Matt Damon

Birthday

1970-10-08

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among Forbes' most bankable stars, the films in which he has appeared have collectively earned over $3.88 billion at the North American box office, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. 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 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 and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay. He continued to garner praise from critics for his roles as the title character in Saving Private Ryan (1998), the antihero in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), a fallen angel in Dogma (1999), an energy analyst in Syriana (2005), a corrupt Irish-American policeman in The Departed (2006), and race car driver Carroll Shelby in Ford v Ferrari (2019). Damon is also known for his starring roles as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise (2002–2016), and as con man Linus Caldwell in the Ocean's trilogy (2001–2007). He had a supporting role as rugby player Francois Pienaar in Invictus (2009) and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his leading role as an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian (2015). Damon portrayed Scott Thorson in the biopic Behind the Candelabra (2013) and produced the reality series Project Greenlight (2001–2015) as well as the film Manchester by the Sea (2016).
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The Last Duel

The Last Duel

2021 7.4
The Last Duel

as Sir Jean de Carrouges

2021
Suburbicon

Suburbicon

2017 5.8
Suburbicon

as Gardner Lodge

2017
Downsizing

Downsizing

2017 5.8
Downsizing

as Paul Safranek

2017
The Martian

The Martian

2015 8
The Martian

as Mark Watney

2015
Margaret

Margaret

2011 6.5
Margaret

as Aaron Caije

2011
Contagion

Contagion

2011 6.8
Contagion

as Mitch Emhoff

2011
Plan B

Plan B

2011 7.4
Plan B

as Narrator (voice)

2011
Hereafter

Hereafter

2010 6.5
Hereafter

as George Lonegan

2010
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