Matthew Lyn Lillard is an American actor, director, and producer. His early film roles include the black comedy Serial Mom (1994) and the crime thriller Hackers (1995). He achieved a career breakthrough for his portrayal of Stu Macher in the slasher film Scream (1996), which bolstered Lillard into the mainstream. Afterwards, he starred in the television drama If These Walls Could Talk (1996), the comedy drama SLC Punk! (1998), the teen comedy She's All That (1999), and the adventure comedy Without a Paddle (2004).