Matthew McConaughey

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-11-04 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Uvalde, Texas, USA

Matthew McConaughey

Biography

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 ...

Acting

1997

Contact

as Palmer Joss

1996

A Time to Kill

as Jake Brigance

2000

U-571

as Lt. Andrew Tyler

2001

The Wedding Planner

as Steve Edison

2006

We Are Marshall

as Jack Lengyel

1999

EDtv

as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny

2005

Sahara

as Dirk Pitt

2008

Tropic Thunder

as Rick Peck

2006

2002

Reign of Fire

as Denton Van Zan

1997

Amistad

as Roger Sherman Baldwin

1994

Angels in the Outfield

as Ben Williams

2008

Fool's Gold

as Ben 'Finn' Finnegan

2002

Tiptoes

as Steven

2002

Frailty

as Meiks

2009

1995

Boys on the Side

as Abe Lincoln

1996

Lone Star

as Buddy Deeds

2005

Two for the Money

as Brandon Lang

2003

2008

Surfer, Dude

as Steve Addington

1998

The Newton Boys

as Willis Newton

2025

2011

The Lincoln Lawyer

as Mickey Haller

2021

Come Home

as Buster Moon (voice)

2012

The Paperboy

as Ward Jansen

2012

Killer Joe

as Killer Joe Cooper

2012

Bernie

as Danny Buck Davidson

2012

Magic Mike

as Dallas

2013

Mud

as Mud

2013

2013

Dallas Buyers Club

as Ron Woodroof

2014

Interstellar

as Cooper

1999

The Story of Darrell Royal

as Narrator (voice)

1996

Scorpion Spring

as El Rojo

1996

Larger Than Life

as Tip Tucker

2020

Disclosure

as Ron Woodroof (archive footage)

1993

Dazed and Confused

as Wooderson

2016

The Sea of Trees

as Arthur Brennan

2016

Kubo and the Two Strings

as Beetle (voice)

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The Lost Bus

as Kevin McKay

2016

Free State of Jones

as Newton Knight

2016

Gold

as Kenny Wells

2024

Nine Ball

as Pool Shark Father

2016

Sing

as Buster Moon (voice)

2014

The Science of Interstellar

as Narrator (voice)

2014

2017

The Dark Tower

as Walter O’Dim

2013

Synthesizers

as Woodson

2024

Deadpool & Wolverine

as Cowboypool (voice)

1998

Making Sandwiches

as Bud Hoagie

2018

White Boy Rick

as Richard Wershe Sr.

2019

The Beach Bum

as Moondog

2019

Serenity

as Baker Dill

2004

Paparazzi

as Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)

2000

Welcome to Hollywood

as Matthew McConaughey

1995

Glory Daze

as Rental Truck Guy

2015

Inside 'Interstellar'

as Self - 'Cooper'

2018

1995

Judgement

as Deputy Sam Taylor

2020

The Gentlemen

as Michael Pearson

2021

Sing 2

as Buster Moon (voice)

2017

1993

2019

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

as Matthew McConaughey

2005

2024

Sing: Thriller

as Buster Moon (voice)

Production

2005

Sahara

as Executive Producer

2008

Surfer, Dude

as Producer

2020

The Gentlemen

as Producer

2016

Gold

as Producer

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