Matt Dillon (February 18, 1964) is an actor born in New Rochelle, New York, USA

His first notable roles were in a series of "teen" themed movies, but he won critical acclaim for his performance as Bob in Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy.

He also wrote and directed the 2002 film City of Ghosts, starring himself, James Caan and Gérard Depardieu.

Filmography

• City of Ghosts (2002)
• Deuces Wild (2002)
• One Night at McCool's (2001)
• There's Something About Mary (1998)
• Wild Things (1998)
• In & Out (1997)
• Albino Alligator (1996)
• Grace of My Heart (1996)
• Beautiful Girls (1996)
• Frankie Starlight (1995)
• To Die For (1995)
• Golden Gate (1994)
• Mr. Wonderful (1993)
• The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
• Singles (1992)
• Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991) (TV)
• A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
• Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
• Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
• Kansas (1988)
• The Big Town (1987)
• Native Son (1986)
• Rebel (1985)
• Target (1985)
• The Flamingo Kid (1984)
• Rumble Fish (1983)
• The Outsiders (1983)
• Tex (1982)
• The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters (1982) (TV)
• Liar's Moon (1981)
• My Bodyguard (1980)
• Little Darlings (1980)
• Over the Edge (1979)

• There is also a computer scientist named Matt Dillon, founder of the DragonFlyBSD project.
• Matt Dillon is also the name of the main character in the long-running radio and television western drama Gunsmoke.