1970-10-08 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Matthew Paige Damon (/ˈdeɪmən/ DAY-mən) 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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The Odyssey | Odysseus | 2026-07-15 |
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The Rip | Lt. Dane Dumars | 2026-01-15 |
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Netflix Tudum 2025 | Self | 2025-05-31 |
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Clint Eastwood : la légende | Self | 2025-05-23 |
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The Instigators | Rory | 2024-08-02 |
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Drive-Away Dolls | Senator Gary Channel | 2024-02-22 |
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The Roast of Tom Brady | Self (voice) | 2024-05-05 |
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IF | Flower (voice) | 2024-05-08 |
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Time Bomb Y2K | Self (archive footage) | 2023-03-03 |
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Oppenheimer | Leslie Groves | 2023-07-19 |
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Air | Sonny Vaccaro | 2023-04-05 |
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Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer | Self - Leslie Groves Jr. | 2023-07-15 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder | Self - Actor Loki | 2022-09-08 |
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Thor: Love and Thunder | Actor Loki | 2022-07-06 |
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The Making of the Last Duel | Self | 2021-11-29 |
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The Last Duel | Sir Jean de Carrouges | 2021-10-13 |
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Stillwater | Bill Baker | 2021-07-29 |
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No Sudden Move | Mike Lowen (uncredited) | 2021-06-24 |
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Clerk | Self | 2021-03-17 |
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Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life | Self | 2020-02-11 |
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Ford v Ferrari | Carroll Shelby | 2019-11-13 |
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Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis | Self | 2019-12-06 |
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Loki | 2019-10-15 |
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Once Upon a Deadpool | Redneck #2 | 2018-12-11 |
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Die Clint Eastwood Story | Self | 2018-02-07 |
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Unsane | Detective Ferguson | 2018-03-22 |
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Deadpool 2 | Redneck #2 | 2018-05-15 |
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Boston | Narrator (voice) | 2017-02-23 |
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Downsizing | Paul Safranek | 2017-12-22 |
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Thor: Ragnarok | Actor Loki (uncredited) | 2017-10-02 |
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Suburbicon | Gardner Lodge | 2017-10-26 |
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Backpack Full of Cash | Narrator | 2016-10-22 |
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The Great Wall | William | 2016-12-16 |
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Jason Bourne | Jason Bourne | 2016-07-27 |
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The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' | Self | 2016-06-07 |
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The Martian | Mark Watney | 2015-09-30 |
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Interstellar | Mann | 2014-11-05 |
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The Monuments Men | Lt. James Granger | 2014-01-24 |
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The Man Who Saved the World | Self | 2014-08-13 |
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Elysium | Max | 2013-08-07 |
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Behind the Candelabra | Scott Thorson | 2013-05-26 |
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The Zero Theorem | Management | 2013-09-20 |
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Radioman | Self | 2012-12-07 |
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Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later | Self | 2012-08-21 |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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Promised Land | Steve Butler | 2012-09-23 |
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His Way | Self | 2011-03-04 |
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The Adjustment Bureau | David Norris | 2011-03-03 |
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Plan B | Narrator (voice) | 2011-03-30 |
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Margaret | Aaron Caije | 2011-09-30 |
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We Bought a Zoo | Benjamin Mee | 2011-12-08 |
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Contagion | Mitch Emhoff | 2011-09-08 |
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American Teacher | Narrator (voice) | 2011-05-03 |
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Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division | Self | 2011-10-01 |
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Happy Feet Two | Bill (voice) | 2011-11-17 |
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Teenage Paparazzo | Self | 2010-01-22 |
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Green Zone | Roy Miller | 2010-03-11 |
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Hereafter | George Lonegan | 2010-10-22 |
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True Grit | LaBoeuf | 2010-12-22 |
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Inside Job | Narrator | 2010-10-08 |
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Heath Ledger: A Tribute | Self | 2009-06-01 |
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The Informant! | Mark Whitacre | 2009-09-18 |
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Invictus | Francois Pienaar | 2009-12-11 |
