Matt Rippy

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-01-26 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

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 revea...

Acting

2014

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

as FBI Lead Agent Simmons - Dearborn

2008

Day of the Dead

as Doctor Logan

2008

2006

Nuremberg: Goering's Last Stand

as Lt. Jack 'Tex' Wheelis

2014

2015

Roboshark

as Rick

2006

Penelope

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

2008

The Dark Knight

as First Mate

2009

Nativity!

as Harrison

2024

The Garfield Movie

as Spanish Find My Pet Voice / Farmhand (voice)

2016

Eddie the Eagle

as US Anchorman

2017

American Assassin

as USS Flynn Captain

2005

The Poseidon Adventure

as Lieutenant Mercer

2016

A Very British Deterrent

as John F Kennedy

2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

as Corporal Rostock

2004

Beyond the Sea

as David Gershenson

2014

The Monuments Men

as Colonel Gregg

2001

Hotel!

as Agent Allright

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