Matt Damon
Biography
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.
Known For
Linus Caldwell
Ocean's Eleven
Linus Caldwell
Ocean's Twelve
Bryan Woodman
Syriana
Linus Caldwell
Ocean's Thirteen
Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan
Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting
Edward Bell Wilson
The Good Shepherd
Tom Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Colin
The Departed
Mike McDermott
Rounders
Shawn Oran
Chasing Amy
Bob
Stuck on You
Loki
Dogma
Jason Bourne
The Bourne Supremacy
Jason Bourne
The Bourne Ultimatum
Gerry
Gerry
Ilario
Courage Under Fire
Kevin (uncredited)
The Third Wheel
Wilhelm Grimm
The Brothers Grimm
Rannulph Junuh
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Steamer
Mystic Pizza
John Grady
All the Pretty Horses
Francois Pienaar
Invictus
Roy Miller
Green Zone
Mark Whitacre
The Informant!
Cale (voice)
Titan A.E.
Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited)
Youth Without Youth
Self
The Making of the Last Duel
Rudy Baylor
The Rainmaker
Spirit (voice)
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Donny
EuroTrip
2nd Lt. Britton Davis
Geronimo: An American Legend
Self
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
Charlie Dillon
School Ties
David Norris
The Adjustment Bureau
George Lonegan
Hereafter
Narrator
Inside Job
Aaron Caije
Margaret
LaBoeuf
True Grit
Self
Clerk
Senator Gary Channel
Drive-Away Dolls
Mitch Emhoff
Contagion
Self
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Bill (voice)
Happy Feet Two
Max
Elysium
Self
Coda: Thirty Years Later
Benjamin Mee
We Bought a Zoo
(archive footage)
Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim
Self
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack
Self
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
Lt. James Granger
The Monuments Men
Self - Leslie Groves Jr.
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Management
The Zero Theorem
Steve Butler
Promised Land
Mann
Interstellar
Scott Thorson
Behind the Candelabra
Sonny Vaccaro
Air
Flower (voice)
IF
Self
Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
Self
Radioman
Self
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
Self
After Frank
Bachelor Matt
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Actor Loki
Thor: Love and Thunder
Steven Sanderson
Finding Forrester
Matt Damon / Will Hunting
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Mark Watney
The Martian
Self (archive footage)
Time Bomb Y2K
Leslie Groves
Oppenheimer
William
The Great Wall
Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne
The Bourne Identity
Self - Actor Loki
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Rory
The Instigators
Self
Die Clint Eastwood Story
PR Exec #2
Jersey Girl
Self
His Way
Self (voice)
The Roast of Tom Brady
Self
Crossing Criminal Cultures
Lt. Dane Dumars
The Rip
Gardner Lodge
Suburbicon
Paul Safranek
Downsizing
Self
Saltlake Van Sant
narrator
2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
Self
Prince: 21 Nights in London
Luke Trimble (voice)
The Majestic
Actor Loki (uncredited)
Thor: Ragnarok
Edgar Pudwhacker
Glory Daze
Narrator (voice)
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
Narrator
Backpack Full of Cash
Self
The Man Who Saved the World
Charlie Robinson
Rising Son
Self
Teenage Paparazzo
Narrator (voice)
Plan B
Detective Ferguson
Unsane
Redneck #2
Deadpool 2
Carroll Shelby
Ford v Ferrari
Redneck #2
Once Upon a Deadpool
Self
14 Actors Acting
Self
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Bill Baker
Stillwater
Loki
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Sir Jean de Carrouges
The Last Duel
Fr. Schwartz
Che: Part Two
Al Shepard (voice)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Narrator (voice)
American Teacher
Cotton Calloway
The Good Old Boys
Self
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Self
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
Self
Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen
Self
Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
Self
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Self
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
Mike Lowen (uncredited)
No Sudden Move
Narrator (voice)
Boston
Odysseus
The Odyssey
Self
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Self
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Extra (uncredited)
The Good Mother
Linus Caldwell (deleted scene) (uncredited)
Ocean's Eight
Himself
Clint Eastwood : la légende
Self
Netflix Tudum 2025
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
123
Gender
Male
Birthday
1970-10-08
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
马特·达蒙