Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Biography: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Damon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Birthday: October 08, 1970

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven

2001-12-07

Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve

2004-12-09

Syriana
Syriana

2005-11-23

Ocean's Thirteen
Ocean's Thirteen

2007-06-05

Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan

1998-07-24

Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting

1997-12-05

The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd

2006-12-11

The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999-12-25

The Departed
The Departed

2006-10-04

Rounders
Rounders

1998-09-11

Chasing Amy
Chasing Amy

1997-04-04

Stuck on You
Stuck on You

2003-12-10

Dogma
Dogma

1999-11-12

The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum

2007-08-03

The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy

2004-07-23

Gerry
Gerry

2002-09-20

Courage Under Fire
Courage Under Fire

1996-07-04

The Third Wheel
The Third Wheel

2002-05-31

The Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm

2005-08-26

The Legend of Bagger Vance
The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000-11-02

Mystic Pizza
Mystic Pizza

1988-10-13

All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses

2000-12-11

Invictus
Invictus

2009-12-11

Green Zone
Green Zone

2010-03-11

The Informant!
The Informant!

2009-09-18

Titan A.E.
Titan A.E.

2000-06-16

Youth Without Youth
Youth Without Youth

2007-10-26

The Making of the Last Duel
The Making of the Last Duel

2021-11-29

The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker

1997-11-18

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

2002-05-24

EuroTrip
EuroTrip

2004-02-20

Geronimo: An American Legend
Geronimo: An American Legend

1993-12-10

Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma

2001-01-01

School Ties
School Ties

1992-09-18

The Adjustment Bureau
The Adjustment Bureau

2011-03-03

Hereafter
Hereafter

2010-10-22

Inside Job
Inside Job

2010-10-08

Margaret
Margaret

2011-09-30

True Grit
True Grit

2010-12-22

Clerk
Clerk

2021-03-17

Drive-Away Dolls
Drive-Away Dolls

2024-02-22

Contagion
Contagion

2011-09-08

Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Heath Ledger: A Tribute

2009-06-01

Happy Feet Two
Happy Feet Two

2011-11-17

Elysium
Elysium

2013-08-07

Coda: Thirty Years Later
Coda: Thirty Years Later

2007-12-09

We Bought a Zoo
We Bought a Zoo

2011-12-08

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012-02-04

The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack
The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack

1999-01-01

Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'

2000-01-01

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

2000-06-27

The Monuments Men
The Monuments Men

2014-01-24

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer

2023-07-15

The Zero Theorem
The Zero Theorem

2013-09-20

Promised Land
Promised Land

2012-09-23

Interstellar
Interstellar

2014-11-05

Behind the Candelabra
Behind the Candelabra

2013-05-26

Air
Air

2023-04-05

IF
IF

2024-05-08

Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life

2020-02-11

Radioman
Radioman

2012-12-07

Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'

2007-02-13

After Frank
After Frank

2005-09-30

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002-12-31

Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder

2022-07-06

Finding Forrester
Finding Forrester

2000-12-21

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001-08-22

The Martian
The Martian

2015-09-30

Time Bomb Y2K
Time Bomb Y2K

2023-03-03

Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer

2023-07-19

The Great Wall
The Great Wall

2016-12-16

Animals
Animals

Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne

2016-07-27

The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity

2002-06-14

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

2022-09-08

The Instigators
The Instigators

2024-08-02

Die Clint Eastwood Story
Die Clint Eastwood Story

2018-02-07

Jersey Girl
Jersey Girl

2004-03-25

His Way
His Way

2011-03-04

The Roast of Tom Brady
The Roast of Tom Brady

2024-05-05

Crossing Criminal Cultures
Crossing Criminal Cultures

2007-02-13

RIP
RIP

Suburbicon
Suburbicon

2017-10-26

Downsizing
Downsizing

2017-12-22

Saltlake Van Sant
Saltlake Van Sant

2003-11-11

Robin Williams Remembered
Robin Williams Remembered

2014-09-09

2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film

2007-11-27

Prince: 21 Nights in London
Prince: 21 Nights in London

2008-06-07

The Majestic
The Majestic

2001-12-21

Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok

2017-10-02

Rising Son
Rising Son

1990-07-23

The Man Who Saved the World
The Man Who Saved the World

2014-08-13

Backpack Full of Cash
Backpack Full of Cash

2016-10-22

Teenage Paparazzo
Teenage Paparazzo

2010-01-22

Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train

2004-06-18

Glory Daze
Glory Daze

1995-10-01

Plan B
Plan B

2011-03-30

Unsane
Unsane

2018-03-22

Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2

2018-05-10

Ford v Ferrari
Ford v Ferrari

2019-11-13

Once Upon a Deadpool
Once Upon a Deadpool

2018-12-11

14 Actors Acting
14 Actors Acting

2010-12-08

The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'

2016-06-07

Stillwater
Stillwater

2021-07-29

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

2019-10-15

The Last Duel
The Last Duel

2021-10-13

Che: Part Two
Che: Part Two

2008-12-12

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

2005-09-23

The Good Old Boys
The Good Old Boys

1995-03-05

American Teacher
American Teacher

2011-05-03

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

2004-11-17

The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life

2005-12-20

Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen
Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen

2004-04-20

Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You

2004-04-20

Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Notes on an American Film Director at Work

2008-01-01

Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams

1989-04-21

Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis

2019-12-06

No Sudden Move
No Sudden Move

2021-06-24

Boston
Boston

2017-02-23

The Bourne Dilemma
The Bourne Dilemma

The Odyssey
The Odyssey

2026-07-15

Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division

2011-10-01

The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer
The Story of Our Time: The Making of Oppenheimer

2023-11-13

Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later

2012-08-21

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