1. Matthew Lillard is perhaps best known for his role as Shaggy Rogers in the live-action movies Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed as well as in certain animated releases, with the actor serving as the voice of Shaggy since Casey Kasem retired from the role in 2009.
Matthew Lillard starred as Dean Boland in the television series Good Girls.
Matthew Lillard made his directorial debut with the coming-of-age drama Fat Kid Rules the World.
Matthew Lillard has a younger sister, Amy, and attended Foothill High School in North Tustin, California.
Matthew Lillard later attended Fullerton College and then went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California, with fellow actor Paul Rudd.
Matthew Lillard attended Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City.
Matthew Lillard was originally meant to reprise his role of Stu Macher in 2000's Scream 3 but the plans were changed.
Matthew Lillard was cast as Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the 2002 live-action film Scooby-Doo, a role he later reprised in the 2004 sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
In 2011, Matthew Lillard guest starred on the Fox series House.
Matthew Lillard reprised the voice role of Shaggy in the crossover episode in the television series Supernatural in 2018.
In 2012, Matthew Lillard guest-starred in the Criminal Minds episode "The Apprenticeship".
In 2014, Matthew Lillard starred as Peter in the animated film Under Wraps, alongside Brooke Shields and Drake Bell.
In 2017, Matthew Lillard starred as William Hastings in the third season of Twin Peaks.
In 2016, Matthew Lillard landed the recurring role of FBI undercover agent Luke Goshen in the Amazon Series, Bosch.
In 2022, Matthew Lillard was cast for the live-action movie adaptation of the Five Nights at Freddy's video game series.
Matthew Lillard gained renewed recognition for his role as William Afton, a manipulative serial killer, in Five Nights at Freddy's.
Matthew Lillard has credited his children as inspiring him both to take on the role and to give a dominating, assertive performance as the franchise's overarching villain.
In January 2025, it was announced that Matthew Lillard was returning to the Scream franchise for its seventh entry, having previously played Stuart 'Stu' Macher in the first film.
Matthew Lillard was one of the co-founders of Beadle and Grimms, a company that publishes licensed expanded products, usually of a limited edition, from Wizards of the Coast games including Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering.
Matthew Lillard co-founded the company Find Familiar Spirits, which develops and sells specialized alcoholic beverages.