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