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Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) 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 as a scream king. Afterwards, he starred in prominent roles in SLC Punk! (1998), She's All That (1999), Thirteen Ghosts (2001), and Without a Paddle (2004). He portrayed Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the live-action movies Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), and then later voiced the character in several animated releases, serving as the voice of Shaggy since Casey Kasem retired from the role in 2009. Starting in the 2010s, Lillard was more frequently cast in dramatic roles, in films such as The Descendants (2011), Trouble with the Curve (2012), Match (2014), and Twin Peaks: The Return (2017). He also starred in the NBC series Good Girls (2018–2021). Lillard gained renewed recognition for playing William Afton in the horror film Five Nights at Freddy's (2023); that same year, The Hollywood Reporter praised his return to mainstream popular culture. He has since starred in the fantasy drama film The Life of Chuck (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthew Lillard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Matthew Lillard
William Afton / Springtrap
for William Afton / Springtrap in The Mansion of Silent Strings
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The Mansion of Silent Strings is a 2027 American musical supernatural horror film written and directed by Gore Verbinski from a story by Scott Cawthon based on Five Nights at Freddy's characters. Produced by Blumhouse Productions and distributed by Universal pictures, it is the first installment in the Fazbear Music Box franchise. The film stars Isabelle Fuhrman in the main role, supported by Xochitl Gomez, Finn Wolfhard, Julian Dennison, Asher Angel, Ella Anderson, Mary-Louise Parker, Wes Bentley, Pedro Pascal, and Matthew Lillard reprising his role as William Afton. It follows a group of five teenagers who enter the old, haunted mansion of the Emily family, only to find themselves trapped inside by the supernatural entity who emerges from the house's music box once it stops playing. The Mansion of Silent Strings had its world premiere at the 84th Venice International Film Festival on October 1st, 2027, and was released theatrically on November 9th; the film received generally positive reviews from critics, audiences, and fans, who particularly lauded Fuhrman's performance, storyline, haunting atmosphere, scares, the dark tone, and Hans Zimmer's score. Lillard's return as Afton was also well-received. The opening scene of the film was particularly lauded as well, noting it for starting with an eerie music box playing and then suddenly stopping, only to start back up again. It was a financial success, grossing over $683 million worldwide at the box-office, making it the highest-grossing film by Blumhouse. A sequel is in development.
