Matt Damon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 8, 1970 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is a multifaceted American actor, producer, and screenwriter. In 2007, he was highlighted as one of Forbes' most bankable stars, and by 2010, he emerged as one of the highest-grossing actors in cinematic history. His accolades include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, along with nominations for three BAFTA Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards. Damon's journey in acting began with *Mystic Pizza* in 1988, but it was in 1997 that he truly came into the limelight. Collaborating with Ben Affleck on *Good Will Hunting*, they not only starred in the film but also won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. He solidified his reputation as a leading man through iconic roles, such as Tom Ripley in *The Talented Mr. Ripley*, Jason Bourne in the *Bourne* series, and Linus Caldwell in the *Ocean's* trilogy. His portrayal of an astronaut stranded on Mars in *The Martian* earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor, and he has been part of various notable films, including *Saving Private Ryan*, *The Departed*, and *Ford v Ferrari*. On the small screen, Damon played Scott Thorson in HBO's *Behind the Candelabra*, which garnered him an Emmy nomination. His guest appearances in *30 Rock* and hosting *Saturday Night Live* were also Emmy-nominated. Beyond acting, Damon has produced projects like *Project Greenlight* and *Manchester by the Sea*. He co-founded two production companies with Ben Affleck and has lent his voice to several animated and documentary projects. His philanthropic efforts span multiple organizations, including the One Campaign and Water.org.
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Filmography
Ocean's Fourteen
Movie · as Linus Caldwell
The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer
Movie
Stuntnuts: The Movie
Movie · as Matt Damon
Untitled Daniels Event Film
Movie
The Rip
Movie · as Lieutenant Dane Dumars
The Odyssey
Movie · as Odysseus
Influenced
Movie · as Self
The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic
Movie · as Self - "Odysseus"
Skip Intro
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Clint Eastwood : la légende
Movie · as Self
Netflix Tudum 2025
Movie · as Self
Believers: Boston Red Sox
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Drive-Away Dolls
Movie · as Senator Gary Channel
IF
Movie · as Flower (voice)
The Instigators
Movie · as Rory
The Roast of Tom Brady
Movie · as Self (voice)
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Movie · as Self - Leslie Groves Jr.
Air
Movie · as Sonny Vaccaro
Oppenheimer
Movie · as Leslie Groves
Encyclopedia of Useless Facts Around The Earth
TV · as Self · 1 ep
SmartLess: On the Road
TV · 1 ep
Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie · as Actor Loki
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie · as Self - Actor Loki
The Gilded Age
TV · as High Society Gentleman (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Making of the Last Duel
Movie · as Self
Clerk
Movie · as Self
Stillwater
Movie · as Bill Baker
The Last Duel
Movie · as Sir Jean de Carrouges
No Sudden Move
Movie · as Mike Lowen (uncredited)
Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
Movie · as Self
Dispatches from the Gulf
Movie · as (voice)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV · as Self - Contestant · 2 eps
Ford v Ferrari
Movie · as Carroll Shelby
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Movie · as Loki
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
Movie · as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Clint Eastwood Story
Movie · as Self
Unsane
Movie · as Detective Ferguson
Deadpool 2
Movie · as Redneck #2
Once Upon a Deadpool
Movie · as Redneck #2
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
TV · 1 ep
Suburbicon
Movie · as Gardner Lodge
Downsizing
Movie · as Paul Safranek
Thor: Ragnarok
Movie · as Actor Loki (uncredited)
Boston
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Life of Kylie
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Great Wall
Movie · as William
Jason Bourne
Movie · as Jason Bourne
Backpack Full of Cash
Movie · as Narrator
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Movie · as Self
Geeking Out
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Martian
Movie · as Mark Watney
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
ARES: live
TV · as Mark Watney · 6 eps
Jay Leno's Garage
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Monuments Men
Movie · as Lt. James Granger
Interstellar
Movie · as Mann
The Man Who Saved the World
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Elysium
Movie · as Max
The Zero Theorem
Movie · as Management
Behind the Candelabra
Movie · as Scott Thorson
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as (archive footage)
Promised Land
Movie · as Steve Butler
Radioman
Movie · as Self
Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Movie · as Self
House of Lies
TV · as Matt Damon · 1 ep
The Adjustment Bureau
Movie · as David Norris
Margaret
Movie · as Mr. Aaron
Contagion
Movie · as Mitch Emhoff
Happy Feet Two
Movie · as Bill (voice)
We Bought a Zoo
Movie · as Benjamin Mee
His Way
Movie · as Self
Plan B
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
American Teacher
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Women, War & Peace
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Green Zone
Movie · as Roy Miller
Hereafter
Movie · as George Lonegan
Inside Job
Movie · as Narrator
True Grit
Movie · as LaBoeuf
Teenage Paparazzo
Movie · as Self
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Invictus
Movie · as Francois Pienaar
The Informant!
