Actor Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey
Photo of actor Matthew McConaughey
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthew McConaughey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of birth
Uvalde, Texas, USA Uvalde, Texas, USA
Date of birth
4th November 1969
Movies that starred Matthew McConaughey (33 in total)
Sing 2 poster

Sing 2 [2021]

Buster Moon (voice)
The Gentlemen poster

The Gentlemen [2019]

Mickey Pearson
The Dark Tower poster

The Dark Tower [2017]

Walter O’Dim
Sing poster

Sing [2016]

Buster Moon (voice)
Kubo and the Two Strings poster

Kubo and the Two Strings [2016]

Beetle (voice)
Gold poster

Gold [2016]

Kenny Wells
Interstellar poster

Interstellar [2014]

Joseph 'Coop' Cooper
The Wolf of Wall Street poster

The Wolf of Wall Street [2013]

Mark Hanna
Dallas Buyers Club poster

Dallas Buyers Club [2013]

Ron Woodroof
The Paperboy poster

The Paperboy [2012]

Ward Jansen
Magic Mike poster

Magic Mike [2012]

Dallas
The Lincoln Lawyer poster

The Lincoln Lawyer [2011]

Mickey Haller
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past poster

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past [2009]

Connor Mead
Tropic Thunder poster

Tropic Thunder [2008]

Rick Peck
Fool's Gold poster

Fool's Gold [2008]

Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
Failure to Launch poster

Failure to Launch [2006]

Tripp
Sahara poster

Sahara [2005]

Dirk Pitt
Two for the Money poster

Two for the Money [2005]

Brandon Lang
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days poster

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days [2003]

Benjamin Barry
Tiptoes poster

Tiptoes [2003]

Steven Bedalia
Reign of Fire poster

Reign of Fire [2002]

Denton Van Zan
Frailty poster

Frailty [2001]

Adam Meiks
The Wedding Planner poster

The Wedding Planner [2001]

Steve Edison
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing poster

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing [2001]

Troy
U-571 poster

U-571 [2000]

Lt. Andrew Tyler
Contact poster

Contact [1997]

Palmer Joss
Amistad poster

Amistad [1997]

Roger Sherman Baldwin
A Time to Kill poster

A Time to Kill [1996]

Jake Brigance
Lone Star poster

Lone Star [1996]

Buddy Deeds
Scorpion Spring poster

Scorpion Spring [1996]

El Rojo
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre poster

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre [1995]

Vilmer
Boys on the Side poster

Boys on the Side [1995]

Abe Lincoln
Angels in the Outfield poster

Angels in the Outfield [1994]

Ben Williams
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