1969-11-04 Uvalde, Texas, USA
Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He first gained notice for his supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), which was considered by many to be his breakout role. After a number of supporting roles in films including Angels in the Outfield (1994) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), his breakthrough performance as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill (1996). He followed this with leading performances in the science fiction film Contact (1997), the historical drama Amistad (1997), the comedy-drama The Newton Boys (1998), the satire EDtv (1999), the war film U-571 (2000), and the psychological thriller Frailty (2001). In the 2000s, McConaughey became best known for starring in romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool's Gold (2008), and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), establishing him as a sex symbol. After a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began to appear in more dramatic roles beginning with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). He was acclaimed for his supporting performances in Bernie (2011), Magic Mike (2012) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and for his leading roles in Killer Joe (2011) and Mud (2012). McConaughey's portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him widespread praise and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2014, he starred as Rust Cohle in the first season of HBO's crime anthology series True Detective, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. His film roles since have included Interstellar (2014), The Sea of Trees (2015), Free State of Jones (2016), Gold (2016), The Dark Tower (2017), and The Gentlemen (2019), earning varying degrees of commercial and critical success, as well as voice work in Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Sing (2016), and Sing 2 (2021).
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The Rivals of Amziah King | Amziah King | 2025-03-10 |
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The Lost Bus | Kevin McKay | 2025-09-19 |
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Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special | Self | 2025-08-22 |
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Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels | Narrator (voice) | 2024-04-12 |
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Deadpool & Wolverine | Cowboypool (voice) | 2024-07-24 |
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Sing: Thriller | Buster Moon (voice) | 2024-10-15 |
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Art-House America: Austin Film Society | Self | 2023-05-01 |
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Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy | Larry Dickens | 2023-10-05 |
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Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story | Narrator (voice) | 2022-06-03 |
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Sing 2 | Buster Moon (voice) | 2021-12-01 |
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Roll Up Your Sleeves | Self | 2021-04-18 |
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Come Home | Buster Moon (voice) | 2021-11-25 |
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Disclosure | Ron Woodroof (archive footage) | 2020-06-19 |
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read | Mike Damone | 2020-09-17 |
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One World: Together at Home | Self | 2020-04-18 |
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The Gentlemen | Michael Pearson | 2020-01-01 |
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Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Matthew McConaughey | 2019-09-20 |
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Serenity | Baker Dill | 2019-01-24 |
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The Beach Bum | Moondog | 2019-03-21 |
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Friedkin Uncut | Self | 2018-11-05 |
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White Boy Rick | Richard Wershe Sr. | 2018-09-14 |
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U2 at The BBC | Self | 2017-12-19 |
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The Dark Tower | Walter O’Dim | 2017-08-03 |
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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny | Self | 2016-08-05 |
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Gold | Kenny Wells | 2016-02-03 |
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The Sea of Trees | Arthur Brennan | 2016-04-27 |
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Free State of Jones | Newton Knight | 2016-06-24 |
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Sing | Buster Moon (voice) | 2016-11-23 |
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Kubo and the Two Strings | Beetle (voice) | 2016-08-18 |
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Inside 'Interstellar' | Self - 'Cooper' | 2015-03-31 |
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Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey | Self | 2014-11-05 |
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21 Years: Richard Linklater | Self - Actor | 2014-11-07 |
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The Science of Interstellar | Narrator (voice) | 2014-11-13 |
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I Am Evel Knievel | Self | 2014-09-10 |
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Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years | Self - Host | 2014-10-03 |
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Interstellar | Cooper | 2014-11-05 |
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Synthesizers | Woodson | 2013-06-03 |
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Mud | Mud | 2013-04-26 |
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The Wolf of Wall Street | Mark Hanna | 2013-12-25 |
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Dallas Buyers Club | Ron Woodroof | 2013-11-01 |
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Killer Joe | Killer Joe Cooper | 2012-06-07 |
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Magic Mike | Dallas | 2012-06-28 |
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We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash | Self | 2012-08-20 |
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Bernie | Danny Buck Davidson | 2012-04-27 |
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Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story | Self | 2012-05-08 |
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The Paperboy | Ward Jansen | 2012-09-14 |
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The Lincoln Lawyer | Mickey Haller | 2011-03-17 |
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Connor Mead | 2009-05-01 |
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Tropic Thunder | Rick Peck | 2008-08-09 |
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Surfer, Dude | Steve Addington | 2008-09-05 |
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Fool's Gold | Ben 'Finn' Finnegan | 2008-02-07 |
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Failure to Launch | Tripp | 2006-03-10 |
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We Are Marshall | Jack Lengyel | 2006-12-12 |
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Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Al Bean (voice) | 2005-09-23 |
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Making Dazed | Self | 2005-03-01 |
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Sahara | Dirk Pitt | 2005-04-06 |
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Two for the Money | Brandon Lang | 2005-10-07 |
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Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story | Narrator (voice) | 2005-06-13 |
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Linklater: St. Richard of Austin | Self | 2004-12-13 |
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Paparazzi | Matthew McConaughey (uncredited) | 2004-09-03 |
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Benjamin Barry | 2003-02-07 |
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Tiptoes | Steven | 2002-12-17 |
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Frailty | Meiks | 2002-04-12 |
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Reign of Fire | Denton Van Zan | 2002-07-09 |
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The Wedding Planner | Steve Edison | 2001-01-26 |
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Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | Troy | 2001-09-02 |
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Welcome to Hollywood | Matthew McConaughey | 2000-10-27 |
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U-571 | Lt. Andrew Tyler | 2000-04-20 |
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The Story of Darrell Royal | Narrator (voice) | 1999-01-01 |
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EDtv | Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny | 1999-03-26 |
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Making Sandwiches | Bud Hoagie | 1998-10-03 |
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The Newton Boys | Willis Newton | 1998-03-26 |
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Contact | Palmer Joss | 1997-07-11 |
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Amistad | Roger Sherman Baldwin | 1997-12-10 |
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Scorpion Spring | El Rojo | 1996-10-10 |
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A Time to Kill | Jake Brigance | 1996-07-24 |
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Lone Star | Buddy Deeds | 1996-06-21 |
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Larger Than Life | Tip Tucker | 1996-07-26 |
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The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary | Self | 1996-01-02 |
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The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Vilmer | 1995-09-22 |
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Submission | 1995-06-13 | |
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Boys on the Side | Abe Lincoln | 1995-02-03 |
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Glory Daze | Rental Truck Guy | 1995-10-01 |
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Judgement | Deputy Sam Taylor | 1995-12-31 |
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Angels in the Outfield | Ben Williams | 1994-07-15 |
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Dazed and Confused | Wooderson | 1993-09-24 |
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My Boyfriend's Back | Guy #2 | 1993-08-06 |
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Untitled Mike Hammer Film | Mike Hammer |
