Matt Rippy
Known for

Acting

Credits

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Gender

Man

Birthday

Jan 26, 1968 (56)

Place of birth

Houston, Texas, USA

Also known as
Matthew Damon Rippy
Matthew Rippy

Matt Rippy

Biography

Matt Rippy, is an American actor, born in Houston, Texas. He is most known for his role as the 'real' Captain Jack Harkness in Torchwood in 2006. He also appears in the films Day of the Dead and Boogeyman 3. In 1994, Rippy moved to England and was a member of the theatre group the Reduced Shakespeare Company. In a recent television appearance, Rippy portrayed the namesake of Jack Harkness of Torchwood in the first series' twelfth episode Captain Jack Harkness. In the episode, Captain Jack (Rippy) was a young American volunteer serving as an RAF Group Captain stationed in Cardiff. He was in a heterosexual relationship, and was eventually revealed to be attracted to Torchwood's Jack, who after an unfortunate "temporal shift", landed in 1941 during the height of the Cardiff blitz. Matt Rippy also starred in the fourth series of Ultimate Force, in the final episode, "Slow Bomb". He appeared in an episode of the BBC's Bonekickers on 29 July 2008. He appeared in episode 4, "The Cradle of Civilisation" as an illegal looter of Babylonian artefacts. In 2008 Rippy appeared in The Dark Knight, as the first mate aboard a hostage ship of convicts, as a newscaster in Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and in a brief cameo role in Penelope starring Christina Ricci. In 2010, he appeared as a Punter named "Jesse", in the premiere of the third season of Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Rippy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
De Gaulle – Partie 1 : La France LibreFrank McSherry
2024The Garfield MovieSpanish Find My Pet Voice / Farmhand (voice)
2021A Very British ScandalCharles Sweeny
2017American AssassinUSS Flynn Captain
2017RansomDylan Figgis
2016Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryCorporal Rostock
2016Eddie the EagleUS Anchorman
2016The CrownUS Intelligence Officer
2016A Very British DeterrentJohn F Kennedy
2015RobosharkRick
2014The Monuments MenColonel Gregg
2014Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitFBI Lead Agent Simmons - Dearborn
2014Crystal SkullsTerry
2009Nativity!Harrison
2008The Dark KnightFirst Mate
2008Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyNewscaster
2008Day of the DeadDoctor Logan
2008Boogeyman 3Kane
2008Bonekickers
2007Secret Diary of a Call GirlJesse
2006PenelopeChauffeur (uncredited)
2006TorchwoodThe Captain
2006Nuremberg: Goering's Last StandLt. Jack 'Tex' Wheelis
2006Cracker: Nine ElevenMolloy
2005The Poseidon AdventureLieutenant Mercer
2005I Shouldn't Be Alive
2004Beyond the SeaDavid Gershenson
2001Hotel!Agent Allright
1997Jonathan CreekBronson Peterman
1993CrackerAmerican Comedian
1993Goodnight Sweetheart