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.
Academy Awards
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Known For
Oppenheimer
(2023)
Leslie Groves
IF
(2024)
Flower (voice)
Interstellar
(2014)
Mann
Thor: Ragnarok
(2017)
Actor Loki (uncredited)
Deadpool 2
(2018)
Redneck #2
Downsizing
(2017)
Paul Safranek
Suburbicon
(2017)
Gardner Lodge
Good Will Hunting
(1997)
Will Hunting
The Departed
(2006)
Colin
Contagion
(2011)
Mitch Emhoff
Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Actor Loki
Ford v Ferrari
(2019)
Carroll Shelby
Drive-Away Dolls
(2024)
Senator Gary Channel
Saving Private Ryan
(1998)
Private James Francis Ryan
The Martian
(2015)
Mark Watney
Ocean's Eleven
(2001)
Linus Caldwell
Full Filmography
Acting
Mystic Pizza
(1988)
Steamer
Field of Dreams
(1989)
Baseball Fan at Fenway Park (uncredited)
Rising Son
(1990)
Charlie Robinson
School Ties
(1992)
Charlie Dillon
Geronimo: An American Legend
(1993)
2nd Lt. Britton Davis
Glory Daze
(1995)
Edgar Pudwhacker
The Good Old Boys
(1995)
Cotton Calloway
Courage Under Fire
(1996)
Ilario
Good Will Hunting
(1997)
Will Hunting
Chasing Amy
(1997)
Shawn Oran
The Rainmaker
(1997)
Rudy Baylor
Saving Private Ryan
(1998)
Private James Francis Ryan
Rounders
(1998)
Mike McDermott
Dogma
(1999)
Loki
The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack
(1999)
Self
The Talented Mr. Ripley
(1999)
Tom Ripley
Finding Forrester
(2000)
Steven Sanderson
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
(2000)
Self
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
(2000)
Self
All the Pretty Horses
(2000)
John Grady
The Legend of Bagger Vance
(2000)
Rannulph Junuh
Titan A.E.
(2000)
Cale Tucker (voice)
The Majestic
(2001)
Luke Trimble (voice)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(2001)
Matt Damon / Will Hunting (uncredited)
Ocean's Eleven
(2001)
Linus Caldwell
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
(2001)
Self
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
(2002)
Bachelor Matt
The Third Wheel
(2002)
Kevin (uncredited)
Gerry
(2002)
Gerry
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
(2002)
Spirit (voice)
The Bourne Identity
(2002)
Jason Bourne
Stuck on You
(2003)
Bob
Saltlake Van Sant
(2003)
Himself
Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen
(2004)
Self
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
(2004)
Narrator (voice)
Jersey Girl
(2004)
PR Exec #2
The Bourne Supremacy
(2004)
Jason Bourne
Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
(2004)
Self
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
(2004)
Self
EuroTrip
(2004)
Donny
Ocean's Twelve
(2004)
Linus Caldwell
Making 'Saving Private Ryan'
(2004)
Self
The Brothers Grimm
(2005)
Wilhelm Grimm
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
(2005)
Al Shepard (voice)
Syriana
(2005)
Bryan Woodman
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
(2005)
Self
After Frank
(2005)
Self
The Good Shepherd
(2006)
Edward Bell Wilson
The Departed
(2006)
Colin
Youth Without Youth
(2007)
Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited)
The Bourne Ultimatum
(2007)
Jason Bourne
Ocean's Thirteen
(2007)
Linus Caldwell
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
(2007)
Self
Coda: Thirty Years Later
(2007)
Self
2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
(2007)
narrator
Che: Part Two
(2008)
Fr. Schwartz
Prince: 21 Nights in London
(2008)
Self
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
(2008)
Self
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
(2009)
Self
Invictus
(2009)
Francois Pienaar
The Informant!
(2009)
Mark Whitacre
14 Actors Acting
(2010)
Self
Inside Job
(2010)
Narrator
True Grit
(2010)
LaBoeuf
Hereafter
(2010)
George Lonegan
Teenage Paparazzo
(2010)
Self
Green Zone
(2010)
Roy Miller
Plan B
(2011)
Narrator (voice)
American Teacher
(2011)
Narrator (voice)
His Way
(2011)
Self
Contagion
(2011)
Mitch Emhoff
Margaret
(2011)
Aaron Caije
Happy Feet Two
(2011)
Bill (voice)
We Bought a Zoo
(2011)
Benjamin Mee
The Adjustment Bureau
(2011)
David Norris
Radioman
(2012)
Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Promised Land
(2012)
Steve Butler
The Zero Theorem
(2013)
Management
Behind the Candelabra
(2013)
Scott Thorson
Elysium
(2013)
Max
The Man Who Saved the World
(2014)
Self
Interstellar
(2014)
Mann
The Monuments Men
(2014)
Lt. James Granger
The Martian
(2015)
Mark Watney
Backpack Full of Cash
(2016)
Narrator
The Great Wall
(2016)
William
Jason Bourne
(2016)
Jason Bourne
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
(2016)
Self
Thor: Ragnarok
(2017)
Actor Loki (uncredited)
Suburbicon
(2017)
Gardner Lodge
Downsizing
(2017)
Paul Safranek
Boston
(2017)
Narrator (voice)
Unsane
(2018)
Detective Ferguson
Die Clint Eastwood Story
(2018)
Self
Once Upon a Deadpool
(2018)
Redneck #2
Deadpool 2
(2018)
Redneck #2
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
(2019)
Self
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
(2019)
Loki (uncredited)
Ford v Ferrari
(2019)
Carroll Shelby
Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
(2020)
Himself
Clerk
(2021)
Self
No Sudden Move
(2021)
Mike Lowen (uncredited)
Stillwater
(2021)
Bill Baker
The Last Duel
(2021)
Sir Jean de Carrouges
The Making of the Last Duel
(2021)
Self
Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Actor Loki
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
Self - Actor Loki
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
(2023)
Self - Leslie Groves Jr.
Air
(2023)
Sonny Vaccaro
Oppenheimer
(2023)
Leslie Groves
A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special
(2023)
Time Bomb Y2K
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
'Saving Private Ryan': Boot Camp
(2023)
Self
Drive-Away Dolls
(2024)
Senator Gary Channel
The Instigators
(2024)
Rory
IF
(2024)
Flower (voice)
The Roast of Tom Brady
(2024)
Voice
Writing
Good Will Hunting
(1997)
Writer
Gerry
(2002)
Writer
Promised Land
(2012)
Writer
The Last Duel
(2021)
Screenplay
Editing
Production
The Third Wheel
(2002)
Executive Producer
Stolen Summer
(2002)
Producer
Speakeasy
(2002)
Executive Producer
The Battle of Shaker Heights
(2003)
Executive Producer
Feast
(2005)
Executive Producer
Running the Sahara
(2007)
Producer
The People Speak
(2009)
Executive Producer
Promised Land
(2012)
Producer
The Leisure Class
(2015)
Producer
Manchester by the Sea
(2016)
Producer
Jason Bourne
(2016)
Producer
Bending the Arc
(2017)
Executive Producer
The Last Duel
(2021)
Producer
Air
(2023)
Producer
For People in Trouble
(2023)
Executive Producer
Kiss the Future
(2024)
Producer
Small Things Like These
(2024)
Producer
The Instigators
(2024)
Producer
Crew