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Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Acting

Born: November 4, 1969Uvalde, Texas, USA

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). test

Known For
Filmography
The Rivals of Amziah King

The Rivals of Amziah King

Amziah King

2026
A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey

A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey

Self

2026
The Lost Bus

The Lost Bus

Kevin McKay

2025
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

Self

2025
Sing: Thriller

Sing: Thriller

Buster Moon (voice)

2024
Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

Cowboypool (voice)

2024
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels

Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels

Narrator (voice)

2024
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

Larry Dickens

2023
Art-House America: Austin Film Society

Art-House America: Austin Film Society

Self

2023
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story

Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story

Narrator (voice)

2022
Sing 2

Sing 2

Buster Moon (voice)

2021
Come Home

Come Home

Buster Moon (voice)

2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves

Roll Up Your Sleeves

Self

2021
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read

Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read

Mike Damone

2020
Disclosure

Disclosure

Ron Woodroof (archive footage)

2020
One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

Self

2020
The Gentlemen

The Gentlemen

Michael Pearson

2020
Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Matthew McConaughey

2019
The Beach Bum

The Beach Bum

Moondog

2019
Serenity

Serenity

Baker Dill

2019
Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut

Self

2018
White Boy Rick

White Boy Rick

Richard Wershe Sr.

2018
U2 at The BBC

U2 at The BBC

Self

2017
The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

Walter O’Dim

2017
Sing

Sing

Buster Moon (voice)

2016
Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings

Beetle (voice)

2016
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Self

2016
Free State of Jones

Free State of Jones

Newton Knight

2016
The Sea of Trees

The Sea of Trees

Arthur Brennan

2016
Gold

Gold

Kenny Wells

2016
Inside 'Interstellar'

Inside 'Interstellar'

Self - 'Cooper'

2015
The Science of Interstellar

The Science of Interstellar

Narrator (voice)

2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater

21 Years: Richard Linklater

Self - Actor

2014
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

Self

2014
Interstellar

Interstellar

Cooper

2014
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

Self - Host

2014
I Am Evel Knievel

I Am Evel Knievel

Self

2014
Making True Detective

Making True Detective

Self / Rustin Cohle

2013
The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street

Mark Hanna

2013
Dallas Buyers Club

Dallas Buyers Club

Ron Woodroof

2013

Synthesizers

Woodson

2013
Mud

Mud

Mud

2013
The Paperboy

The Paperboy

Ward Jansen

2012
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash

We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash

Self

2012
Magic Mike

Magic Mike

Dallas

2012
Killer Joe

Killer Joe

Killer Joe Cooper

2012
Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

Self

2012
Bernie

Bernie

Danny Buck Davidson

2012
The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer

Mickey Haller

2011
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Connor Mead

2009
Surfer, Dude

Surfer, Dude

Steve Addington

2008
Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

Rick Peck

2008
Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

Ben 'Finn' Finnegan

2008
We Are Marshall

We Are Marshall

Jack Lengyel

2006
Failure to Launch

Failure to Launch

Tripp

2006
Two for the Money

Two for the Money

Brandon Lang

2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Al Bean (voice)

2005
Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story

Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story

Narrator (voice)

2005
Sahara

Sahara

Dirk Pitt

2005
Making Dazed

Making Dazed

Self

2005
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

Self

2004
Paparazzi

Paparazzi

Matthew McConaughey

2004
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Benjamin Barry

2003
Tiptoes

Tiptoes

Steven

2002
Reign of Fire

Reign of Fire

Denton Van Zan

2002
Frailty

Frailty

Meiks

2002
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Troy

2001
The Wedding Planner

The Wedding Planner

Steve Edison

2001
Welcome to Hollywood

Welcome to Hollywood

Matthew McConaughey

2000
U-571

U-571

Lt. Andrew Tyler

2000
EDtv

EDtv

Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny

1999

The Story of Darrell Royal

Narrator (voice)

1999

Making Sandwiches

Bud Hoagie

1998
The Newton Boys

The Newton Boys

Willis Newton

1998
Amistad

Amistad

Roger Sherman Baldwin

1997
Contact

Contact

Palmer Joss

1997
Scorpion Spring

Scorpion Spring

El Rojo

1996
Larger Than Life

Larger Than Life

Tip Tucker

1996
A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

Jake Brigance

1996
Lone Star

Lone Star

Buddy Deeds

1996
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary

Self

1996
Judgement

Judgement

Deputy Sam Taylor

1995
Glory Daze

Glory Daze

Rental Truck Guy

1995
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Vilmer

1995

Submission

1995
Boys on the Side

Boys on the Side

Abe Lincoln

1995
Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

Ben Williams

1994
Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused

Wooderson

1993
My Boyfriend's Back

My Boyfriend's Back

Guy #2

1993