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Matt Damon

Actor, Writer, Producer, EditorBorn October 8, 1970 (54 years)
Matthew Paige Damon (/ˈdeɪmən/ DAY-mən; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. He was ranked among Forbes' most bankable stars in 2007 and, in 2010, was one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He has received various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards.

Damon made his acting debut in the film Mystic Pizza (1988) before gaining prominence in 1997 when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, which won them the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. He established himself as a leading man by starring as Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise (2002–2007; 2016), and Linus Caldwell in the Ocean'strilogy (2001–2007). He received a nomination for an Academy Award. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for playing an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian (2015). He also acted in The Rainmaker (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Syriana (2005), The Departed(2006), The Informant! (2009), Invictus (2009), True Grit (2010), Contagion (2011), Ford v Ferrari(2019), Stillwater (2021), Air (2023), and Oppenheimer (2023), the last of which is his highest-grossing feature.

On television, Damon portrayed Scott Thorson in the HBO biopic Behind the Candelabra (2013), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. He was Emmy-nominated for his guest role in 30 Rock in 2011 and hosting Saturday Night Live in 2019. He also produced the reality series Project Greenlight (2001–2015) and the film Manchester by the Sea (2016). Damon has performed voice-over work in both animated and documentary films and established two production companies with Affleck, Artists Equity, and  Pearl Street Films. He has been involved in charitable work with organizations including the One Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, Feeding America, and Water.org.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Majestic
  • The Zero Theorem
  • Feast
  • Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
  • Gerry

Known For

  • Good Will Hunting
  • The Martian
  • The Departed
  • The Bourne Ultimatum
  • The Bourne Identity
  • The Bourne Supremacy
  • Ford v Ferrari
  • Elysium
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley
  • Oppenheimer
  • The Adjustment Bureau
  • Jason Bourne
  • Air
  • The Last Duel
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • Rounders
  • Contagion
  • We Bought a Zoo
  • The Good Shepherd
  • The Great Wall
  • Green Zone
  • Ocean's Twelve
  • Downsizing

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2026
    The Odyssey · as Odysseus
    2025
    2024
    The Instigators · as Rory
    2024
    IF · as Flower (voice)
    2024
    Drive-Away Dolls · as Senator Gary Channel
    2023
    Oppenheimer · as Leslie Groves
    2023
    2023
    Air · as Sonny Vaccaro
    2022
    Thor: Love and Thunder · as Actor Loki
    2021
    The Last Duel · as Sir Jean De Carrouges
    2021
    Stillwater · as Bill Baker
    2021
    No Sudden Move · as Mike Lowen (uncredited)
    2019
    2019
    Ford v Ferrari · as Carroll Shelby
    2019
    2018
    Once Upon a Deadpool · as Redneck #2
    2018
    2018
    Deadpool 2 · as Redneck #2
    2018
    Unsane · as Detective Ferguson
    2017
    Downsizing · as Paul Safranek
    2017
    Suburbicon · as Gardner Lodge
    2017
    Thor: Ragnarok · as Actor Loki (uncredited)
    2017
    BOSTON: An American Running Story · as Narrator (voice)
    2016
    The Great Wall · as William
    2016
    Backpack Full of Cash · as Narrator
    2016
    Jason Bourne · as Jason Bourne
    2016
    Ares III: The Untold Story · as Mark Watney
    2015
    The Martian · as Mark Watney
    2014
    Interstellar · as Mann
    2014
    2014
    The Monuments Men · as Lt. James Granger
    2013
    The Zero Theorem · as Management
    2013
    Elysium · as Max
    2013
    Behind the Candelabra · as Scott Thorson
    2012
    Promised Land · as Steve Butler
    2012
    Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Loki Actor (archive Footage)
    2012
    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage)
    2011
    We Bought a Zoo · as Benjamin Mee
    2011
    Happy Feet Two · as Bill (voice)
    2011
    Margaret · as Aaron Caije
    2011
    American Teacher · as Narrator (voice)
    2011
    Contagion · as Mitch Emhoff
    2011
    The Adjustment Bureau · as David Norris
    2010
    True Grit · as Laboeuf
    2010
    Hereafter · as George Lonegan
    2010
    Green Zone · as Roy Miller
    2010
    Inside Job · as Narrator
    2009
    Invictus · as Francois Pienaar
    2009
    The Informant! · as Mark Whitacre
    2008
    Che: Part Two · as Fr. Schwartz
    2008
    Ponyo · as Kôichi
    2007
    Youth Without Youth · as Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited)
    2007
    The Bourne Ultimatum · as Jason Bourne
    2007
    Ocean's Thirteen · as Linus Caldwell
    2007
    Running the Sahara · as Narrator
    2007
    2006
    The Good Shepherd · as Edward Bell Wilson
    2006
    30 Rock (TV Series) · as Carol Burnett
    2006
    The Departed · as Colin
    2005
    SNL Digital Shorts (TV Series)
    2005
    Syriana · as Bryan Woodman
    2005
    2005
    The Brothers Grimm · as Wilhelm Grimm
    2004
    Ocean's Twelve · as Linus Caldwell
    2004
    2004
    The Bourne Supremacy · as Jason Bourne
    2004
    2004
    Jersey Girl · as Pr Exec #2
    2004
    EuroTrip · as Donny
    2003
    Stuck on You · as Bob
    2003
    Journey To Planet Earth (TV Series) · as Narrator
    2002
    2002
    Gerry · as Gerry
    2002
    The Bourne Identity · as Jason Bourne
    2002
    The Third Wheel · as Kevin (uncredited)
    2002
    2001
    The Majestic · as Luke Trimble (voice)
    2001
    Ocean's Eleven · as Linus Caldwell
    2001
    Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back · as Matt Damon / Will Hunting
    2000
    Finding Forrester · as Steven Sanderson
    2000
    All the Pretty Horses · as John Grady
    2000
    The Legend of Bagger Vance · as Rannulph Junuh
    2000
    Titan A.E. · as Cale Tucker (voice)
    2000
    1999
    The Talented Mr. Ripley · as Tom Ripley
    1999
    Dogma · as Loki
    1998
    Will & Grace (TV Series) · as Owen
    1998
    Rounders · as Mike Mcdermott
    1998
    Saving Private Ryan · as Private Ryan
    1997
    Good Will Hunting · as Will Hunting
    1997
    The Rainmaker · as Rudy Baylor
    1997
    Chasing Amy · as Shawn Oran
    1996
    Courage Under Fire · as Ilario
    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
    1990
    Rising Son · as Charlie Robinson
    1989
    Field of Dreams · as Baseball Fan At Fenway Park (uncredited)
    1988
    The Good Mother · as Extra
    1988
    Mystic Pizza · as 'steamer' Windsor

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