Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist. His career launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting (1997) from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck. The pair won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for their work. Damon alone received multiple Best Actor nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for his lead performance in the film. Damon has since starred in commercially successful films such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), the Ocean's trilogy, and the first three films in the Bourne series, while also gaining critical acclaim for his performances in dramas such as Syriana (2005), The Good Shepherd (2006), and The Departed (2006). He garnered a Golden Globe nomination for portraying the title character in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Invictus (2009). He is one of the top 40 highest grossing actors of all time. In 2007, Damon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. Damon has been actively involved in charitable work, including the ONE Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, and Water.org.
Movie | The Instigators | 2025 | |
Movie | Drive-Away Dolls | Senator Gary Channel | 2024-02-22 |
Movie | Air | Sonny Vaccaro | 2023-04-05 |
Movie | Oppenheimer | Leslie Groves | 2023-07-19 |
Movie | A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special | 2023-12-14 | |
Movie | Thor: Love and Thunder | Actor Loki | 2022-07-06 |
Movie | No Sudden Move | Mike Lowen (uncredited) | 2021-06-24 |
Movie | Stillwater | Bill Baker | 2021-07-29 |
Movie | The Last Duel | Sir Jean de Carrouges | 2021-10-13 |
Movie | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Loki (uncredited) | 2019-10-15 |
Movie | Ford v Ferrari | Carroll Shelby | 2019-11-13 |
Movie | Unsane | Detective Ferguson | 2018-02-21 |
Movie | Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal | Himself (archive footage) | 2018-08-21 |
Movie | Deadpool 2 | Redneck #2 | 2018-05-10 |
Movie | Once Upon a Deadpool | Redneck #2 | 2018-12-11 |
Movie | Boston | Narrator (voice) | 2017-02-23 |
Movie | Downsizing | Paul Safranek | 2017-12-22 |
Movie | Suburbicon | Gardner Lodge | 2017-10-26 |
Movie | Thor: Ragnarok | Actor Loki (uncredited) | 2017-10-02 |
Movie | The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' | Self | 2016-06-07 |
Movie | Backpack Full of Cash | Narrator | 2016-10-22 |
Movie | The Great Wall | William | 2016-12-16 |
Movie | Jason Bourne | Jason Bourne | 2016-07-27 |
Movie | The Martian | Mark Watney | 2015-09-30 |
Series | ARES: live | Mark Watney | 2015-06-07 |
Movie | The Monuments Men | Lt. James Granger | 2014-01-24 |
Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
Movie | The Man Who Saved the World | Self | 2014-08-13 |
Movie | Interstellar | Mann | 2014-11-05 |
Movie | Behind the Candelabra | Scott Thorson | 2013-05-26 |
Movie | Elysium | Max | 2013-08-07 |
Movie | The Zero Theorem | Management | 2013-09-20 |
Movie | The Bourne Legacy | (archive footage) | 2012-08-08 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Movie | Promised Land | Steve Butler | 2012-09-23 |
Movie | Radioman | Self | 2012-12-07 |
Movie | His Way | Self | 2011-03-04 |
Movie | The Adjustment Bureau | David Norris | 2011-03-03 |
Movie | Hall Pass | (archive footage) | 2011-02-25 |
Movie | Plan B | Narrator (voice) | 2011-03-30 |
Movie | Contagion | Mitch Emhoff | 2011-09-08 |
Movie | We Bought a Zoo | Benjamin Mee | 2011-12-08 |
Movie | American Teacher | Narrator (voice) | 2011-05-03 |
Movie | Happy Feet Two | Bill (voice) | 2011-11-17 |
Movie | Margaret | Aaron Caije | 2011-09-30 |
Movie | Green Zone | Roy Miller | 2010-03-11 |
Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
Movie | Teenage Paparazzo | Self | 2010-01-22 |
Movie | 14 Actors Acting | Self | 2010-12-08 |
Movie | Inside Job | Narrator | 2010-10-08 |
Movie | True Grit | LaBoeuf | 2010-12-22 |
Movie | Hereafter | George Lonegan | 2010-10-22 |
Series | Live from Studio Five | Unknown | 2009-09-14 |
Movie | Heath Ledger: A Tribute | Self | 2009-06-01 |
Movie | The Informant! | Mark Whitacre | 2009-09-18 |
Movie | The People Speak | Self | 2009-12-13 |
