Matt Damon
Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. 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 made his professional acting debut in the film Mystic Pizza (1988). He came to prominence when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting (1997), which won them the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. He continued to garner praise for his roles in Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), the Ocean's trilogy (2001-2007), the Bourne franchise (2002-2016), The Departed (2006), Invictus (2009), True Grit (2010), Behind The Candelabra (2013), The Martian (2015), Ford v Ferrari (2019), and Air (2023). Damon has co-written the feature films Good Will Hunting (1997), Gerry (2002), Promised Land (2012) and The Last Duel (2021). He has produced the reality series Project Greenlight (2001-2015) as well as multiple films including Manchester by the Sea (2016) and The Last Duel (2021). In 2022, he co-founded the production company Artists Equity.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Untitled Christopher Nolan Film as
- 2024 · The Instigators as Rory
- 2024 · IF as Flower (voice)
- 2024 · The Roast of Tom Brady as Self (voice)
- 2024 · Drive-Away Dolls as Senator Gary Channel
- 2023 · Encyclopedia of Useless Facts Around The Earth as Self
- 2023 · SmartLess: On the Road as
- 2023 · Time Bomb Y2K as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder as Self - Actor Loki
- 2019 · Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Loki (uncredited)
- 2017 · Suburbicon as Gardner Lodge
- 2017 · Life of Kylie as Self
- 2016 · Geeking Out as Self
- 2015 · ARES: live as Mark Watney
- 2014 · The Man Who Saved the World as Self
- 2014 · The Monuments Men as Lt. James Granger
- 2013 · The Zero Theorem as Management
- 2013 · Behind the Candelabra as Scott Thorson
- 2012 · Promised Land as Steve Butler
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Margaret as Aaron Caije
- 2010 · Inside Job as Narrator
- 2010 · Green Zone as Roy Miller
- 2010 · Teenage Paparazzo as Self
- 2009 · The Informant! as Mark Whitacre
- 2009 · Heath Ledger: A Tribute as Self
- 2008 · Che: Part Two as Fr. Schwartz
- 2007 · Youth Without Youth as Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited)
- 2004 · Jersey Girl as PR Exec #2
- 2003 · Stuck on You as Bob
- 2002 · Confessions of a Dangerous Mind as Bachelor Matt
- 2002 · Gerry as Gerry
- 2002 · The Third Wheel as Kevin (uncredited)
- 2001 · Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Matt Damon / Will Hunting (uncredited)
- 2000 · All the Pretty Horses as John Grady
- 2000 · The Legend of Bagger Vance as Rannulph Junuh
- 2000 · Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' as Self
- 1999 · Dogma as Loki
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self - Guest
- 1997 · Chasing Amy as Shawn Oran
- 1992 · School Ties as Charlie Dillon
- Future · The Fall of 2008 as Will Hunting (Good Will Hunting)
- 2023 · The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer as Self
- 2023 · Oppenheimer as Leslie Groves
- 2023 · Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer as Self - Leslie Groves Jr.
- 2023 · Air as Sonny Vaccaro
- 2022 · Thor: Love and Thunder as Actor Loki
- 2021 · The Making of the Last Duel as Self
- 2021 · The Last Duel as Sir Jean de Carrouges
- 2021 · Stillwater as Bill Baker
- 2021 · No Sudden Move as Mike Lowen (uncredited)
- 2021 · Clerk as Self
- 2020 · Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life as Self
- 2019 · Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis as Self
- 2019 · Ford v Ferrari as Carroll Shelby
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2018 · Once Upon a Deadpool as Redneck #2
- 2018 · Firing Line with Margaret Hoover as
- 2018 · Deadpool 2 as Redneck #2
- 2018 · Unsane as Detective Ferguson
- 2018 · Die Clint Eastwood Story as Self
- 2017 · Downsizing as Paul Safranek
- 2017 · Thor: Ragnarok as Actor Loki (uncredited)
- 2017 · Boston as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · The Great Wall as William
- 2016 · Backpack Full of Cash as Narrator
- 2016 · Jason Bourne as Jason Bourne
- 2016 · The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' as Self
- 2015 · Jay Leno's Garage as Self
- 2015 · The Martian as Mark Watney
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Interstellar as Mann
- 2014 · Robin Williams Remembered as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · Elysium as Max
- 2012 · Radioman as Self
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Loki Actor (archive footage)
- 2011 · We Bought a Zoo as Benjamin Mee
- 2011 · Happy Feet Two as Bill (voice)
- 2011 · Women, War & Peace as Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division as Self
- 2011 · Contagion as Mitch Emhoff
- 2011 · American Teacher as Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · Plan B as Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · His Way as Self
- 2011 · The Adjustment Bureau as David Norris
- 2010 · True Grit as LaBoeuf
- 2010 · 14 Actors Acting as Self
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Hereafter as George Lonegan
- 2009 · Invictus as Francois Pienaar
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2008 · Prince: 21 Nights in London as Self
- 2008 · Notes on an American Film Director at Work as Self
- 2007 · Coda: Thirty Years Later as Self
- 2007 · 2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film as narrator
- 2007 · The Bourne Ultimatum as Jason Bourne
- 2007 · Ocean's Thirteen as Linus Caldwell
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Crossing Criminal Cultures as Self
- 2007 · Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed' as Self
- 2006 · The Good Shepherd as Edward Bell Wilson
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Carol Burnett
- 2006 · The Departed as Colin
- 2005 · The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life as Self
- 2005 · Syriana as Bryan Woodman
- 2005 · De Wereld Draait Door as Self
- 2005 · After Frank as Self
- 2005 · Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Al Shepard (voice)
- 2005 · The Brothers Grimm as Wilhelm Grimm
- 2004 · Ocean's Twelve as Linus Caldwell
- 2004 · Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party as Self
- 2004 · The Bourne Supremacy as Jason Bourne
- 2004 · Entourage as Matt Damon
- 2004 · Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You as Self
- 2004 · Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen as Self
- 2004 · EuroTrip as Donny
- 2003 · Saltlake Van Sant as Self
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · The Bourne Identity as Jason Bourne
- 2002 · American Idol as Self
- 2002 · Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron as Spirit (voice)
- 2001 · The Majestic as Luke Trimble (voice)
- 2001 · Ocean's Eleven as Linus Caldwell
- 2001 · The Bernie Mac Show as Matt Damon
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Self (voice)
- 2001 · Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma as Self
- 2000 · Finding Forrester as Steven Sanderson
- 2000 · Titan A.E. as Cale Tucker (voice)
- 2000 · Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley' as Self
- 1999 · The Talented Mr. Ripley as Tom Ripley
- 1999 · Teen Choice Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1999 · The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack as Self
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Owen
- 1998 · Rounders as Mike McDermott
- 1998 · Saving Private Ryan as Private Ryan
- 1997 · Good Will Hunting as Will Hunting
- 1997 · The Rainmaker as Rudy Baylor
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Courage Under Fire as Ilario
- 1995 · Glory Daze as Edgar Pudwhacker
- 1995 · The Good Old Boys as Cotton Calloway
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1993 · Geronimo: An American Legend as 2nd Lt. Britton Davis
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1990 · Rising Son as Charlie Robinson
- 1989 · Field of Dreams as Baseball Fan at Fenway Park (uncredited)
- 1988 · Mystic Pizza as Steamer
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Handsome Drug Addict
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · RIP as
- Future · The Bourne Dilemma as Jason Bourne
- Future · Animals as Milo Bradford