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Prince: 21 Nights in London | Self | 2008-06-07 |
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Che: Part Two | Fr. Schwartz | 2008-12-12 |
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Notes on an American Film Director at Work | Self | 2008-01-01 |
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2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film | Narrator | 2007-11-27 |
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Crossing Criminal Cultures | Self | 2007-02-13 |
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Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed' | Self | 2007-02-13 |
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Youth Without Youth | Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited) | 2007-10-26 |
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Coda: Thirty Years Later | Self | 2007-12-09 |
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The Bourne Ultimatum | Jason Bourne | 2007-08-03 |
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Ocean's Thirteen | Linus Caldwell | 2007-06-05 |
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The Departed | Colin | 2006-10-04 |
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The Good Shepherd | Edward Bell Wilson | 2006-12-11 |
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The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life | Self | 2005-12-20 |
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Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Al Shepard (voice) | 2005-09-23 |
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After Frank | Self | 2005-09-30 |
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The Brothers Grimm | Wilhelm Grimm | 2005-08-26 |
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Syriana | Bryan Woodman | 2005-11-23 |
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Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | Narrator (voice) | 2004-06-18 |
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Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen | Self | 2004-04-20 |
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Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party | Self | 2004-11-17 |
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EuroTrip | Donny | 2004-02-20 |
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Jersey Girl | PR Exec #2 | 2004-03-25 |
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The Bourne Supremacy | Jason Bourne | 2004-07-23 |
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Ocean's Twelve | Linus Caldwell | 2004-12-09 |
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Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You | Self | 2004-04-20 |
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Stuck on You | Bob | 2003-12-10 |
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Saltlake Van Sant | Self | 2003-11-11 |
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Bachelor Matt | 2002-12-31 |
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The Third Wheel | Kevin (uncredited) | 2002-05-31 |
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Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma | Self | 2002-09-03 |
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Gerry | Gerry | 2002-09-20 |
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | Spirit (voice) | 2002-05-24 |
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The Bourne Identity | Jason Bourne | 2002-06-14 |
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Ocean's Eleven | Linus Caldwell | 2001-12-07 |
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The Majestic | Luke Trimble (voice) | 2001-12-21 |
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Matt Damon / Will Hunting | 2001-08-22 |
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The Legend of Bagger Vance | Rannulph Junuh | 2000-11-02 |
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Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' | Self | 2000-06-27 |
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Titan A.E. | Cale (voice) | 2000-06-16 |
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Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley' | Self | 2000-01-01 |
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All the Pretty Horses | John Grady | 2000-12-11 |
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Finding Forrester | Steven Sanderson | 2000-12-21 |
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The Talented Mr. Ripley | Tom Ripley | 1999-12-25 |
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Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan | 1999-11-02 | |
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The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack | Self | 1999-01-01 |
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Dogma | Loki | 1999-10-04 |
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Saving Private Ryan | Private Ryan | 1998-07-24 |
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Rounders | Mike McDermott | 1998-09-11 |
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Good Will Hunting | Will Hunting | 1997-12-05 |
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The Rainmaker | Rudy Baylor | 1997-11-18 |
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Chasing Amy | Shawn Oran | 1997-04-04 |
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Courage Under Fire | Ilario | 1996-07-04 |
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The Good Old Boys | Cotton Calloway | 1995-03-05 |
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Glory Daze | Edgar Pudwhacker | 1995-10-01 |
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Geronimo: An American Legend | 2nd Lt. Britton Davis | 1993-12-10 |
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School Ties | Charlie Dillon | 1992-09-18 |
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Rising Son | Charlie Robinson | 1990-07-23 |
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Field of Dreams | Baseball Fan (uncredited) | 1989-04-21 |
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Mystic Pizza | Steamer | 1988-10-13 |
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The Good Mother | Extra (uncredited) | 1988-11-04 |
