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Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Birthday: 1970-10-08 | Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among Forbes' most bankable stars, the films in which he has appeared have collectively earned over $3.88 billion at the North American box office, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award from five nominations, and two Golden Globe Awards. He also received three BAFTA Award nominations, seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and six Screen Actors Guild Awards. 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 and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay. He continued to garner praise from critics for his roles as the title character in Saving Private Ryan (1998), the antihero in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), a fallen angel in Dogma (1999), an energy analyst in Syriana (2005), a corrupt Irish-American policeman in The Departed (2006), and race car driver Carroll Shelby in Ford v Ferrari (2019). Damon is also known for his starring roles as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise (2002–2016), and as con man Linus Caldwell in the Ocean's trilogy (2001–2007). He had a supporting role as rugby player Francois Pienaar in Invictus (2009) and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his leading role as an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian (2015). Damon portrayed Scott Thorson in the biopic Behind the Candelabra (2013) and produced the reality series Project Greenlight (2001–2015) as well as the film Manchester by the Sea (2016).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
On My Way

as    Himself

2021
Stillwater

as    Bill Baker

2021
The Last Duel

as    Sir Jean de Carrouges

2019
Ford v Ferrari

as    Carroll Shelby

2017
Suburbicon

as    Gardner Lodge

2017
Downsizing

as    Paul Safranek

2017
The Great Wall

as    William

2016
Jason Bourne

as    Jason Bourne

2015
The Martian

as    Mark Watney

2014
The Monuments Men

as    Lt. James Granger

2014
The Zero Theorem

as    Management

2014
2013
Elysium

as    Max

2013
Behind the Candelabra

as    Scott Thorson

2012
Promised Land

as    Steve Butler

2011
Margaret

as    Aaron Caije

2011
We Bought a Zoo

as    Benjamin Mee

2011
The Adjustment Bureau

as    David Norris

2011
Contagion

as    Mitch Emhoff

2011
American Teacher

as    Narrator (voice)

2011
Plan B

as    Narrator (voice)

2011
His Way

as    Self

2010
Hereafter

as    George Lonegan

2010
True Grit

as    LaBoeuf

2010
Green Zone

as    Roy Miller