Ryan Philippe is best known for his role as Sebastian in the movie Cruel Intentions.  Born on September 10, 1974, he grew up in New Castle, Delaware and began his acting career in 1968 with the soap opera “One Life to Live”.  His role in the soap was a major one – Billy Douglas, the first gay teenager in American daytime television.  After several roles in TV shows and small parts in movies, he starred in movies of his own, beginning with White Squall in 1996 then Nowhere and I Know What You Did Last Summer in 1997.  In July 1999 he married his co-star in Cruel Intentions, actress Reese Witherspoon.  Their daughter Ava was born in September of that year and their second child Deacon in 2003.  They formally announced their divorce in 2003.