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