1970-10-08 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, screenwriter, and environmentalist. He is ranked among Forbes magazine's most bankable stars and is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Damon has received various accolades, including an Academy Award from five nominations, two Golden Globe Awards from eight nominations, and has been nominated for three British Academy Film Awards and seven Emmy Awards. Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 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 wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, alongside Ben Affleck, which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay and earned Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He continued to garner praise from critics for his roles as the eponymous character in Saving Private Ryan (1998), the antihero in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), a fallen angel in Dogma (1999) and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), an energy analyst in Syriana (2005), and a corrupt Irish-American police officer in The Departed (2006). In 2019 he starred as race car driver and designer Carroll Shelby in James Mangold's Ford v Ferrari. Damon is also known for his starring roles as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise (2002–2016) and as a con man in the Ocean's trilogy (2001–2007). For his supporting role as the rugby player Francois Pienaar in Invictus (2009) and his leading role as an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian (2015), Damon received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor, respectively. The latter also won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Damon has received Emmy Award nominations for his portrayal of Scott Thorson in the biopic Behind the Candelabra (2013) and for producing the reality series Project Greenlight. He also received an Academy Award nomination for producing Manchester by the Sea (2016). Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Damon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Oppenheimer | Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves | 2023-07-21 |
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Thor: Love and Thunder | Actor Loki | 2022-07-07 |
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The Last Duel | 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 | 2021-06-24 |
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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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Unsane | Detective Ferguson | 2018-02-21 |
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Deadpool 2 | Redneck #2 | 2018-05-10 |
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Die Clint Eastwood Story | Himself | 2018-02-07 |
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Once Upon a Deadpool | Redneck #2 | 2018-12-11 |
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Suburbicon | Gardner Lodge | 2017-10-26 |
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Thor: Ragnarok | Actor Loki (uncredited) | 2017-10-25 |
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Downsizing | Paul Safranek | 2017-12-22 |
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Boston | Narrator (voice) | 2017-02-23 |
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The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' | Self | 2016-06-07 |
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The Great Wall | William Garin | 2016-12-16 |
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Backpack Full of Cash | Narrator | 2016-10-22 |
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Ares III: Refocused | Mark Watney | 2016-01-12 |
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Jason Bourne | Jason Bourne | 2016-07-27 |
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The Martian | Mark Watney | 2015-09-30 |
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The Man Who Saved the World | Himself | 2014-08-13 |
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The Monuments Men | Lt. James Granger | 2014-01-24 |
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Interstellar | Dr. Mann | 2014-11-05 |
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And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014-02-01 | |
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Behind the Candelabra | Scott Thorson | 2013-05-26 |
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Elysium | Max | 2013-08-07 |
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The Zero Theorem | Management | 2013-09-20 |
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Promised Land | Steve Butler | 2012-09-23 |
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The Bourne Legacy | (archive footage) | 2012-08-08 |
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The Adjustment Bureau | David Norris | 2011-03-03 |
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Happy Feet Two | Bill (voice) | 2011-11-18 |
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We Bought a Zoo | Benjamin Mee | 2011-12-08 |
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Margaret | Mr. Aaron | 2011-09-30 |
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Plan B | Narrator (voice) | 2011-03-30 |
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American Teacher | Narrator (voice) | 2011-05-03 |
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Contagion | Mitch Emhoff | 2011-09-08 |
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His Way | Himself | 2011-03-04 |
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Teenage Paparazzo | Self | 2010-01-22 |
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True Grit | LaBoeuf | 2010-12-22 |
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Green Zone | Roy Miller | 2010-03-11 |
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | (archival footage) | 2010-05-04 |
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14 Actors Acting | Himself | 2010-12-08 |
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Inside Job | Narrator | 2010-10-08 |
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Hereafter | George Lonegan | 2010-10-22 |
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Che: Part Two | Fr. Schwartz | 2009-01-24 |
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Invictus | Francois Pienaar | 2009-12-10 |
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The People Speak | Self | 2009-12-13 |
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The Informant! | Mark Whitacre | 2009-09-17 |
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Prince: 21 Nights in London | 2008-06-07 | |
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Notes on an American Film Director at Work | Self | 2008-01-01 |
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Youth Without Youth | Life Magazine Reporter | 2007-10-26 |
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The Bourne Ultimatum | Jason Bourne | 2007-08-03 |
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Crossing Criminal Cultures | Himself | 2007-04-25 |
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Ocean's Thirteen | Linus Caldwell | 2007-06-06 |
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2007 World Series: Boston Red Sox vs. Colorado Rockies | narrator | 2007-11-27 |
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The Departed | Staff Sgt. Colin Sullivan | 2006-10-05 |
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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 | Himself | 2005-12-20 |
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Syriana | Bryan Woodman | 2005-11-23 |
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Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Al Shepard (voice) | 2005-01-01 |
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The Brothers Grimm | Wilhelm Grimm | 2005-08-26 |
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Jersey Girl | PR Exec #2 | 2004-03-25 |
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Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party | Himself | 2004-11-17 |
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Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen | Himself | 2004-04-20 |
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EuroTrip | Donny | 2004-02-20 |
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Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | 2004-06-18 | |
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The Bourne Supremacy | Jason Bourne | 2004-07-23 |
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Stuck on You: It's Funny - The Farrelly Formula | Himself | 2004-04-20 |
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Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You | Himself | 2004-04-20 |
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Ocean's Twelve | Linus Caldwell | 2004-12-09 |
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Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan | Himself | 2004-05-25 |
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Stuck on You | Bob | 2003-12-10 |
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Saltlake Van Sant | Himself | 2003-11-11 |
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Matt, 2nd Bachelor | 2002-12-31 |
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | Spirit (voice) | 2002-05-24 |
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The Third Wheel | Kevin | 2002-05-31 |
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Gerry | Gerry | 2002-09-20 |
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The Bourne Identity | Jason Bourne | 2002-06-14 |
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Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma | Himself (Interviewee) | 2001-01-01 |
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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 (uncredited) | 2001-08-22 |
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Ocean's Eleven | Linus Caldwell | 2001-12-07 |
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Titan A.E. | Cale Tucker (voice) | 2000-06-16 |
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Finding Forrester | Steven Sanderson | 2000-12-21 |
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All the Pretty Horses | John Grady Cole | 2000-12-11 |
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The Legend of Bagger Vance | Rannulph Junuh | 2000-11-02 |
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The Talented Mr. Ripley | Tom Ripley | 1999-12-25 |
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Dogma | Loki | 1999-11-12 |
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Saving Private Ryan | Private James Francis Ryan | 1998-07-24 |
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Rounders | Mike McDermott | 1998-09-11 |
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Chasing Amy | Shawn Oran | 1997-04-04 |
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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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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 at Fenway Park (uncredited) | 1989-04-21 |
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Mystic Pizza | Steamer | 1988-10-13 |
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The Force | Denny Malone | |
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