Matthew Lillard American Actor Born 1970 in Lansing

Matthew Lillard, born 24 January 1970 in Lansing, is an American actor. Audiences know him from Scream (1996) and Scooby-Doo (2002).

Early life

He studied at American Academy of Dramatic Arts, finishing in 1990; Foothill High School; and Circle in the Square Theatre School.

Career

Records list SK8-TV (1990) as his earliest screen credit. In the 1990s, he appeared in Twin Peaks (1990) and Scream 2 (1997). The 2000s brought House M.D. (2004) and Criminal Minds (2005). His 2010s credits include The Descendants (2011) and Trouble with the Curve (2012). During the 2020s, he worked on Scream (2022) and Five Nights at Freddy's (2023, as William Afton).

In all, 51 films and 11 TV series appear in his credits from 1990 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (10), followed by mystery (9) and comedy (8). The newest title on record is Scream 7, from 2026. Of his three titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Scooby-Doo (2002) has the highest, at $276 million. He is also credited as director on Fat Kid Rules the World.

Courteney Cox appears in five of his listed titles, including Scream 3 (2000). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Greg Grunberg (three titles) and Drew Barrymore (three titles). Wes Craven directed three of his titles on record. David Lynch is credited as director on two of them.

On Instagram, he has 2.4M followers (as of March 2026). Hackers, Serial Mom and Good Girls are listed among his notable work.

Personal life

He has 3 children on record.