Matt Damon
Matthew Paige Damon (/ˈdeɪmən/ DAY-mən; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. He was ranked among Forbes' most bankable stars in 2007 and, in 2010, was one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He has received various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards.
Damon made his acting debut in the film Mystic Pizza (1988) before gaining prominence in 1997 when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, which won them the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. He established himself as a leading man by starring as Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise (2002–2007; 2016), and Linus Caldwell in the Ocean'strilogy (2001–2007). He received a nomination for an Academy Award. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for playing an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian (2015). He also acted in The Rainmaker (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Syriana (2005), The Departed(2006), The Informant! (2009), Invictus (2009), True Grit (2010), Contagion (2011), Ford v Ferrari(2019), Stillwater (2021), Air (2023), and Oppenheimer (2023), the last of which is his highest-grossing feature.
On television, Damon portrayed Scott Thorson in the HBO biopic Behind the Candelabra (2013), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. He was Emmy-nominated for his guest role in 30 Rock in 2011 and hosting Saturday Night Live in 2019. He also produced the reality series Project Greenlight (2001–2015) and the film Manchester by the Sea (2016). Damon has performed voice-over work in both animated and documentary films and established two production companies with Affleck, Artists Equity, and Pearl Street Films. He has been involved in charitable work with organizations including the One Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, Feeding America, and Water.org.
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Self (voice)
Will & Grace
Owen
American Idol
Self
The Bernie Mac Show
Matt Damon
Deadpool 2
Redneck #2
Thor: Ragnarok
Actor Loki (uncredited)
Entourage
Matt Damon
30 Rock
Carol Burnett
Honest Trailers
Loki Actor (archive footage)
Oppenheimer
Leslie Groves
Interstellar
Mann
SmartLess: On the Road
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self
IF
Flower (voice)
Saving Private Ryan
Private Ryan
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
Good Will Hunting
Will Hunting
Life of Kylie
Self
Thor: Love and Thunder
Actor Loki
The Martian
Mark Watney
The Great Wall
William
Ocean's Eight
Linus Caldwell (deleted scene) (uncredited)
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirit (voice)
The Departed
Colin
Air
Sonny Vaccaro
The Oscars
Self
Ocean's Eleven
Linus Caldwell
Ford v Ferrari
Carroll Shelby
The Bourne Identity
Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne
EuroTrip
Donny
Elysium
Max
True Grit
LaBoeuf
Field of Dreams
Baseball Fan at Fenway Park (uncredited)
Dogma
Loki
Ocean's Twelve
Linus Caldwell
The Last Duel
Sir Jean de Carrouges
Contagion
Mitch Emhoff
The Bourne Ultimatum
Jason Bourne
The Bourne Supremacy
Jason Bourne
The Instigators
Rory
Ocean's Thirteen
Linus Caldwell
We Bought a Zoo
Benjamin Mee
The Adjustment Bureau
David Norris
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tom Ripley
Green Zone
Roy Miller
The Brothers Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
Downsizing
Paul Safranek
Drive-Away Dolls
Senator Gary Channel
Invictus
Francois Pienaar
Happy Feet Two
Bill (voice)
Suburbicon
Gardner Lodge
Jersey Girl
PR Exec #2
The Odyssey
Odysseus
Stillwater
Bill Baker
Once Upon a Deadpool
Redneck #2
Titan A.E.
Cale Tucker (voice)
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Loki
The Rainmaker
Rudy Baylor
The Good Shepherd
Edward Bell Wilson
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Rannulph Junuh
Finding Forrester
Steven Sanderson
Chasing Amy
Shawn Oran
No Sudden Move
Mike Lowen (uncredited)
ARES: live
Mark Watney
Geronimo: An American Legend
2nd Lt. Britton Davis
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Bachelor Matt
Hereafter
George Lonegan
Stuck on You
Bob
The Monuments Men
Lt. James Granger
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Matt Damon / Will Hunting
Rounders
Mike McDermott
Unsane
Detective Ferguson
Syriana
Bryan Woodman
Inside Job
Narrator
Margaret
Aaron Caije
Che: Part Two
Fr. Schwartz
The Rip
Lt. Dane Dumars
All the Pretty Horses
John Grady
Courage Under Fire
Ilario
Mystic Pizza
'Steamer' Windsor
Gerry
Gerry
The Informant!
Mark Whitacre
School Ties
Charlie Dillon
The Majestic
Luke Trimble (voice)
Youth Without Youth
Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited)
Women, War & Peace
Narrator (voice)
The Third Wheel
Kevin (uncredited)
Promised Land
Steve Butler
The Roast of Tom Brady
Self (voice)
Teenage Paparazzo
Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Self - Actor Loki
Glory Daze
Edgar Pudwhacker
The Zero Theorem
Management
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Behind the Candelabra
Scott Thorson
Clerk
Self
Radioman
Self
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Self
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Al Shepard (voice)
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
Self
The Man Who Saved the World
Self
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Self
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Self
His Way
Self
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Self - Leslie Groves Jr.
The Good Old Boys
Cotton Calloway
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Self
Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen
Self
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
14 Actors Acting
Self
Rising Son
Charlie Robinson
Clint Eastwood : la légende
Himself
Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
Self
2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
narrator
The Good Mother
Extra (uncredited)
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Nominee
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Self
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Self
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
Self
The Making of the Last Duel
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Crossing Criminal Cultures
Self
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
Boston
Narrator (voice)
Coda: Thirty Years Later
Self
Time Bomb Y2K
Self (archive footage)
Prince: 21 Nights in London
Self
The Daily Show
Self
Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
Self
Saltlake Van Sant
Self
Die Clint Eastwood Story
Self
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
Narrator (voice)
Hot Ones
Self
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack
Self
After Frank
Self
Backpack Full of Cash
Narrator
Plan B
Narrator (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
American Teacher
Narrator (voice)
Conan
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The View
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
De Wereld Draait Door
Self
Morgenmagazin
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter
The Jay Leno Show
Self
Today
Self
The Early Show
Self
The Early Show
Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Geeking Out
Self
Encyclopedia of Useless Facts Around The Earth
Self
Live from Studio Five
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Self