
Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting (1997) from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck. The pair won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for their work. Damon alone received multiple Best Actor nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for his lead performance in the film. Damon has since starred in commercially successful films such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), the Ocean's trilogy, and the first three films in the Bourne series, while also gaining critical acclaim for his performances in dramas such as Syriana (2005), The Good Shepherd (2006), and The Departed (2006). He garnered a Golden Globe nomination for portraying the title character in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Invictus (2009). He is one of the top 40 highest grossing actors of all time. In 2007, Damon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. Damon has been actively involved in charitable work, including the ONE Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, and Water.org.
Movie | The Instigators | 2024 | |
Movie | Oppenheimer | Gen. Leslie Groves Jr. | 2023-07-19 |
Movie | Air | Sonny Vaccaro | 2023-04-05 |
Movie | Drive-Away Dolls | Senator Channel | 2023-09-22 |
Movie | Thor: Love and Thunder | Actor Loki | 2022-07-06 |
Movie | No Sudden Move | Mike Lowen (uncredited) | 2021-06-24 |
Movie | Stillwater | Bill Baker | 2021-07-29 |
Movie | Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy | Self | 2021-09-09 |
Movie | The Last Duel | Sir Jean de Carrouges | 2021-10-13 |
Movie | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Loki (uncredited) | 2019-10-15 |
Movie | Ford v Ferrari | Carroll Shelby | 2019-11-13 |
Movie | Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis | Self | 2019-12-06 |
Movie | Unsane | Detective Ferguson | 2018-02-21 |
Movie | Deadpool 2 | Redneck #2 | 2018-05-10 |
Movie | Once Upon a Deadpool | Redneck #2 | 2018-12-11 |
Movie | Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal | Himself (archive footage) | 2018-08-21 |
Movie | Thor: Ragnarok | Actor Loki (uncredited) | 2017-10-24 |
Movie | Downsizing | Paul Safranek | 2017-12-22 |
Movie | Suburbicon | Gardner Lodge | 2017-10-26 |
Movie | Jason Bourne | Jason Bourne | 2016-07-27 |
Movie | The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' | Self | 2016-06-07 |
Movie | The Great Wall | William Garin | 2016-12-16 |
Series | ARES: live | Mark Watney | 2015-06-07 |
Movie | The Martian | Mark Watney | 2015-09-30 |
Movie | The Monuments Men | Lt. James Granger | 2014-01-24 |
Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
Movie | Interstellar | Mann | 2014-11-05 |
Movie | The Man Who Saved the World | Self | 2014-08-13 |
Movie | Behind the Candelabra | Scott Thorson | 2013-05-26 |
Movie | The Zero Theorem | Management | 2013-09-20 |
Movie | Elysium | Max | 2013-08-07 |
Movie | The Bourne Legacy | (archive footage) | 2012-08-08 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | 2012-02-04 | |
Movie | Promised Land | Steve Butler | 2012-09-23 |
Movie | His Way | Self | 2011-03-04 |
Movie | The Adjustment Bureau | David Norris | 2011-03-03 |
Movie | Hall Pass | (archive footage) | 2011-02-25 |
Movie | American Teacher | Narrator (voice) | 2011-05-03 |
Movie | Contagion | Mitch Emhoff | 2011-09-08 |
Movie | We Bought a Zoo | Benjamin Mee | 2011-12-08 |
Movie | Happy Feet Two | Bill (voice) | 2011-11-18 |
Movie | Margaret | Aaron Caije | 2011-09-30 |
Movie | Green Zone | Roy Miller | 2010-03-11 |
Movie | Teenage Paparazzo | Self | 2010-01-22 |
Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
Movie | 14 Actors Acting | Himself | 2010-12-08 |
Movie | Inside Job | Narrator | 2010-10-08 |
Movie | True Grit | LaBoeuf | 2010-12-22 |
Movie | Hereafter | George Lonegan | 2010-10-22 |
Series | Live from Studio Five | Unknown | 2009-09-14 |
Movie | Heath Ledger: A Tribute | Self | 2009-06-01 |
Movie | The Informant! | Mark Whitacre | 2009-09-17 |