Movie · as Mark Whitacre
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Movie · as Self
The Jay Leno Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Live from Studio Five
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Prince: 21 Nights in London
Movie · as Self
Che: Part Two
Movie · as Fr. Schwartz
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Movie · as Self
Ocean's Thirteen
Movie · as Linus Caldwell
The Bourne Ultimatum
Movie · as Jason Bourne
Youth Without Youth
Movie · as Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited)
Coda: Thirty Years Later
Movie · as Self
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
Movie · as Self
Crossing Criminal Cultures
Movie · as Self
2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
Movie · as Narrator
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Movie · as Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Good Shepherd
Movie · as Edward Bell Wilson
The Departed
Movie · as Colin
30 Rock
TV · as Carol Burnett · 4 eps
Syriana
Movie · as Bryan Woodman
The Brothers Grimm
Movie · as Wilhelm Grimm
After Frank
Movie · as Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Movie · as Al Shepard (voice)
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
Movie · as Self
De Wereld Draait Door
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ocean's Twelve
Movie · as Linus Caldwell
The Bourne Supremacy
Movie · as Jason Bourne
EuroTrip
Movie · as Donny
Jersey Girl
Movie · as PR Exec #2
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Movie · as Self
Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen
Movie · as Self
Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
Movie · as Self
Entourage
TV · as Matt Damon · 1 ep
Stuck on You
Movie · as Bob
Saltlake Van Sant
Movie · as Self
Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 9 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gerry
Movie · as Gerry
The Third Wheel
Movie · as Kevin (uncredited)
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Movie · as Spirit (voice)
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
Movie · as Self
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Movie · as Bachelor Matt
The Bourne Identity
Movie · as Jason Bourne
American Idol
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ocean's Eleven
Movie · as Linus Caldwell
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Movie · as Matt Damon / Will Hunting
The Majestic
Movie · as Luke Trimble (voice)
The Bernie Mac Show
TV · as Matt Damon · 1 ep
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Matt Damon (voice) · 1 ep
Project Greenlight
TV · as Self · 20 eps
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Movie · as Rannulph Junuh
All the Pretty Horses
Movie · as John Grady
Titan A.E.
Movie · as Cale (voice)
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Movie · as Self
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
Movie · as Self
Finding Forrester
Movie · as Steven Sanderson
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Movie · as Tom Ripley
Dogma
Movie · as Loki
The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack
Movie · as Self
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
The Early Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saving Private Ryan
Movie · as Private Ryan
Rounders
Movie · as Mike McDermott
Jay and Silent Bob's Video Stash
Movie · as Cable Guy
Will & Grace
TV · as Owen · 1 ep
Good Will Hunting
Movie · as Will Hunting
Chasing Amy
Movie · as Shawn Oran
The Rainmaker
Movie · as Rudy Baylor
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Courage Under Fire
Movie · as Ilario
The Daily Show
TV · as Self, Odysseus · 4 eps
Glory Daze
Movie · as Edgar Pudwhacker
The Good Old Boys
Movie · as Cotton Calloway
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Geronimo: An American Legend
Movie · as 2nd Lt. Britton Davis
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
School Ties
Movie · as Charlie Dillon
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Morgenmagazin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rising Son
Movie · as Charlie Robinson
Field of Dreams
Movie · as Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Mystic Pizza
Movie · as Steamer
The Good Mother
Movie · as Extra (uncredited)
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host, Self (uncredited), Handsome Drug Addict (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 ep