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Thomas Ripley is the name of a literary character, and also the name of an English architect.
Character by Patricia Highsmith Thomas Ripley is the infamous protagonist of the Ripliad by Patricia Highsmith, and hence protagonist in several films spawned from the novels. He has been played by Matt Damon, John Malkovich, Dennis Hopper , Barry Pepper and Alain Delon.
Brought up in the United States by his grandmother, he left at 18 for Europe. Initially living in Italy, he had several abodes before settling down at his chateau named Belle Ombre on the outskirts of Villeperce, France.
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