Matt Rippy

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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...

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TorchwoodSeries • 2006The CrownSeries • 2016The Dark KnightMovie • 2008FBI: InternationalSeries • 2021RansomSeries • 2017The Garfield MovieMovie • 2024Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryMovie • 2016Jack Ryan: Shadow RecruitMovie • 2014De Gaulle: RésistanceMovie • 2026Secret Diary of a Call GirlSeries • 2007American AssassinMovie • 2017Goodnight SweetheartSeries • 1993De Gaulle: LibertéMovie • 2026Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyMovie • 2008Animal FarmMovie • 2026The Monuments MenMovie • 2014Eddie the EagleMovie • 2016PenelopeMovie • 2006A Very British ScandalSeries • 2021I Shouldn't Be AliveSeries • 2005PressSeries • 2018Day of the DeadMovie • 2008The Poseidon AdventureMovie • 2005Crystal SkullsMovie • 2014