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Matt Damon
Actor, Writer, Producer, Editor
Born October 8, 1970 (51 years)
Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among Forbes' most bankable stars, the films in which he has appeared have collectively earned over $3.88 billion at the North American box office, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award from five nominations, and two Golden Globe Awards. He also received three BAFTA Award nominations, seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and six Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Damon began his acting career by appearing in high school theater productions. He made his professional acting debut in the film Mystic Pizza (1988). He came to prominence in 1997 when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay. He continued to garner praise from critics for his roles as the title character in Saving Private Ryan (1998), the antihero in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), a fallen angel in Dogma (1999), an energy analyst in Syriana (2005), a corrupt Irish-American policeman in The Departed (2006), and race car driver Carroll Shelby in Ford v Ferrari (2019).
Damon is also known for his starring roles as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise (2002–2016), and as con man Linus Caldwell in the Ocean's trilogy (2001–2007). He had a supporting role as rugby player Francois Pienaar in Invictus (2009) and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his leading role as an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian (2015). Damon portrayed Scott Thorson in the biopic Behind the Candelabra (2013) and produced the reality series Project Greenlight (2001–2015) as well as the film Manchester by the Sea (2016).
Filmography
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder · as Actor Loki |
| 2022 | Loving Highsmith · as Tom Ripley |
| 2021 | The Last Duel · as Sir Jean de Carrouges |
| 2021 | No Sudden Move · as Mike Lowen (uncredited) |
| 2021 | Stillwater · as Bill Baker |
| 2021 | Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2019 | Ford v Ferrari · as Carroll Shelby |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot · as Loki |
| 2018 | Deadpool 2 · as Redneck #2 |
| 2018 | Unsane · as Detective Ferguson |
| 2018 | Once Upon a Deadpool · as Redneck #2 |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok · as Actor Loki (uncredited) |
| 2017 | Downsizing · as Paul Safranek |
| 2017 | BOSTON: An American Running Story · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Suburbicon · as Gardner Lodge |
| 2016 | The Great Wall · as William Garin |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne · as Jason Bourne |
| 2016 | Ares III: The Untold Story · as Mark Watney |
| 2016 | Backpack Full of Cash · as Narrator |
| 2015 | The Martian · as Mark Watney |
| 2014 | The Monuments Men · as Lt. James Granger |
| 2014 | Interstellar · as Dr. Mann |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Elysium · as Max |
| 2013 | Behind the Candelabra · as Scott Thorson |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem · as Management |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy · as (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Promised Land · as Steve Butler |
| 2012 | House of Lies (TV Series) · as Matt Damon |
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau · as David Norris |
| 2011 | Contagion · as Mitch Emhoff |
| 2011 | Margaret · as Aaron Caije |
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two · as Bill (voice) |
| 2011 | We Bought a Zoo · as Benjamin Mee |
| 2011 | American Teacher · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2010 | Green Zone · as Roy Miller |
| 2010 | Hereafter · as George Lonegan |
| 2010 | True Grit · as LaBoeuf |
| 2010 | Inside Job · as Narrator |
| 2009 | The Informant! · as Mark Whitacre |
| 2009 | Invictus · as Francois Pienaar |
| 2008 | Ponyo · as Kôichi |
| 2008 | Che: Part Two · as Fr. Schwartz |
| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen · as Linus Caldwell |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum · as Jason Bourne |
| 2007 | Running the Sahara · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Youth Without Youth · as Life Magazine Reporter |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd · as Edward Bell Wilson |
| 2006 | The Departed · as Staff Sgt. Colin Sullivan |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Carol |
| 2005 | Syriana · as Bryan Woodman |
| 2005 | The Brothers Grimm · as Wilhelm Grimm |
| 2005 | De Wereld Draait Door (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | NY Indies · as actor |
| 2004 | Ocean's Twelve · as Linus Caldwell |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy · as Jason Bourne |
| 2004 | Jersey Girl · as PR Exec #2 |
| 2004 | EuroTrip · as Donny |
| 2004 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train · as Unknown |
| 2004 | Entourage (TV Series) · as Matt Damon |
| 2003 | Journey To Planet Earth (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2003 | Stuck on You · as Bob |
| 2002 | Gerry · as Gerry |
| 2002 | The Bourne Identity · as Jason Bourne |
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind · as Bachelor Matt |
| 2002 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron · as Spirit (voice) |
| 2002 | The Third Wheel · as Kevin |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven · as Linus Caldwell |
| 2001 | The Majestic · as Luke Trimble (voice) |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back · as Matt Damon / Will Hunting (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Finding Forrester · as Steven Sanderson |
| 2000 | Titan A.E. · as Cale Tucker (voice) |
| 2000 | All the Pretty Horses · as John Grady |
| 2000 | The Legend of Bagger Vance · as Rannulph Junuh |
| 1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley · as Tom Ripley |
| 1999 | Dogma · as Loki |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan · as Private James Francis Ryan |
| 1998 | Rounders · as Mike McDermott |
| 1998 | Will & Grace (TV Series) · as Owen |
| 1997 | Good Will Hunting · as Will Hunting |
| 1997 | Chasing Amy · as Shawn Oran |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker · as Rudy Baylor |
| 1996 | Courage Under Fire · as Ilario |
| 1996 | Arthur (TV Series) · as Matt Damon |
| 1995 | Glory Daze · as Edgar Pudwhacker |
| 1995 | The Good Old Boys · as Cotton Calloway |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend · as 2nd Lt. Britton Davis |
| 1992 | School Ties · as Charlie Dillon |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1989 | Field of Dreams · as Baseball Fan at Fenway Park (uncredited) |
| 1988 | Mystic Pizza · as Steamer |
| 1988 | The Good Mother · as Extra |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Unknown |