Early life

Dillon was born in New Rochelle, New York, the son of Mary Ellen, a homemaker, and Paul Dillon, a portrait painter, sales manager, and golf coach at Fordham University. He is the younger brother of actor Matt Dillon. Both brothers attended Mamaroneck High School. His paternal grandmother was the sister of comic strip artist Alex Raymond, the creator of Flash Gordon.

Career

Dillon began acting in both television and films in the 1980s and first received wide attention for his role as the psychopathic soldier Bunny in the 1986 film Platoon. In 1983, Dillon played Arnold Norberry in the TV Movie No Big Deal. In 1988, he portrayed Brian Flagg in a remake of the 1958 American science fiction film The Blob. The remake flopped, earning only 8.2 million against a budget of 19 million, although in recent years it has gained a devoted cult following. Other notable film roles from that period included War Party (1988), No Escape (1994), and The Doors (1991), in which he played drummer John Densmore.

Much of Dillon's 2000s work has been in television, including the CBS series That's Life as Paul DeLucca and the Fox series 24 as Lonnie McRae. He appeared in the 2006 film Poseidon, a remake of the The Poseidon Adventure, and on Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf on The Golf Channel in April 2010.

Dillon co-starred on the HBO hit comedy series Entourage playing Johnny "Drama" Chase, for which he received a 2007, 2008, and 2009 Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination in 2008. The series ended on September 11, 2011. Dillon reprised his role as Johnny Chase in the series' film adaptation, Entourage (2015).

Dillon appeared in the CBS comedy How to Be a Gentleman, but the planned series was cancelled after two episodes.

Personal life

On April 21, 2006, Dillon married model/actress Jane Stuart in Las Vegas. Entourage cast member Jerry Ferrara was his best man and Kevin Connolly, another series co-star, walked Stuart down the aisle after Dillon shouted "Victory!" (a tribute to his character's work on the metafictional TV series Viking Quest). In May 2006, Jane gave birth to their daughter, Ava, in Los Angeles. Dillon has another daughter, Amy, from a previous relationship. Dillon and Stuart currently reside in New York City.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	No Big Deal	Arnold Norberry	Television movie
1985	Heaven Help Us	Rooney
1986	The Delta Force	Delta Force Member	Uncredited
1986	Platoon	Bunny
1988	Remote Control	Cosmo
1988	The Rescue	J.J. Merrill	Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor - Motion Picture Drama
1988	The Blob	Brian Flagg
1988	War Party	Skitty Harris
1989	Immediate Family	Sam	Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1989	When He's Not a Stranger	Rick	Television movie Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor - Television Movie, Pilot or Special
1991	The Doors	John Densmore
1992	A Midnight Clear	Cpl. Mel Avakin
1992	Frankie's House	Sean Flynn
1994	No Escape	Casey
1995	Dangerous Kiss	Cadet
1996	True Crime	Tony Campbell
1996	The Pathfinder	Pathfinder/Hawkeye
1996	Gone in the Night	David Dowaliby
1997	Stag	Dan Kane
1998	Misbegotten	Billy Crapshoot
1999	Hidden Agenda	David McLean
2006	The Foursome	Rick Foster
2006	Poseidon	Lucky Larry
2009	Hotel for Dogs	Carl Scudder
2013	Compulsion	Fred
2014	The Throwaways	Dan Fisher
2015	Entourage	Johnny 'Drama' Chase
2015	Underdogs	Old Jake

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Tales from the Crypt	Les Wilton	Episode: "House of Horror"
1998-2000	NYPD Blue	Off. Neil Baker	3 episodes
2000-2002	That's Life	Paul DeLucca	34 episodes
2003	24	Lonnie McRae	3 episodes
2003	Karen Sisco	Bob Salcheck	Episode: "Dumb Bunnies"
2004-2011	Entourage	Johnny 'Drama' Chase	96 episodes Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Chemistry Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Sidekick
2011-2012	How to Be a Gentleman	Bert Lansing	9 episodes

[ Source: Wikipedia ]