Matt Rippy

Matt Rippy, is an American actor, born in Houston, Texas.[1] He is most known for his role as the 'real' Captain Jack Harkness in Torchwood in 2007. He also appears in the films Day of the Dead and Boogeyman 3.

Matthew Damon Rippy
Born
Houston, Texas
OccupationTelevision actor

In 1994, Rippy moved to England and joined 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 artifacts.

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.

In 2016, he appeared in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Corporal Rostok.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2001Beginner's LuckRichard
2004Beyond the SeaDavid Gershenson
2006 Nuremberg, Goering's Last Stand Lt. Jack 'Tex' Wheelis
2006PenelopeChauffeurUncredited
2008Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyNewscaster #4
2008The Dark KnightFirst Mate
2009Nativity!Harrison
2014Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitFBI Lead Agent Simmons – Dearborn
2014The Monuments MenColonel Gregg
2016Eddie the EagleUS Anchorman
2016Rogue OneCorporal Rostok
2017American AssassinUSS Flynn Captain
2017Hunter Killer
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References
  1. "Matt Rippy". IMDb. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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