Movie | Invictus | Francois Pienaar | 2009-12-10 |
Movie | The People Speak | Self | 2009-12-13 |
Movie | Prince: 21 Nights in London | Self | 2008-06-07 |
Movie | Che: Part Two | Fr. Schwartz | 2008-12-12 |
Movie | Ponyo | KÅichi (English version) (voice) | 2008-07-19 |
Movie | The Bourne Ultimatum | Jason Bourne | 2007-08-03 |
Movie | Ocean's Thirteen | Linus Caldwell | 2007-06-06 |
Movie | Youth Without Youth | Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited) | 2007-10-26 |
Movie | 2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film | narrator | 2007-11-27 |
Movie | The Departed | Staff Sgt. Colin Sullivan | 2006-10-04 |
Series | 30 Rock | Unknown | 2006-10-11 |
Movie | The Good Shepherd | Edward Bell Wilson | 2006-12-11 |
Movie | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Al Shepard (voice) | 2005-01-01 |
Movie | The Brothers Grimm | Wilhelm Grimm | 2005-08-26 |
Series | De Wereld Draait Door | Unknown | 2005-10-10 |
Movie | Syriana | Bryan Woodman | 2005-11-23 |
Movie | Stuck on You: It's Funny - The Farrelly Formula | Self | 2004-04-20 |
Movie | Jersey Girl | PR Exec #2 | 2004-03-25 |
Movie | EuroTrip | Donny | 2004-02-20 |
Movie | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | Narrator (voice) | 2004-06-18 |
Movie | Making 'Saving Private Ryan' | Self | 2004-05-25 |
Series | Entourage | Unknown | 2004-07-18 |
Movie | Ocean's Twelve | Linus Caldwell | 2004-12-09 |
Movie | Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party | Himself | 2004-11-17 |
Movie | The Bourne Supremacy | Jason Bourne | 2004-07-23 |
Series | Celebrities Uncensored | Unknown | 2003-06-04 |
Movie | Stuck on You | Bob | 2003-12-10 |
Movie | Saltlake Van Sant | Himself | 2003-11-11 |
Movie | The Third Wheel | Kevin (uncredited) | 2002-05-31 |
Series | American Idol | Unknown | 2002-06-11 |
Movie | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | Spirit (voice) | 2002-05-24 |
Movie | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Bachelor Matt | 2002-12-31 |
Movie | The Bourne Identity | Jason Bourne | 2002-06-14 |
Movie | Gerry | Gerry | 2002-09-20 |
Movie | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Matt Damon / Will Hunting (uncredited) | 2001-08-24 |
Movie | Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma | Himself (Interviewee) | 2001-01-01 |
Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Unknown | 2001-11-14 |
Movie | The Majestic | Luke Trimble (voice) | 2001-12-21 |
Movie | Ocean's Eleven | Linus Caldwell | 2001-12-07 |
Movie | The Legend of Bagger Vance | Rannulph Junuh | 2000-11-02 |
Movie | Titan A.E. | Cale Tucker (voice) | 2000-06-16 |
Movie | All the Pretty Horses | John Grady | 2000-12-11 |
Movie | Finding Forrester | Steven Sanderson | 2000-12-21 |
Movie | Dogma | Loki | 1999-11-12 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Tom Ripley | 1999-12-25 |
Movie | Saving Private Ryan | Private James Francis Ryan | 1998-07-24 |
Movie | Rounders | Mike McDermott | 1998-09-11 |
Series | Will & Grace | Unknown | 1998-09-21 |
Movie | The Rainmaker | Rudy Baylor | 1997-11-18 |
Movie | Chasing Amy | Shawn Oran | 1997-04-04 |
Movie | Good Will Hunting | Will Hunting | 1997-12-05 |
Movie | Courage Under Fire | Ilario | 1996-07-04 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | The Good Old Boys | Cotton Calloway | 1995-03-05 |
Movie | Glory Daze | Edgar Pudwhacker | 1995-10-01 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
Movie | Geronimo | 1993-12-05 | |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | Geronimo: An American Legend | 2nd Lt. Britton Davis | 1993-12-10 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | School Ties | Charlie Dillon | 1992-09-18 |
Movie | Rising Son | Charlie Robinson | 1990-07-23 |
Movie | Field of Dreams | Baseball Fan at Fenway Park (uncredited) | 1989-04-21 |
Movie | Mystic Pizza | Steamer | 1988-10-13 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |
Series | Today | Unknown | 1952-01-14 |