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