/O-Town" |
2005, 2021 | American Dad! | Mars / Bruce | Voice; 2 episodes |
2005–2022 | Robot Chicken | Shaggy Rogers / Various roles | Voice; 9 episodes [ citation needed ] |
2006 | The Replacements | Trevor Bodie | Voice; 2 episodes |
13 Graves | Matthew McQueen | Television film | |
Eloise: The Animated Series | Monsieur Maurice Ducat | Voice; episode: "Little Miss Christmas" | |
2007 | Area 57 | Col. Steven Isaac | Pilot |
2008 | Gary Unmarried | Taylor | Episode: "Gary's Ex-Brother-In-Law" |
2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Chet | Episode: "Ballerina" |
Married Not Dead | Rob | Pilot | |
2010–2013 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Shaggy Rogers | Voice; 52 episodes |
2011 | House | Jack | Episode: "Larger Than Life" |
Generator Rex | Surge | Voice; episode: "Waste Land" | |
Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Shaggy Rogers | Voice; episode: "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!" | |
2011–2013 | Mad | Shaggy Rogers / Various roles | Voice; 2 episodes |
2012 | Samurai! Daycare | Ned | Voice; 9 episodes |
Leverage | Gabe Erickson | Episode: "The Real Fake Car Job" | |
Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games | Shaggy Rogers | Voice; Television special | |
Criminal Minds | David Roy Turner | Episode: "The Apprenticeship" | |
Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays | Shaggy Rogers | Voice; television special | |
2013 | I Am Victor | Elliot Moe | Pilot |
Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow | Shaggy Rogers | Voice; television special | |
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace | |||
2013–2014 | The Bridge | Daniel Frye | 24 episodes |
Beware the Batman | Dr. Jason Burr | Voice; 4 episodes | |
2014 | Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals | Shaggy Rogers | Voice; television special |
2014, 2016 | The Good Wife | Rowby Canton | 2 episodes |
2015 | State of Affairs | CIA Director DD Banks | 3 episodes |
Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie | Shaggy Rogers | Voice; television special | |
Lego Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror | |||
2015–2016 | Scooby-Doo! Lego Shorts | Voice; web shorts | |
2015–2018 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Voice; 52 episodes | |
2016–2017 | Bosch | Luke 'Lucky' Rykov | 8 episodes |
2016 | Halt and Catch Fire | Ken Diebold | 4 episodes |
2017 | All Hail King Julien | Ned | Voice; 2 episodes |
Twin Peaks | William Hastings | 4 episodes | |
2018 | Halfway There | Jimmy Bishop | Pilot |
Supernatural | Shaggy Rogers | Voice; episode: "Scoobynatural" | |
2018–2021 | Good Girls | Dean Boland | 34 episodes |
2019 | FBI | Thomas Gillman/Venutti | Episode: "Most Wanted" |
Teen Titans Go! | Shaggy Rogers | Voice; episode: "Cartoon Feud" | |
2019–2021 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who | Shaggy Rogers / Various roles | Voice; 52 episodes |
2020 | Barkskins | Gus Lafarge | 3 episodes |
2021 | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! | Shaggy Rogers / Himself | Voice; television special |
2022 | Billions | Ron Chestnut | Episode: "Johnny Favorite" |
2023 | True Lies | Nathan "The Wolf" | Episode: "Rival Companions" [29] |
The Boulet Brothers’ Halfway to Halloween TV Special | Himself | [30] | |
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula | Himself | Guest Judge; Episode: "Children of the Can" | |
2024 | Jellystone! | Shaggy Rogers | Voice; episode: "Frankenhooky" |
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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2004 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed – The Video Game | Shaggy Rogers | |
2010 | Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp | ||
2014 | Scooby-Doo & Looney Tunes Cartoon Universe: Adventure | ||
2015 | My Friend Scooby-Doo! | ||
Lego Dimensions | |||
2018 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Cases | ||
2022 | MultiVersus | [31] |
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