Matt Damon
Biography
Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is a multifaceted American actor, producer, and screenwriter. In 2007, he was highlighted as one of Forbes' most bankable stars, and by 2010, he emerged as one of the highest-grossing actors in cinematic history. His accolades include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, along with nominations for three BAFTA Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards. Damon's journey in acting began with *Mystic Pizza* in 1988, but it was in 1997 that he truly came into the limelight. Collaborating with Ben Affleck on *Good Will Hunting*, they not only starred in the film but also won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. He solidified his reputation as a leading man through iconic roles, such as Tom Ripley in *The Talented Mr. Ripley*, Jason Bourne in the *Bourne* series, and Linus Caldwell in the *Ocean's* trilogy. His portrayal of an astronaut stranded on Mars in *The Martian* earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor, and he has been part of various notable films, including *Saving Private Ryan*, *The Departed*, and *Ford v Ferrari*. On the small screen, Damon played Scott Thorson in HBO's *Behind the Candelabra*, which garnered him an Emmy nomination. His guest appearances in *30 Rock* and hosting *Saturday Night Live* were also Emmy-nominated. Beyond acting, Damon has produced projects like *Project Greenlight* and *Manchester by the Sea*. He co-founded two production companies with Ben Affleck and has lent his voice to several animated and documentary projects. His philanthropic efforts span multiple organizations, including the One Campaign and Water.org.
Known For(171 works)
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Show
1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Conan
2010Conan
2010
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Interstellar
2014Interstellar
2014
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The View
1997The View
1997
Will & Grace
1998Will & Grace
1998
30 Rock
200630 Rock
2006
Entourage
2004Entourage
2004
Morgenmagazin
1992Morgenmagazin
1992
American Idol
2002American Idol
2002
Hot Ones
2015Hot Ones
2015
The Rip
2026The Rip
2026
Oppenheimer
2023Oppenheimer
2023
Downsizing
2017Downsizing
2017
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
The Bernie Mac Show
2001The Bernie Mac Show
2001
Saving Private Ryan
1998Saving Private Ryan
1998
Thor: Ragnarok
2017Thor: Ragnarok
2017
The Departed
2006The Departed
2006
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018
The Martian
2015The Martian
2015
The Oscars
1953The Oscars
1953
Good Will Hunting
1997Good Will Hunting
1997
De Wereld Draait Door
2005De Wereld Draait Door
2005
Ocean's Eleven
2001Ocean's Eleven
2001
The Jay Leno Show
2009The Jay Leno Show
2009
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
The Odyssey
2026The Odyssey
2026
Deadpool 2
2018Deadpool 2
2018
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
The Bourne Identity
2002The Bourne Identity
2002
Ford v Ferrari
2019Ford v Ferrari
2019
IF
2024IF
2024
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2002Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2002
Entertainment Tonight
1981Entertainment Tonight
1981
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
Project Greenlight
2001Project Greenlight
2001
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
Jay Leno's Garage
2015Jay Leno's Garage
2015
Jason Bourne
2016Jason Bourne
2016
The Great Wall
2016The Great Wall
2016
The Bourne Supremacy
2004The Bourne Supremacy
2004
Ocean's Twelve
2004Ocean's Twelve
2004
EuroTrip
2004EuroTrip
2004
Ocean's Thirteen
2007Ocean's Thirteen
2007
True Grit
2010True Grit
2010
The Rainmaker
1997The Rainmaker
1997
Contagion
2011Contagion
2011
Today
1952Today
1952
Elysium
2013Elysium
2013
The Last Duel
2021The Last Duel
2021
Dogma
1999Dogma
1999
Air
2023Air
2023
Geeking Out
2016Geeking Out
2016
The Brothers Grimm
2005The Brothers Grimm
2005
The Adjustment Bureau
2011The Adjustment Bureau
2011
Rounders
1998Rounders
1998
Once Upon a Deadpool
2018Once Upon a Deadpool
2018
The Good Shepherd
2006The Good Shepherd
2006
Field of Dreams
1989Field of Dreams
1989
The Instigators
2024The Instigators
2024
We Bought a Zoo
2011We Bought a Zoo
2011
Titan A.E.
