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Matthew Lillard

Matthew Lillard

71 movies on Netflix

Biography

The American actor, director and producer Matthew Lillard grew up in Tustin, California and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He began with small parts, appearing in Serial Mom (1994) and Hackers (1995), and broke through as Stu Macher in Scream (1996), which made him a scream king. He followed it with SLC Punk! (1998), She's All That (1999), Thirteen Ghosts (2001), and Without a Paddle (2004). He played Shaggy Rogers in the live-action Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), then became the character's official animated voice in 2009. He moved into dramatic roles in Trouble with the Curve (2012) and Match (2014) and starred in the series Good Girls from 2018 to 2021. He gained renewed recognition as William Afton in Five Nights at Freddy's (2023), and he directed the feature Fat Kid Rules the World.

56years old

Turns 57 on January 24in 75 days

  • Born Lansing
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Also credited as Matthew Lyn Lillard

Movie Career

Films
71
Career span
36 years1990 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A first

    Lillard was chosen to take over as the voice of Shaggy in animated Scooby-Doo projects after Casey Kasem, who had voiced the character since the show's 1969 debut, retired in 2009.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Will Forte, an SNL alum, took on the role of Shaggy in the animated Scooby-Doo reboot Scoob! instead of Lillard. Lillard felt disappointed about the casting choice, yet he wished the film good luck.

  3. Early training

    Lillard studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California, alongside Paul Rudd, and he also went to Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City.

  4. First role

    Lillard co-hosted SK8-TV, a short-lived TV show, after finishing high school. He was later hired as an extra in the 1991 film Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies Go to College.

  5. Behind the camera

    In 2011, Lillard made his directorial debut with the feature film Fat Kid Rules the World, which he also produced. The movie adapts the book of the same name by K. L. Going.

  6. Behind the camera

    Lillard helped start Beadle and Grimm's, a company that puts out licensed expanded products, often limited edition, based on Wizards of the Coast games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering.

Matthew Lillard movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Scream1996 Horror, Mysteryas Stuart

    IMDb rating 7.4453K votes

  2. Scooby-Doo2002 Adventure, Comedy, Mysteryas Shaggy

    IMDb rating 5.4144K votes

  3. Five Nights at Freddy's2023as Steve Raglan / William Afton

    IMDb rating 5.4144K votes

  4. Thir13en Ghosts2001as Rafkin

    IMDb rating 5.7103K votes

  5. Hackers1995as Cereal

    IMDb rating 6.283K votes

  6. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed2004as Shaggy

    IMDb rating 5.474K votes

  7. Without a Paddle2004as Jerry Conlaine

    IMDb rating 5.955K votes

  8. SLC Punk1998as Stevo

    IMDb rating 7.336K votes

Most often with

Ethan Spaulding directed four of these films, Cecilia Aranovich four and Raja Gosnell two. Two actors appear in 27 of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Frank Welker, 27 films togetherSee the 27 films with Frank WelkerGrey Griffin, 27 films togetherSee the 27 films with Grey GriffinKate Micucci, 13 films togetherSee the 13 films with Kate MicucciMindy Cohn, 13 films togetherSee the 13 films with Mindy CohnJeff Bennett, 12 films togetherSee the 12 films with Jeff BennettFred Tatasciore, 9 films togetherSee the 9 films with Fred TatascioreEthan SpauldingDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Ethan SpauldingCecilia AranovichDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Cecilia AranovichRaja GosnellDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Raja Gosnell

Films together

Box office

What Matthew Lillard's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.9 billion

26 of the 70 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 70 films: 26 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 28 never in cinemas; 13 figure not found.

  • 26Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 28Never in cinemas
  • 13Figure not found

Top grosser

Five Nights at Freddy's2023as Steve Raglan / William Afton$297 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 83% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Five Nights at Freddy's2023as Steve Raglan / William Afton
    $297M15.9% of the total
  2. 2
    Scooby-Doo2002as Shaggy
    $276M14.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Five Nights at Freddy's 22025as William Afton / Yellow Rabbit
    $240M12.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Scream 72026as Stu Macher
    $214M11.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed2004as Shaggy
    $181M9.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Scream1996as Stuart
    $173M9.2% of the total
  7. 7
    She's All That1999as Brock Hudson
    $103M5.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Without a Paddle2004as Jerry Conlaine
    $70M3.7% of the total
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), $68.5 millionThir13en Ghosts (2001), $68.5 millionTrouble with the Curve (2012), $49.0 millionThe Life of Chuck (2025), $19.7 millionSummer Catch (2001), $19.7 millionMad Love (1995), $15.5 millionIn the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007), $13.1 millionSenseless (1998), $13.0 millionWicker Park (2004), $13.0 millionWing Commander (1999), $11.6 millionThe Perfect Score (2004), $10.9 millionSerial Mom (1994), $7.8 millionHackers (1995), $7.6 millionWithout Limits (1998), $777,423Love's Labour's Lost (2000), $300,000SLC Punk (1998), $299,200

$319 millionfrom the other 18 films with a worldwide figure, 17% of the total

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