Matt Damon

Matt Damon

1970-10-08

Biography

Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. 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 made his professional acting debut in the film Mystic Pizza (1988). He came to prominence when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting (1997), which won them the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. He continued to garner praise for his roles in Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), the Ocean's trilogy (2001-2007), the Bourne franchise (2002-2016), The Departed (2006), Invictus (2009), True Grit (2010), Behind The Candelabra (2013), The Martian (2015), Ford v Ferrari (2019), and Air (2023). Damon has co-written the feature films Good Will Hunting (1997), Gerry (2002), Promised Land (2012) and The Last Duel (2021). He has produced the reality series Project Greenlight (2001-2015) as well as multiple films including Manchester by the Sea (2016) and The Last Duel (2021). In 2022, he co-founded the production company Artists Equity.

Also appears in

IF

IF

7.3

Interstellar

Interstellar

8.4

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

8.1

Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

6.4

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2

7.5

Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

8.2

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

7.7

Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok

7.6

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

8.2

The Instigators

The Instigators

6.2

Ford v Ferrari

Ford v Ferrari

8.0

The Martian

The Martian

7.7

Ocean’s Eleven

Ocean’s Eleven

7.4

The Departed

The Departed

8.2

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

6.0

True Grit

True Grit

7.3

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

7.5

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

7.4

EuroTrip

EuroTrip

6.6

Once Upon a Deadpool

Once Upon a Deadpool

7.1