2000Titan A.E.
2000
Green Zone
2010Green Zone
2010
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
Happy Feet Two
2011Happy Feet Two
2011
Chasing Amy
1997Chasing Amy
1997
Hereafter
2010Hereafter
2010
The Monuments Men
2014The Monuments Men
2014
Unsane
2018Unsane
2018
Jersey Girl
2004Jersey Girl
2004
School Ties
1992School Ties
1992
Syriana
2005Syriana
2005
Suburbicon
2017Suburbicon
2017
The Majestic
2001The Majestic
2001
Life of Kylie
2017Life of Kylie
2017
Invictus
2009Invictus
2009
Stillwater
2021Stillwater
2021
The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000
SmartLess: On the Road
2023SmartLess: On the Road
2023
Mystic Pizza
1988Mystic Pizza
1988
The Early Show
1999The Early Show
1999
The Early Show
1999The Early Show
1999
No Sudden Move
2021No Sudden Move
2021
Inside Job
2010Inside Job
2010
Finding Forrester
2000Finding Forrester
2000
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
Drive-Away Dolls
2024Drive-Away Dolls
2024
The Informant!
2009The Informant!
2009
Margaret
2011Margaret
2011
Courage Under Fire
1996Courage Under Fire
1996
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
Encyclopedia of Useless Facts Around The Earth
2023Encyclopedia of Useless Facts Around The Earth
2023
Women, War & Peace
2011Women, War & Peace
2011
Influenced
2026Influenced
2026
Che: Part Two
2008Che: Part Two
2008
The Zero Theorem
2013The Zero Theorem
2013
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
Behind the Candelabra
2013Behind the Candelabra
2013
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
All the Pretty Horses
2000All the Pretty Horses
2000
Promised Land
2012Promised Land
2012
Stuck on You
2003Stuck on You
2003
ARES: live
2015ARES: live
2015
The Roast of Tom Brady
2024The Roast of Tom Brady
2024
Believers: Boston Red Sox
2025Believers: Boston Red Sox
2025
The Third Wheel
2002The Third Wheel
2002
Radioman
2012Radioman
2012
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025Netflix Tudum 2025
2025
Gerry
2002Gerry
2002
Youth Without Youth
2007Youth Without Youth
2007
Teenage Paparazzo
2010Teenage Paparazzo
2010
The Good Mother
1988The Good Mother
1988
Clerk
2021Clerk
2021
The Man Who Saved the World
2014The Man Who Saved the World
2014
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
2000Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
2000
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
Glory Daze
1995Glory Daze
1995
The Good Old Boys
1995The Good Old Boys
1995
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009
His Way
2011His Way
2011
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
2002Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
2002
Teen Choice Awards
1999Teen Choice Awards
1999
Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen
2004Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen
2004
Die Clint Eastwood Story
2018Die Clint Eastwood Story
2018
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023
Ocean's Fourteen
Ocean's Fourteen
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
Inside the Actors Studio
1994Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Live from Studio Five
2009Live from Studio Five
2009
Boston
2017Boston
2017
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
2012Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
2012
Rising Son
1990Rising Son
1990
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
2019Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
2019
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
2008Notes on an American Film Director at Work
2008
The Making of the Last Duel
2021The Making of the Last Duel
2021
Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
2004Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
2004
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
2007Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
2007
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
2004Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
2004
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
1999Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
1999
Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
2020Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
2020
American Teacher
2011American Teacher
2011
2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
20072007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
2007
Crossing Criminal Cultures
2007Crossing Criminal Cultures
2007
Saltlake Van Sant
2003Saltlake Van Sant
2003
Prince: 21 Nights in London
2008Prince: 21 Nights in London
2008
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
2005The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
2005
Plan B
2011Plan B
2011
Backpack Full of Cash
2016Backpack Full of Cash
2016
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
2016The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
2016
Celebrities Uncensored
2003Celebrities Uncensored
2003
Jay and Silent Bob's Video Stash
1998Jay and Silent Bob's Video Stash
1998
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
2007
Dispatches from the Gulf
Dispatches from the Gulf
Chocolate Rain: The Tay Zonday Story
Chocolate Rain: The Tay Zonday Story