Matt Damon

Matt Damon

b. 1970 (age 56) Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Actor Writer

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.

Known For

Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Departed

The Martian

Filmography

Untitled Daniels/Universal Event Film

The Rip

Lieutenant Dane Dumars

The Instigators

The Instigators

Drive-Away Dolls

Drive-Away Dolls

Senator Gary Channel

Oppenheimer

Air

SmartLess: On the Road

SmartLess: On the Road

The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer

The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace

Ari Global show

Joe Scarborough Presents

The Last Duel

2021 Actor Writer

Sir Jean de Carrouges

Stillwater

The Kids Tonight Show

The Kids Tonight Show

Answers to Questions You Didn't Know to Ask About Climate Change

CNBC's Sustainable Future

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Served: Harvey Weinstein

Served: Harvey Weinstein

The United Nations Association 2020 Global Citizen Awards & 13th Annual 2020 West Coast Global Forum

Dispatches from the Gulf

Ford v Ferrari

Brave Blue World

Brave Blue World

The United Nations Association 2019 Global Citizen Awards & 12th Annual West Coast Global Forum

Dispatches from the Gulf 3: Ten Years After Deepwater Horizon

The 19th Annual Hollywood Film Awards

The Dolphins of Barataria Bay

The 10th Annual Governors Awards

Downsizing

Suburbicon

Jimmy Kimmel's the Terrific Ten

BOSTON: An American Running Story

BOSTON: An American Running Story

Manchester by the Sea: Emotional Lives - Making Manchester by the Sea

74th Venice Film Festival Awards Ceremony

Cashed Out Casino

Cashed Out Casino

Matt Damon Plays: Is It Bigger Than Matt Damon?

Dispatches from the Gulf 2: Research * Innovation * Discovery

Matt Damon: Reel Life

Jason Bourne

The Great Wall

The Martian VR Experience

The Long Way Home: Making the Martian

The Long Way Home: Making the Martian

Backpack Full of Cash

Backpack Full of Cash

CTV News at 11:30 Toronto

Matt Damon Pranks People with Surprise Spy Mission

Critics' Choice Awards Red Carpet Live

The American Cinematheque Tribute to Ridley Scott

Jason Bourne Tribute

OSCARS Opening Ceremony: Live from the Red Carpet

The 27th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards

The Martian

The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Extreme Realities: The Link Between Severe Weather, Climate Change, and Our National Security

Elysium

Behind the Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra

The Man Who Saved the World

The Man Who Saved the World

(I Wanna) Channing All Over Your Tatum

Les Coulisses des Golden Globes

Making Behind the Candelabra Show

The 23th Annual Environmental Media Awards

Promised Land

2012 Actor Writer

Radioman

Inside Fenway Park: An Icon at 100

Unleashing the Power

Unleashing the Power

Contagion

The Adjustment Bureau

The Adjustment Bureau

We Bought a Zoo

We Bought a Zoo

Margaret

His Way

American Teacher

American Teacher

Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division

16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Women, War & Peace

Women, War & Peace

Plan B

A Decade of Difference: A Concert Celebrating 10 Years of the William J. Clinton Foundation

The 48th Annual Publicist Guild Awards

The 6th Annual Made in New York Awards

True Grit

Green Zone

Hereafter

Inside Job

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards

15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Hollywood Salutes Matt Damon: An American Cinematheque Tribute

Hollywood Salutes Matt Damon: An American Cinematheque Tribute

The Orange British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet

Invictus

Francois Pienaar

The Informant!

The People Speak

The People Speak

Biennale Channel

Spike Guys Choice

Beyond the Expedition: Running the Sahara

Beyond the Expedition: Running the Sahara

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