Matt Damon
Country: United States
Gender: M
Birthday: 1970-10-08
Biography
Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, screenwriter, and environmentalist. He is ranked among Forbes magazine's most bankable stars and is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Damon has received various accolades, including an Academy Award from five nominations, two Golden Globe Awards from eight nominations, and has been nominated for three British Academy Film Awards and seven Emmy Awards.
Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 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 wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, alongside Ben Affleck, which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay and earned Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He continued to garner praise from critics for his roles as the eponymous character in Saving Private Ryan (1998), the antihero in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), a fallen angel in Dogma (1999) and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), an energy analyst in Syriana (2005), and a corrupt Irish-American police officer in The Departed (2006). In 2019 he starred as race car driver and designer Carroll Shelby in James Mangold's Ford v Ferrari.
Damon is also known for his starring roles as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise (2002–2016) and as a con man in the Ocean's trilogy (2001–2007). For his supporting role as the rugby player Francois Pienaar in Invictus (2009) and his leading role as an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian (2015), Damon received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor, respectively. The latter also won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Damon has received Emmy Award nominations for his portrayal of Scott Thorson in the biopic Behind the Candelabra (2013) and for producing the reality series Project Greenlight. He also received an Academy Award nomination for producing Manchester by the Sea (2016).
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Actor:
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1. kinokino (1978), series...Self
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2. Mystic Pizza (1988), film...Steamer
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3. School Ties (1992), film...Charlie Dillon
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4. Geronimo (1993), film...Lt. Britton Davis
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5. Actors Interview (1994), series...Self - Audience Member
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6. The Good Old Boys (1995), film...Cotton Calloway
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7. Courage Under Fire (1996), film...Ilario
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8. Good Will Hunting (1997), film...Will
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9. John Grisham's The Rainmaker (1997), film...Rudy Baylor
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10. Chasing Amy (1997), film...Shawn Oran - Executive #2
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11. Saving Private Ryan (1998), film...Private Ryan
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12. Rounders (1998), film...Mike McDermott
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13. The Talented Mr Ripley (1999), film...Tom Ripley
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14. Dogma (1999), film...Loki
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15. Finding Forrester (2000), film...Sanderson
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16. All the Pretty Horses (2000), film...John Grady Cole
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17. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), film...Rannulph Junuh
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18. Entertainers with Byron Allen (2000), series...Self - Co-Founder Water.Org
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19. Ocean's Eleven (2001), film...Linus
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20. Project Greenlight (2001), series...Himself
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21. The Bourne Identity (2002), film...Bourne
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22. The Third Wheel (2002), film...Kevin
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23. Gerry (2002), film...Gerry
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24. Stuck on You (2003), film...Bob Tenor
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25. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003), series...Self - Guest
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26. Eurotrip (2004), film...Donny
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27. Jersey Girl (2004), film...PR Exec #2
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28. Ocean's Twelve (2004), film...Linus Caldwell
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29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004), film...Jason Bourne
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30. The Brothers Grimm (2005), film...Wilhelm Grimm
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31. Syriana (2005), film...Bryan Woodman
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32. Made in Hollywood (2005), series...Self - Co-Founder Water.Org
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33. The Departed (2006), film...Colin
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34. The Good Shepherd (2006), film...Edward Wilson
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35. Ocean's Thirteen (2007), film...Linus Caldwell / 'Lenny Pepperidge'
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36. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), film...Jason Bourne
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37. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008), film
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38. The Informant! (2009), film...Mark Whitacre
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39. Invictus (2009), film...Francois Pienaar
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40. ES.TV (2009), series...Self - Co-Founder Water.Org
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41. Green Zone (2010), film...Miller
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42. True Grit (2010), film...LaBoeuf
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43. Hereafter (2010), film...George Lonegan
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44. The Adjustment Bureau (2011), film...David Norris
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45. Contagion (2011), film...Mitch Emhoff
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46. His Way (2011), film...Himself
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47. We Bought a Zoo (2011), film...Benjamin Mee
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48. Margaret (2011), film...Mr. Aaron
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49. Promised Land (2012), film...Steve Butler
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50. Elysium (2013), film...Max
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51. Behind the Candelabra (2013), film...Scott Thorson
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52. The Zero Theorem (2013), film...Management
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53. The School of Greatness (2013), series...Self - Guest
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54. The Monuments Men (2014), film...James Granger
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55. Interstellar (2014), film...Mann
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56. Years of Living Dangerously (2014), series...Self
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57. The Martian (2015), film...Mark Watney
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58. Jason Bourne (2016), film...Jason Bourne
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59. The Great Wall (2016), film...William
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60. Suburbicon (2017), film...Gardner
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61. Downsizing (2017), film...Paul Safranek
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62. Boston (2017), film
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63. Deadpool 2 (2018), film...Redneck #2
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64. Unsane (2018), film...Detective Ferguson
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...Self - Red Carpet Interviewee (archive footage)
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66. Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (2018), series...Self - Guest
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67. Ford v Ferrari (2019), film...Carroll Shelby
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68. Brave Blue World (2019), film...Self - Co-Founder Water.Org
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69. Im Reich der Filme (2020), film...Self
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70. Served: Harvey Weinstein (2020), film...Self
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71. Stillwater (2021), film...Bill
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72. Looking for Life on Mars (2021), film...Self - Co-Founder Water.Org
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73. The Last Duel (2021), film...Sir Jean de Carrouges
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74. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), film...Actor Loki
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75. New Model (2023), film...Sonny Vaccaro
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76. Oppenheimer (2023), film...Leslie Groves
Writer:
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1. Good Will Hunting (1997), film
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2. Gerry (2002), film
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3. Promised Land (2012), film...(screenplay)
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4. The Last Duel (2021), film...(screenplay by)
Producer:
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1. Stolen Summer (2002), film
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2. The Third Wheel (2002), film...executive producer
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3. The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003), film...executive producer
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4. Feast (2005), film...executive producer
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5. Promised Land (2012), film
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6. The Leisure Class (2015), film...executive producer
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7. Jason Bourne (2016), film
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8. Manchester by the Sea (2016), film
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9. Bending the Arc (2017), film...executive producer
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10. The Last Duel (2021), film
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11. New Model (2023), film
Voice:
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1. Titan A.E. (2000), film...Cale
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2. The Majestic (2001), film...Luke Trimble
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...Spirit
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4. Inside Job (2010), film...Self - Narrator
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5. Happy Feet 2 (2011), film...Bill the Krill
Narrator:
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1. Dispatches from the Gulf (2016), film