Movie | Invictus | Francois Pienaar | 2009-12-10 |
Movie | Notes on an American Film Director at Work | Self | 2008-01-01 |
Movie | Ponyo | KÅichi (english version) (voice) | 2008-07-19 |
Movie | Prince: 21 Nights in London | Self | 2008-06-07 |
Movie | Che: Part Two | Fr. Schwartz | 2008-12-12 |
Movie | Ocean's Thirteen | Linus Caldwell | 2007-06-05 |
Movie | The Bourne Ultimatum | Jason Bourne | 2007-08-03 |
Movie | 2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film | narrator | 2007-11-27 |
Movie | Youth Without Youth | Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited) | 2007-10-26 |
Movie | The Departed | Staff Sgt. Colin Sullivan | 2006-10-04 |
Series | 30 Rock | Unknown | 2006-10-11 |
Movie | The Good Shepherd | Edward Bell Wilson | 2006-12-11 |
Movie | The Brothers Grimm | Wilhelm Grimm | 2005-08-26 |
Series | De Wereld Draait Door | Unknown | 2005-10-10 |
Movie | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Al Shepard (voice) | 2005-09-23 |
Movie | Syriana | Bryan Woodman | 2005-11-23 |
Movie | Jersey Girl | PR Exec #2 | 2004-03-25 |
Movie | EuroTrip | Donny | 2004-02-20 |
Movie | Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen | Self | 2004-04-20 |
Movie | Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You | Self | 2004-04-20 |
Movie | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | Narrator (voice) | 2004-06-18 |
Movie | Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party | Self | 2004-11-17 |
Movie | The Bourne Supremacy | Jason Bourne | 2004-07-23 |
Series | Entourage | Matt Damon | 2004-07-18 |
Movie | Ocean's Twelve | Linus Caldwell | 2004-12-09 |
Series | Celebrities Uncensored | Unknown | 2003-06-04 |
Movie | Saltlake Van Sant | Himself | 2003-11-11 |
Movie | Stuck on You | Bob | 2003-12-10 |
Movie | The Sum of All Fears | Waiter (uncredited) | 2002-05-31 |
Movie | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | jaell (voice) | 2002-05-24 |
Movie | The Third Wheel | Kevin (uncredited) | 2002-05-31 |
Movie | Gerry | Gerry | 2002-09-20 |
Series | American Idol | Unknown | 2002-06-11 |
Movie | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Bachelor Matt | 2002-12-31 |
Movie | The Bourne Identity | Jason Bourne | 2002-06-14 |
Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
Movie | Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma | Self | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Matt Damon / Will Hunting (uncredited) | 2001-08-22 |
Series | The Bernie Mac Show | Unknown | 2001-11-14 |
Movie | The Majestic | Luke Trimble (voice) | 2001-12-21 |
Movie | Ocean's Eleven | Linus Caldwell | 2001-12-07 |
Movie | Titan A.E. | Cale Tucker (voice) | 2000-06-16 |
Movie | All the Pretty Horses | John Grady | 2000-12-11 |
Movie | The Legend of Bagger Vance | Rannulph Junuh | 2000-11-02 |
Movie | Finding Forrester | Steven Sanderson | 2000-12-21 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | Dogma | Loki | 1999-11-12 |
Movie | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Tom Ripley | 1999-12-25 |
Series | Will & Grace | Unknown | 1998-09-21 |
Movie | Saving Private Ryan | Private James Francis Ryan | 1998-07-24 |
Movie | Rounders | Mike McDermott | 1998-09-11 |
Movie | Chasing Amy | Shawn Oran | 1997-04-04 |
Movie | Good Will Hunting | Will Hunting | 1997-12-05 |
Movie | The Rainmaker | Rudy Baylor | 1997-11-18 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Courage Under Fire | Ilario | 1996-07-04 |
Movie | The Good Old Boys | Cotton Calloway | 1995-03-05 |
Movie | Glory Daze | Edgar Pudwhacker | 1995-10-01 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-08-14 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | Geronimo: An American Legend | 2nd Lt. Britton Davis | 1993-12-10 |
Movie | Geronimo | 1993-12-05 | |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | School Ties | Charlie Dillon | 1992-09-18 |
Movie | Rising Son | Charlie Robinson | 1990-07-23 |
Movie | Field of Dreams | Baseball Fan at Fenway Park (uncredited) | 1989-04-21 |
Movie | Mystic Pizza | Steamer | 1988-10-13 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Series | The Oscars | Matt Damon | 1953-03-19 |
Series | Today | Unknown | 1952-01-14 |