Matthew Paige
"
Matt
"
Damon
(
; born October 8, 1970)
[2]
is an American actor, vyce actor, screenwriter, producer, an philanthropist. He is ranked amang
Forbes
magazine's maist
bankable starns
[3]
an is ane o the heichest-grossin actors o aw time.
[4]
[nb 1]
Damon haes received
various accolades
, includin an
Academy Awaird
, frae five nominations, twa
Gowden Globe Awairds
, frae aicht nominations, an haes been nominatit for three
Breetish Academy Film Awairds
an sax
Emmy Awairds
.
Born an raised in
Cambridge, Massachusetts
, Damon begoud his actin career bi appearin in heich schuil theatre productions. He made his perfaisional actin debut in the film
Mystic Pizza
(1988). He came tae prominence in 1997, whan he wrote an starred in
Good Will Hunting
,
alangside
Ben Affleck
, that wan them the
Academy
an
Gowden Globe
awairds for Best Screenplay an earned Damon a nomination for the
Academy Awaird for Best Actor
. He conteena'd tae gairner praise frae creetics for his roles as the
eponymous
chairacter in
Saving Private Ryan
(1998), the
antihero
in
The Talented Mr. Ripley
(1999), a
fawen aungel
in
Dogma
(1999), an energy analyst in
Syriana
(2005), an a corrupt
Erse-American
polis officer in
The Departed
(2006).
Damon is an aw kent for his starnin roles as
Jason Bourne
in the
Bourne
franchise
(2002?2016) an as a con man in
the
Ocean's
trilogy
(2001?2007). For his supportin role as the rugby player
Francois Pienaar
in
Invictus
(2009) an his leadin role as an
astronaut
strandit on
Mars
in
The Martian
(2015), Damon received Academy Awaird nominations for
Best Supportin Actor
an Best Actor, respectively. The latter an aw wan him a
Gowden Globe Awaird for Best Actor
. Damon haes received Emmy Awaird nominations for his portrayal o
Scott Thorson
in the biopic
Behind the Candelabra
(2013) and for producin the reality series
Project Greenlight
. He an aw received an
Academy Awaird nomination
for producin
Manchester by the Sea
(2016).
In addeetion tae actin in films, Damon haes performed
vyce-ower
wark in baith animatit an documentary films an haes established twa production companies wi Affleck. He haes been involved in charitable wark, includin the
ONE Campaign
,
H2O Africa Foundation
,
Feeding America
, an
Water.org
. Damon is mairied tae Luciana Bozan Barroso, an thay hae fower dochters thegither.
Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
1988
|
Mystic Pizza
|
Steamer
|
|
1988
|
Good Mother, The
The Good Mother
|
Extra
|
|
1989
|
Field of Dreams
|
Fenway Park Extra
|
|
1992
|
School Ties
|
Charlie Dillon
|
|
1993
|
Geronimo: An American Legend
|
2nt Lt. Britton Davis
|
|
1995
|
The Good Old Boys
|
Cotton Calloway
|
|
1996
|
Glory Daze
|
Edgar Pudwhacker
|
|
1996
|
Courage Under Fire
|
Specialist Ilario
|
|
1997
|
Good Will Hunting
|
Will Hunting
|
An aa writer
|
1997
|
Rainmaker, The
The Rainmaker
|
Rudy Baylor
|
|
1997
|
Chasing Amy
|
Shawn Oran
|
|
1998
|
Rounders
|
Mike McDermott
|
|
1998
|
Saving Private Ryan
|
Private James Francis Ryan
|
|
1999
|
Talented Mr. Ripley, The
The Talented Mr. Ripley
|
Tom Ripley
|
|
1999
|
Dogma
|
Loki
|
|
2000
|
Finding Forrester
|
Steven Sanderson
|
|
2000
|
All the Pretty Horses
|
John Grady Cole
|
|
2000
|
Legend of Bagger Vance, The
The Legend of Bagger Vance
|
Rannulph Junuh
|
|
2000
|
Titan A.E.
|
Cale Tucker (vyce)
|
|
2001
|
Majestic, The
The Majestic
|
Luke Trimble (vyce)
|
|
2001
|
Ocean's Eleven
|
Linus Caldwell
|
|
2001
|
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
|
Himsel
|
|
2002
|
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
|
Matt, Bachelor #2
|
Cameo
|
2002
|
Bourne Identity, The
The Bourne Identity
|
Jason Bourne
|
|
2002
|
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
|
Spirit (vyce)
|
|
2002
|
Gerry
|
Gerry
|
An aa writer
|
2002
|
Third Wheel, The
The Third Wheel
|
Kevin
|
|
2003
|
Stuck on You
|
Bob Tenor
|
|
2004
|
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
|
Narrator
|
Documentary
|
2004
|
Ocean's Twelve
|
Linus Caldwell
|
|
2004
|
Bourne Supremacy, The
The Bourne Supremacy
|
Jason Bourne
|
|
2004
|
Jersey Girl
|
PR
Exec #2
|
|
2004
|
EuroTrip
|
Donny
|
|
2005
|
Syriana
|
Bryan Woodman
|
|
2005
|
Brothers Grimm, The
The Brothers Grimm
|
Will (Wilhelm) Grimm
|
|
2006
|
Good Shepherd, The
The Good Shepherd
|
Edward Wilson
|
|
2006
|
Departed, The
The Departed
|
Staff Sergeant Colin Sullivan
|
|
2007
|
Bourne Ultimatum, The
The Bourne Ultimatum
|
Jason Bourne
|
|
2007
|
Ocean's Thirteen
|
Linus Caldwell
|
|
2007
|
Youth Without Youth
|
Ted Jones
|
Uncreditit
|
2008
|
Che: Part Two
|
Fr. Schwarz
|
|
2009
|
Ponyo
|
Koichi (vyce)
|
Inglis dub
|
2009
|
Informant!, The
The Informant!
|
Mark Whitacre
|
|
2009
|
Invictus
|
Francois Pienaar
|
|
2009
|
The People Speak
|
Himsel
|
Documentary; An aa producer
|
2010
|
Green Zone
|
Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller
|
|
2010
|
Inside Job
|
Narrator
|
Documentary
|
2010
|
Hereafter
|
George Lonegan
|
|
2010
|
True Grit
|
La Boeuf
|
|
2011
|
Adjustment Bureau, The
The Adjustment Bureau
|
David Norris
|
|
2011
|
Contagion
|
Mitch Emhoff
|
|
2011
|
Margaret
|
Aaron Caije
|
|
2011
|
Happy Feet Two
|
Bill the Krill (vyce)
|
|
2011
|
We Bought a Zoo
|
Benjamin Mee
|
|
2012
|
Promised Land
|
Steve Butler
|
An aa writer an producer
|
2013
|
Behind the Candelabra
|
Scott Thorson
|
|
2013
|
Elysium
|
Max Da Costa
|
|
2013
|
The Zero Theorem
|
Management
|
|
2014
|
The Monuments Men
|
James Granger
|
|
2014
|
Interstellar
|
Dr. Mann
|
|
2015
|
The Martian
|
Mark Watney
|
Filmin
|
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