Matthew Lillard

Matthew Lillard is one of the truly underrated actors of his generation. Often typecast as the twitchy sidekick or insane friend (or both!), when he's allowed to shine on his own, Lillard shows not only a great ability for comedy, but also a great ability to play dark and creepy -- he is able to showcase both of these abilities in the 2001 remake Thir13en Ghosts as ghost hunter Dennis Rafkin. Although most people wouldn't consider a cheesy horror movie to be the place to make a name for oneself, Lillard shows a range of emotion in this one film he's seldom been able to relay in his major endeavors. Lillard often plays a character that fans love to hate, but in his portrayal of a psychic tormented by his powers, he allows his fans to see that he's more than just a jumpy face. On the flipside of that coin, we've got Lillard's performance in the dark college comedy The Curve, which showed a darker side to Michael Vartan and Keri Russell as well. Lillard was downright creepy in this film, which was accentuated by the crew's continuance on focussing the camera on facial shots.



If any doubt existed in my mind to Matthew's talents, that was erased after having seen him in the Scooby Doo movies. Although not a particular fan of the films (they're not bad, just not my taste), Lillard's take on Shaggy was amazing. As a fan of the series throughout my childhood years, I was amazed at how close Lillard came to capturing the character. Anyone who can do that as well as play the creepily dark Tim and the tragically tortured Rafkin definitely deserves a second look. Unfortunately, Matthew seems relegated to films that focus on his comedic timing rather than his acting skills.

Whatever the role, he is it. He changes from Horror to Comedy to Romance to whatever. Even Romantic Comedies. With absolutely no problem. I recommend to anyone, see his movies, shows etc, you will love him!! She's all that: classic, Scream:Personal favourite, he makes the movie great, he makes it fun and full of life. Go Matt!!

Matthew Lillard is such an underrated comedic actor. He has been in a ton of movies, though not always as the star, but in each picture, he delivers a great, almost off-beat performance. Of all his movies, my favorite was "Without a Paddle."

Prior to Scooby Doo I have seen other roles of his including 13 Gohsts, SLC Punk,Summer Catch (ect) and never really thought much other than "Gosh, he's annoying as hell!" Then, at the age of 13 Scooby Doo came along and I fell for him HARD!!!! I've always been a Scoob fan and Shaggy was just the grooviest,goofy,cool cat ever. Matt pulled of Shaggy brilliantly! He even added alittle more that I can't quite put my finger on. He was even better than the cartoon version (and hotter,too!) He was so sweet,charming,childlike,endearing.....just GAH! I am 17 now and my crush has begun to die down alittle because he's gone right back to annoying roles (accept for Without a Paddle). I hope he does a Scooby Doo 3 so I can ogle after his long hair,bellbottoms,swanky walk,and groovy talk.