1970-10-08 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Damon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Odyssey | Odysseus | 2026-07-15 |
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Drive-Away Dolls | Senator Gary Channel | 2024-02-22 |
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IF | Flower (voice) | 2024-05-08 |
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The Instigators | Rory | 2024-08-02 |
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The Roast of Tom Brady | Self (voice) | 2024-05-05 |
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Air | Sonny Vaccaro | 2023-04-05 |
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Oppenheimer | Leslie Groves | 2023-07-19 |
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Time Bomb Y2K | Self (archive footage) | 2023-03-03 |
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Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer | Self - Leslie Groves Jr. | 2023-07-15 |
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The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer | Self | 2023-11-13 |
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Thor: Love and Thunder | Actor Loki | 2022-07-06 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder | Self - Actor Loki | 2022-09-08 |
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No Sudden Move | Mike Lowen (uncredited) | 2021-06-24 |
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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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Clerk | Self | 2021-03-17 |
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The Making of the Last Duel | Self | 2021-11-29 |
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Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life | Self | 2020-02-11 |
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Loki | 2019-10-15 |
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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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Die Clint Eastwood Story | Self | 2018-02-07 |
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Once Upon a Deadpool | Redneck #2 | 2018-12-11 |
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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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Thor: Ragnarok | Actor Loki (uncredited) | 2017-10-02 |
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Suburbicon | Gardner Lodge | 2017-10-26 |
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Downsizing | Paul Safranek | 2017-12-22 |
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The Great Wall | William | 2016-12-16 |
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The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' | Self | 2016-06-07 |
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Jason Bourne | Jason Bourne | 2016-07-27 |
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Backpack Full of Cash | Narrator | 2016-10-22 |
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The Martian | Mark Watney | 2015-09-30 |
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The Monuments Men | Lt. James Granger | 2014-01-24 |
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Interstellar | Mann | 2014-11-05 |
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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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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later | Self | 2012-08-21 |
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Promised Land | Steve Butler | 2012-09-23 |
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Radioman | Self | 2012-12-07 |
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The Adjustment Bureau | David Norris | 2011-03-03 |
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Margaret | Aaron Caije | 2011-09-30 |
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His Way | Self | 2011-03-04 |
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Plan B | Narrator (voice) | 2011-03-30 |
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Happy Feet Two | Bill (voice) | 2011-11-17 |
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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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We Bought a Zoo | Benjamin Mee | 2011-12-08 |
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Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division | Self | 2011-10-01 |
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Green Zone | Roy Miller | 2010-03-11 |
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Teenage Paparazzo | Self | 2010-01-22 |
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14 Actors Acting | Self | 2010-12-08 |
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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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Invictus | Francois Pienaar | 2009-12-11 |
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The Informant! | Mark Whitacre | 2009-09-18 |
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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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Youth Without Youth | Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited) | 2007-10-26 |
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2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film | narrator | 2007-11-27 |
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Coda: Thirty Years Later | Self | 2007-12-09 |
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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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Ocean's Thirteen | Linus Caldwell | 2007-06-05 |
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Crossing Criminal Cultures | Self | 2007-02-13 |
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The Bourne Ultimatum | Jason Bourne | 2007-08-03 |
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The Good Shepherd | Edward Bell Wilson | 2006-12-11 |
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The Departed | Colin | 2006-10-04 |
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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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Syriana | Bryan Woodman | 2005-11-23 |
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The Brothers Grimm | Wilhelm Grimm | 2005-08-26 |
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After Frank | Self | 2005-09-30 |
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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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The Bourne Supremacy | Jason Bourne | 2004-07-23 |
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EuroTrip | Donny | 2004-02-20 |
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Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | Narrator (voice) | 2004-06-18 |
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Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You | Self | 2004-04-20 |
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Jersey Girl | PR Exec #2 | 2004-03-25 |
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Ocean's Twelve | Linus Caldwell | 2004-12-09 |
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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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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | Spirit (voice) | 2002-05-24 |
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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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Gerry | Gerry | 2002-09-20 |
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The Bourne Identity | Jason Bourne | 2002-06-14 |
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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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Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma | Self | 2001-01-01 |
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Ocean's Eleven | Linus Caldwell | 2001-12-07 |
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Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley' | Self | 2000-01-01 |
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Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' | Self | 2000-06-27 |
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Finding Forrester | Steven Sanderson | 2000-12-21 |
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All the Pretty Horses | John Grady | 2000-12-11 |
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Titan A.E. | Cale Tucker (voice) | 2000-06-16 |
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The Legend of Bagger Vance | Rannulph Junuh | 2000-11-02 |
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The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack | Self | 1999-01-01 |
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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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Rounders | Mike McDermott | 1998-09-11 |
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Saving Private Ryan | Private Ryan | 1998-07-24 |
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Good Will Hunting | Will Hunting | 1997-12-05 |
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Chasing Amy | Shawn Oran | 1997-04-04 |
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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' Windsor | 1988-10-13 |
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