Phillippe taking acting break

Ryan Phillippe is taking a "good long break" from acting to spend more time with his two children.

Phillippe and wife Reese Witherspoon split in October and he wants to focus all his energy on their children - seven-year-old Ava and three-year-old Deacon.

He explains: "(Being) a dad, that is number one on my mind right now."

The 32-year-old has worked on three films in the past year and a half and decided for now "the career takes a back seat."

The Flags Of Our Fathers star adds: "The opportunities I've had recently have been the best of my career.

"(But) it's the last thing on my mind right now, considering what I'm going through in my personal life."