Matthew McConaughey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 4, 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Uvalde, Texas, USA
Biography
Matthew David McConaughey (/məˈkɒnəheɪ/ mə-KON-ə-hay; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He achieved his breakthrough with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). After several supporting roles, his first success as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill (1996). His career progressed with lead roles in the science fiction film Contact (1997), the historical drama Amistad (1997), and the war film U-571 (2000). In the 2000s, McConaughey became known for starring in romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool's Gold (2008), and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), establishing him as a sex symbol. In 2011, after a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began appearing in more dramatic roles, starting with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer. In 2012, he gained wider praise for his roles as a stripper in Magic Mike and a fugitive in Mud. McConaughey's portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. He followed it with a supporting role in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and a starring role as Rust Cohle in the first season of HBO's crime anthology series True Detective (2014), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. His subsequent film roles include starring in Interstellar (2014) and The Gentlemen (2019), as well as voice work in Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Sing (2016), and Sing 2 (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthew McConaughey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Untitled Mike Hammer Film
Movie · as Mike Hammer
Positano
Movie
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes
Movie
A Football Life:2006 Rose Bowl
Movie · as Matthew McConaughey
The Brigands of Rattlecreek
Movie · as Abraham Weiss
Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs "On The Porch"
Movie · as Himself
The Rivals of Amziah King
Movie · as Amziah King
A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey
Movie · as Self
Brothers
TV · as Matthew McConaughey · 8 eps
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Lost Bus
Movie · as Kevin McKay
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Movie · as Self
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Deadpool & Wolverine
Movie · as Cowboypool (voice)
Sing: Thriller
Movie · as Buster Moon (voice)
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
Movie · as Larry Dickens
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Movie · as Self
Agent Elvis
TV · as Elvis (voice) · 10 eps
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · 1 ep
Come Home
Movie · as Buster Moon (voice)
Sing 2
Movie · as Buster Moon (voice)
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Movie · as Self
05
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Abby's Places
TV · as Self · 10 eps
Last Meals
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Disclosure
Movie · as Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
The Gentlemen
Movie · as Michael Pearson
One World: Together at Home
Movie · as Self
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
Movie · as Mike Damone
Thanks a Million
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cup of Joe
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oprah Conversation
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Beach Bum
Movie · as Moondog
Serenity
Movie · as Baker Dill
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Movie · as Matthew McConaughey
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
White Boy Rick
Movie · as Richard Wershe Sr.
Friedkin Uncut
Movie · as Self
Red Table Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dark Tower
Movie · as Walter O’Dim
U2 at The BBC
Movie · as Self
The Russell Howard Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Sea of Trees
Movie · as Arthur Brennan
Kubo and the Two Strings
Movie · as Beetle / Hanzo (voice)
Free State of Jones
Movie · as Newton Knight
Gold
Movie · as Kenny Wells
Sing
Movie · as Buster Moon (voice)
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Movie · as Self
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
TV · as Team Martha · 1 ep
Inside 'Interstellar'
Movie · as Self - 'Cooper'
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Interstellar
Movie · as Cooper
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Movie · as Self
I Am Evel Knievel
Movie · as Self
The Science of Interstellar
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Movie · as Self - Actor
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
Movie · as Self - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 10 eps
True Detective
TV · as Rust Cohle · 8 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Men in Blazers Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mud
Movie · as Mud
The Wolf of Wall Street
Movie · as Mark Hanna
Dallas Buyers Club
Movie · as Ron Woodroof
Synthesizers
Movie · as Woodson
The Last Leg
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Paperboy
Movie · as Ward Jansen
Killer Joe
Movie · as Killer Joe Cooper
Bernie
Movie · as Danny Buck Davidson
Magic Mike
Movie · as Dallas
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
Movie · as Self
Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story
Movie · as Self
The Lincoln Lawyer
Movie · as Mickey Haller
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Movie · as Connor Mead
Eastbound & Down
TV · as Roy McDaniel · 3 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Tropic Thunder
Movie · as Rick Peck
Fool's Gold
Movie · as Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
Surfer, Dude
Movie · as Steve Addington
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 8 eps
We Are Marshall
Movie · as Jack Lengyel
Failure to Launch
Movie · as Tripp
Sahara
Movie · as Dirk Pitt
Two for the Money
Movie · as Brandon Lang
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Movie · as Al Bean (voice)
Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Making Dazed
Movie · as Self
My Crazy Life
TV · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Paparazzi
Movie · as Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Movie · as Self
Best Week Ever
TV · as Self · 1 ep
CMT Insider
TV · as Self · 1 ep
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Movie · as Benjamin Barry
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Reign of Fire
Movie · as Denton Van Zan
Tiptoes
Movie · as Steven
Frailty
Movie · as Meiks
The Wedding Planner
Movie · as Steve Edison
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Movie · as Troy
U-571
Movie · as Lt. Andrew Tyler
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
EDtv
Movie · as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
The Story of Darrell Royal
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Newton Boys
Movie · as Willis Newton
TRL
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sex and the City
TV · as Matthew McConaughey · 1 ep
Contact
Movie · as Palmer Joss
Amistad
Movie · as Roger Sherman Baldwin
King of the Hill
TV · as Rad Thibodeaux (voice) · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Behind the Music
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Time to Kill
Movie · as Jake Brigance
Lone Star
Movie · as Buddy Deeds
Scorpion Spring
Movie · as El Rojo
Larger Than Life
Movie · as Tip Tucker
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
Movie · as Self
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Boys on the Side
Movie · as Abe Lincoln
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Movie · as Vilmer
Submission
Movie
Glory Daze
Movie · as Rental Truck Guy
Judgement
Movie · as Deputy Sam Taylor
Angels in the Outfield
Movie · as Ben Williams
Dazed and Confused
Movie · as Wooderson
My Boyfriend's Back
Movie · as Guy #2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 4 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
Unsolved Mysteries
TV · as Larry Dickens (uncredited) · 1 ep
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep