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.
Ocean's Eleven
(Linus Caldwell)
Ocean's Twelve
(Linus Caldwell)
Syriana
(Bryan Woodman)
Ocean's Thirteen
(Linus Caldwell)
Saving Private Ryan
(Private Ryan)
Good Will Hunting
(Will Hunting)
The Good Shepherd
(Edward Bell Wilson)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
(Tom Ripley)
The Departed
(Colin)
Rounders
(Mike McDermott)
Chasing Amy
(Shawn Oran)
Stuck on You
(Bob)
Dogma
(Loki)
The Bourne Supremacy
(Jason Bourne)
The Bourne Ultimatum
(Jason Bourne)
Gerry
(Gerry)
Courage Under Fire
(Ilario)
The Third Wheel
(Kevin (uncredited))
The Brothers Grimm
(Wilhelm Grimm)
The Legend of Bagger Vance
(Rannulph Junuh)
Mystic Pizza
(Steamer)
All the Pretty Horses
(John Grady)
Invictus
(Francois Pienaar)
Green Zone
(Roy Miller)
The Informant!
(Mark Whitacre)
Titan A.E.
(Cale Tucker (voice))
Youth Without Youth
(Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited))
The Making of the Last Duel
(Self)
The Rainmaker
(Rudy Baylor)
Making 'Saving Private Ryan'
(Self)
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
(Spirit (voice))
EuroTrip
(Donny)
Geronimo: An American Legend
(2nd Lt. Britton Davis)
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
(Self)
School Ties
(Charlie Dillon)
The Adjustment Bureau
(David Norris)
Hereafter
(George Lonegan)
Inside Job
(Narrator)
Margaret
(Aaron Caije)
True Grit
(LaBoeuf)
Clerk
(Self)
Drive-Away Dolls
(Senator Gary Channel)
Contagion
(Mitch Emhoff)
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
(Self)
Happy Feet Two
(Bill (voice))
Elysium
(Max)
Coda: Thirty Years Later
(Self)
We Bought a Zoo
(Benjamin Mee)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
((archive footage))
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
(Self)
The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack
(Self)
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
(Self)
The Monuments Men
(Lt. James Granger)
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
(Self - Leslie Groves Jr.)
The Zero Theorem
(Management)
Promised Land
(Steve Butler)
Interstellar
(Mann)
Behind the Candelabra
(Scott Thorson)
Air
(Sonny Vaccaro)
IF
(Flower (voice))
Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
(Self)
Radioman
(Self)
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
(Self)
After Frank
(Self)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
(Bachelor Matt)
Thor: Love and Thunder
(Actor Loki)
Finding Forrester
(Steven Sanderson)
'Saving Private Ryan': Boot Camp
(Self)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(Matt Damon / Will Hunting (uncredited))
The Martian
(Mark Watney)
Time Bomb Y2K
(Self (archive footage))
Oppenheimer
(Leslie Groves)
The Great Wall
(William)
Animals
(Milo Bradford)
Jason Bourne
(Jason Bourne)
The Bourne Identity
(Jason Bourne)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
(Self - Actor Loki)
The Instigators
(Rory)
Die Clint Eastwood Story
(Self)
Jersey Girl
(PR Exec #2)
His Way
(Self)
The Roast of Tom Brady
(Self (voice))
Crossing Criminal Cultures
(Self)
RIP
Suburbicon
(Gardner Lodge)
Downsizing
(Paul Safranek)
Saltlake Van Sant
(Self)
Robin Williams Remembered
(Self)
2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
(narrator)
Prince: 21 Nights in London
(Self)
The Majestic
(Luke Trimble (voice))
Thor: Ragnarok
(Actor Loki (uncredited))
Glory Daze
(Edgar Pudwhacker)
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
(Narrator (voice))
Backpack Full of Cash
(Narrator)
The Man Who Saved the World
(Self)
Rising Son
(Charlie Robinson)
Teenage Paparazzo
(Self)
Plan B
(Narrator (voice))
Unsane
(Detective Ferguson)
Deadpool 2
(Redneck #2)
Ford v Ferrari
(Carroll Shelby)
Once Upon a Deadpool
(Redneck #2)
14 Actors Acting
(Self)
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
(Self)
Stillwater
(Bill Baker)
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
(Loki (uncredited))
The Last Duel
(Sir Jean de Carrouges)
Che: Part Two
(Fr. Schwartz)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
(Al Shepard (voice))
American Teacher
(Narrator (voice))
The Good Old Boys
(Cotton Calloway)
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
(Self)
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
(Self)
Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen
(Self)
Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
(Self)
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
(Self)
Field of Dreams
(Baseball Fan at Fenway Park (uncredited))
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
(Self)
No Sudden Move
(Mike Lowen (uncredited))
Boston
(Narrator (voice))
The Bourne Dilemma
(Jason Bourne)
Untitled Christopher Nolan Film
Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division
(Self)
Inside the Actors Studio
(Self)
The Daily Show
(Self)
The Bernie Mac Show
(Matt Damon)
Today
(Self)
Entourage
(Matt Damon)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
American Idol
(Self)
The Early Show
(Self)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(Self (voice))
30 Rock
(Carol Burnett)
Will & Grace
(Owen)
The Jay Leno Show
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Celebrities Uncensored
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
De Wereld Draait Door
(Self)
Live from Studio Five
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
Hot Ones
(Self)
Women, War & Peace
(Narrator (voice))
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self - Guest)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
The Early Show
(Self - Guest)
Encyclopedia of Useless Facts Around The Earth
(Self)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self - Guest)
The View
(Self - Guest)
SmartLess: On the Road
The Kelly Clarkson Show
ARES: live
(Mark Watney)
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Presenter)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Teen Choice Awards
(Self - Nominee)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Honest Trailers
(Loki Actor (archive footage))
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Entertainment Tonight
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Handsome Drug Addict)
Jay Leno's Garage
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
(Self)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Saturday Night Live
Off Camera with Sam Jones
(Self)
Geeking Out
(Self)
Life of Kylie
(Self)
Conan
(Self)
Morgenmagazin
(Self)
Feast
(Executive Producer)
Gerry
(Editor)
Running the Sahara
(Producer)
Stolen Summer
(Producer)
Air
(Producer)
Promised Land
(Writer)
The Last Duel
(Screenplay)
The Last Duel
(Producer)
Jason Bourne
(Producer)
The Leisure Class
(Producer)
Animals
(Producer)
The Instigators
(Producer)
Good Will Hunting
(Writer)
The Accountant 2
(Producer)
Gone Baby Gone
(Thanks)
Gerry
(Writer)
Manchester by the Sea
(Producer)
Kiss the Future
(Producer)
The Battle of Shaker Heights
(Executive Producer)
Bending the Arc
(Executive Producer)
The Third Wheel
(Executive Producer)
Promised Land
(Producer)
The People Speak
(Executive Producer)
Speakeasy
(Executive Producer)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
(Producer)
Unstoppable
(Producer)
Small Things Like These
(Producer)
RIP
(Producer)
Killing Gawker
(Producer)
Unstoppable
(Executive Producer)
For People in Trouble
(Producer)
Project Greenlight
(Executive Producer)
Incorporated
(Executive Producer)
Push, Nevada
(Executive Producer)
City on a Hill
(Executive Producer)
Push, Nevada
(Creator)