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Matt Damon
26 FOLLOWERS • 91 CREDITS • OCT 8, 1970 • 53
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.
Known For
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Saturday Night Live
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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The Daily Show
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Oscars
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The Graham Norton Show
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The Early Show
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Today
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Teen Choice Awards
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Honest Trailers
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Entourage
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American Idol
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30 Rock
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The Jay Leno Show
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Will & Grace
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The Bernie Mac Show
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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MTV Movie & TV Awards
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Golden Globe Awards
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Celebrities Uncensored
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Geeking Out
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SmartLess: On the Road
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Life of Kylie
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
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The Bourne Legacy
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Ponyo
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No Sudden Move
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Field of Dreams
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Once Upon a Deadpool
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Deadpool 2
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IF
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EuroTrip
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Thor: Ragnarok
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Thor: Love and Thunder
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
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Loving Highsmith
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Interstellar
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Jersey Girl
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Happy Feet Two
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Chasing Amy
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Drive-Away Dolls
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Courage Under Fire
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Saving Private Ryan
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Ocean's Thirteen
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True Grit
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Ocean's Twelve
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Oppenheimer
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School Ties
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Dogma
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Ocean's Eleven
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Contagion
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The Departed
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Elysium
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The Martian
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The Good Shepherd
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Jason Bourne
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The Last Duel
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Good Will Hunting
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
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Rounders
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The Bourne Supremacy
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Suburbicon
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Air
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The Rainmaker
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Ford v Ferrari
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The Adjustment Bureau
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
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Green Zone
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The Brothers Grimm
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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The Bourne Ultimatum
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The Informant!
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Titan A.E.
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The Great Wall
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We Bought a Zoo
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Inside Job
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The Bourne Identity
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Stillwater
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