Matt Damon
Acting
Matthew Paige Damon (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.
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Filmography of
Matt Damon
Odysseus
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Lt. Dane Dumars
... 2026
Self
... 2025
... 2025
Rory
... 2024
Flower (voice)
... 2024
Self (voice)
... 2024
Senator Gary Channel
... 2024
Leslie Groves
... 2023
Self - Leslie Groves Jr.
... 2023
Sonny Vaccaro
... 2023
Self - Actor Loki
... 2022
Actor Loki
... 2022
... 2021
Sir Jean de Carrouges
... 2021
Bill Baker
... 2021
Mike Lowen (uncredited)
... 2021
Self
... 2021
... 2020
... 2019
Carroll Shelby
... 2019
... 2019
Redneck #2
... 2018
Redneck #2
... 2018
Detective Ferguson
... 2018
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Paul Safranek
... 2017
Gardner Lodge
... 2017
Actor Loki (uncredited)
... 2017
Narrator (voice)
... 2017
William
... 2016
Narrator
... 2016
Jason Bourne
... 2016
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Mark Watney
... 2015
Mann
... 2014
... 2014
Lt. James Granger
... 2014
Management
... 2013
Max
... 2013
Scott Thorson
... 2013
Self
... 2012
Steve Butler
... 2012
(archive footage)
... 2012
Benjamin Mee
... 2011
Bill (voice)
... 2011
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Aaron Caije
... 2011
Mitch Emhoff
... 2011
Narrator (voice)
... 2011
Narrator (voice)
... 2011
Self
... 2011
David Norris
... 2011
LaBoeuf
... 2010
George Lonegan
... 2010
Narrator
... 2010
Roy Miller
... 2010
Self
... 2010
Francois Pienaar
... 2009
Mark Whitacre
... 2009
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Fr. Schwartz
... 2008
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Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited)
... 2007
Jason Bourne
... 2007
Linus Caldwell
... 2007
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Edward Bell Wilson
... 2006
Colin
... 2006
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Bryan Woodman
... 2005
Self
... 2005
Al Shepard (voice)
... 2005
Wilhelm Grimm
... 2005
Linus Caldwell
... 2004
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Jason Bourne
... 2004
Narrator (voice)
... 2004
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PR Exec #2
... 2004
Donny
... 2004
Bob
... 2003
Self
... 2003
Bachelor Matt
... 2002
Gerry
... 2002
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Jason Bourne
... 2002
Kevin (uncredited)
... 2002
Spirit (voice)
... 2002
Luke Trimble (voice)
... 2001
Linus Caldwell
... 2001
Matt Damon / Will Hunting
... 2001
Steven Sanderson
... 2000
John Grady
... 2000
Rannulph Junuh
... 2000
... 2000
Cale (voice)
... 2000
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Tom Ripley
... 1999
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Loki
... 1999
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Mike McDermott
... 1998
Private Ryan
... 1998
Will Hunting
... 1997
Rudy Baylor
... 1997
Shawn Oran
... 1997
Ilario
... 1996
Edgar Pudwhacker
... 1995
Cotton Calloway
... 1995
2nd Lt. Britton Davis
... 1993
Charlie Dillon
... 1992
Charlie Robinson
... 1990
Baseball Fan (uncredited)
... 1989
Extra (uncredited)
... 1988
Steamer
... 1988