Matthew McConaughey
Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He first gained notice for his supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), which was considered by many to be his breakout role. After a number of supporting roles in films including Angels in the Outfield (1994) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), his breakthrough performance as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill (1996). He followed this with leading performances in the science fiction film Contact (1997), the historical drama Amistad (1997), the comedy-drama The Newton Boys (1998), the satire EDtv (1999), the war film U-571 (2000), and the psychological thriller Frailty (2001). In the 2000s, McConaughey became best known for starring in romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool's Gold (2008), and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), establishing him as a sex symbol. After a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began to appear in more dramatic roles beginning with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). He was acclaimed for his supporting performances in Bernie (2011), Magic Mike (2012) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and for his leading roles in Killer Joe (2011) and Mud (2012). McConaughey's portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him widespread praise and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2014, he starred as Rust Cohle in the first season of HBO's crime anthology series True Detective, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. His film roles since have included Interstellar (2014), The Sea of Trees (2015), Free State of Jones (2016), Gold (2016), The Dark Tower (2017), and The Gentlemen (2019), earning varying degrees of commercial and critical success, as well as voice work in Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Sing (2016), and Sing 2 (2021).
Contact
(Palmer Joss)
A Time to Kill
(Jake Brigance)
U-571
(Lt. Andrew Tyler)
The Wedding Planner
(Steve Edison)
We Are Marshall
(Jack Lengyel)
EDtv
(Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny)
Sahara
(Dirk Pitt)
Tropic Thunder
(Rick Peck)
Failure to Launch
(Tripp)
Reign of Fire
(Denton Van Zan)
Amistad
(Roger Sherman Baldwin)
Angels in the Outfield
(Ben Williams)
Fool's Gold
(Ben 'Finn' Finnegan)
Tiptoes
(Steven Bedalia)
Frailty
(Meiks)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
(Connor Mead)
Boys on the Side
(Abe Lincoln)
Lone Star
(Buddy Deeds)
Two for the Money
(Brandon Lang)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(Benjamin Barry)
Surfer, Dude
(Steve Addington)
The Newton Boys
(Willis Newton)
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(Vilmer)
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
(Troy)
The Rivals of Amziah King
(Amziah King)
The Lincoln Lawyer
(Mickey Haller)
Come Home
(Buster Moon (voice))
The Paperboy
(Ward Jansen)
Killer Joe
(Killer Joe Cooper)
Bernie
(Danny Buck Davidson)
Magic Mike
(Dallas)
Mud
(Mud)
The Wolf of Wall Street
(Mark Hanna)
Dallas Buyers Club
(Ron Woodroof)
Interstellar
(Cooper)
The Story of Darrell Royal
(Narrator)
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
(Narrator)
Scorpion Spring
(El Rojo)
Larger Than Life
(Tip Tucker)
Disclosure
(Ron Woodroof (archive footage))
Dazed and Confused
(Wooderson)
The Sea of Trees
(Arthur Brennan)
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
(Self)
Kubo and the Two Strings
(Beetle (voice))
The Lost Bus
(Kevin McKay)
Free State of Jones
(Newton Knight)
Gold
(Kenny Wells)
Nine Ball
(Pool Shark Father)
Sing
(Buster Moon (voice))
I Am Evel Knievel
(Self)
The Science of Interstellar
(Narrator (voice))
21 Years: Richard Linklater
(Self - Actor)
The Dark Tower
(Walter O’Dim)
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels
(self)
Submission
Synthesizers
(Woodson)
Deadpool & Wolverine
(Cowboypool (voice))
Making Sandwiches
(Bud Hoagie)
Making True Detective
(Himself)
White Boy Rick
(Richard Wershe Sr.)
The Beach Bum
(Moondog)
Serenity
(Baker Dill)
Paparazzi
(Matthew McConaughey (uncredited))
Welcome to Hollywood
(Matthew McConaughey)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
(Al Bean (voice))
Glory Daze
(Rental Truck Guy)
Inside 'Interstellar'
(Self - 'Cooper')
Friedkin Uncut
(Self)
Judgement
(Deputy Sam Taylor)
The Gentlemen
(Michael Pearson)
Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story
(Narrator)
Sing 2
(Buster Moon (voice))
U2 at The BBC
(Himself)
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
(Self)
My Boyfriend's Back
(Guy #2)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
(Matthew McConaughey)
Making Dazed
(Himself)
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
(Self)
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
(Self - Host)
Man in the Glass: Dale Brown Story
(Himself)
One World: Together at Home
(Self)
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
(Self)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
(Mike Damone)
Roll Up Your Sleeves
(Self)
Sing: Thriller
(Buster Moon (voice))
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
Best Week Ever
(Himself)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Himself)
King of the Hill
(Rad Thibodeaux (voice))
Today
(Self)
The View
(Self)
Tamron Hall
(Self - Guest)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(Himself)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Celebrities Uncensored
(Self)
CMT Insider
(Himself)
The Oscars
(Self)
My Crazy Life
TRL
(Himself)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(Self)
True Detective
(Rust Cohle)
05
(Self)
The Daily Show
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Behind the Music
(Self)
Red Table Talk
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
Thanks a Million
(Self)
Eastbound & Down
(Roy McDaniel)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
(Self)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
Teen Choice Awards
(Self - Presenter & Nominee)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
Sex and the City
(Matthew McConaughey)
The Russell Howard Hour
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
(Team Martha)
Honest Trailers
(Mark Hanna (archive footage))
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
(Self)
Brother from Another Mother
(Self)
The Men In Blazers Show
(Self)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Agent Elvis
(Elvis (voice))
Cup of Joe
(Self)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
The Oprah Conversation
(Self)
Hot Ones
(Self)
Real Time with Bill Maher
(Self)
A Time for Mercy
(Jake Brigance)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie, Sorta Uncut Interviews
(Self)