Matt Damon filmography

Matt Damon is an American actor, producer and screenwriter. He made his screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 film Mystic Pizza.[1] After appearing in a series of supporting parts in much of the 1990s, Damon was cast by Francis Ford Coppola as the lead of the 1997 legal drama The Rainmaker.[2] His breakthrough came later that year when he played the title role of an unrecognized genius in Good Will Hunting, a drama which he also co-wrote with Ben Affleck.[3] They won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Damon was nominated for Best Actor.[3][4] He followed it by playing the title roles of a soldier in Steven Spielberg's war drama Saving Private Ryan (1998) and of the criminal Tom Ripley in the thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), both of which gained critical and commercial success.[5] A production company he formed in 2000 with Affleck and Sean Bailey, named LivePlanet, produced Project Greenlight (2001–05, 2015), a television series that helps newcomers develop their first film.[6][7] Damon has served as the executive producer of a number of projects directed by winners of the show.[7][8]
Damon's profile continued to expand in the 2000s, as he took on starring roles in two lucrative film franchises.[9] He featured as a con man in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Trilogy (2001–07) and played the titular spy Jason Bournein four of the five films in the Bourne series (2002–16).[10][11] Damon co-wrote, co-edited and starred in the drama Gerry in 2002, which polarized critics.[12][13]He played an energy analyst in the thriller Syriana in 2005, and the following year, he collaborated with Leonardo DiCaprio in the acclaimed crime drama The Departed.[14][15] He portrayed the rugby player Francois Pienaar opposite Morgan Freeman's Nelson Mandela in the sports drama Invictus (2009), which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.[16][17] Damon continued to gain praise for his collaborations with Soderbergh on the crime film The Informant! (2009) and the drama Behind the Candelabra (2013).[18][19] In the former, he played the whistleblower Mark Whitacre and in the latter, he played Scott Thorson, the disgruntled lover of Liberace, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination.[20][21][22]
In 2012, Damon and Affleck launched the production company Pearl Street Films.[23] Their first project, Promised Land, which Damon co-wrote and starred with John Krasinski, underperformed.[24][25] Damon's biggest commercial successes in the 2010s came with the western True Grit (2010), and the science fiction films Elysium (2013) and The Martian (2015).[26] In the latter, which earned over $630 million to become his highest-grossing release,[a][28] Damon played a botanist stranded on Mars, for which he received an Oscar nomination and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.[29][30] With box office receipts of over $3 billion in North America, Damon ranks among Hollywood's most commercially successful actors.[31][32]
== Film ==
Film roles of Damon
Title 	Year[b]	Role 	Director(s) 	Notes 	Ref(s)
Mystic Pizza 	1988 	Steamer 	Donald Petrie 	 	[33]
The Good Mother 	1988 	Extra 	Leonard Nimoy 	 	[34]
Field of Dreams 	1989 	Extra 	Phil Alden Robinson 	Uncredited 	[35]
School Ties 	1992 	Charlie Dillon 	Robert Mandel 	 	[36]
Geronimo: An American Legend 	1993 	Lt. Britton Davis 	Walter Hill 	 	[37]
Glory Daze 	1995 	Edgar Pudwhacker 	Rich Wilkes 	 	[38]
Courage Under Fire 	1996 	Specialist Ilario 	Edward Zwick 	 	[39]
Chasing Amy 	1997 	Shawn Oran– Executive #2 	Kevin Smith 	 	[40]
The Rainmaker 	1997 	Rudy Baylor 	Francis Ford Coppola 	 	[41]
Good Will Hunting 	1997 	Will Hunting 	Gus Van Sant 	Also writer 	[42]
Saving Private Ryan 	1998 	Private James Francis Ryan 	Steven Spielberg 	 	[43]
Rounders 	1998 	Mike McDermott 	John Dahl 	 	[44]
Dogma 	1999 	Loki 	Kevin Smith 	 	[45]
The Talented Mr. Ripley 	1999 	Tom Ripley 	Anthony Minghella 	 	[46]
Titan A.E. 	2000 	Cale 	Don Bluth/
Gary Goldman 	Voice 	[47]
The Legend of Bagger Vance 	2000 	Rannulph Junuh 	Robert Redford 	 	[48]
Finding Forrester 	2000 	Steven Sanderson 	Gus Van Sant 	Cameo 	[49]
All the Pretty Horses 	2000 	John Grady Cole 	Billy Bob Thornton 	 	[50]
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 	2001 	Himself 	Kevin Smith 	Cameo 	[51]
Ocean's Eleven 	2001 	Linus Caldwell 	Steven Soderbergh 	 	[52]
The Majestic 	2001 	Luke Trimble 	Frank Darabont 	Voice cameo 	[53]
Gerry 	2002 	Gerry 	Gus Van Sant 	Also writer and editor 	[12]
Stolen Summer 	2002 	— 	Pete Jones 	Producer 	[54]
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 	2002 	Spirit 	Kelly Asbury/
Lorna Cook	Voice 	[55]
The Third Wheel 	2002 	Kevin 	Jordan Brady 	Cameo
Also executive producer	[56]
The Bourne Identity 	2002 	Jason Bourne 	Doug Liman 	 	[57]
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 	2002 	Bachelor Matt 	George Clooney 	Cameo 	[58]
Speakeasy 	2002 	— 	Brendan Murphy 	Executive producer 	[59]
The Battle of Shaker Heights 	2003 	— 	Efram Potelle/
Kyle Rankin	Executive producer 	[60]
Stuck on You 	2003 	Bob Tenor 	Farrelly brothers 	 	[61]
EuroTrip 	2004 	Donny 	Jeff Schaffer 	Cameo 	[62]
Jersey Girl 	2004 	PR Exec #2 	Kevin Smith 	Cameo 	[63]
The Bourne Supremacy 	2004 	Jason Bourne 	Paul Greengrass 	 	[57]
Ocean's Twelve 	2004 	Linus Caldwell 	Steven Soderbergh 	 	[64]
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train	2004 	Narrator 	Deb Ellis/
Denis Mueller	Voice
Documentary 	[65]
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D 	2005 	Alan Shepard 	Mark Cowen 	Voice
Documentary 	[66][67]
The Brothers Grimm 	2005 	Wilhelm Grimm 	Terry Gilliam 	 	[68]
Syriana 	2005 	Bryan Woodman 	Stephen Gaghan 	 	[69]
Feast 	2005 	— 	John Gulager 	Executive producer 	[70]
The Departed 	2006 	Sergeant Colin Sullivan 	Martin Scorsese 	 	[71]
The Good Shepherd 	2006 	Edward Wilson 	Robert De Niro 	 	[72]
Ocean's Thirteen 	2007 	Linus Caldwell 	Steven Soderbergh 	 	[73]
The Bourne Ultimatum 	2007 	Jason Bourne 	Paul Greengrass 	 	[57]
Youth Without Youth 	2007 	Ted Jones 	Francis Ford Coppola 	Uncredited 	[74]
Running the Sahara 	2007 	Narrator 	James Moll 	Voice
Documentary
Also executive producer	[75]
Che: Part Two 	2008 	Father Schwarz 	Steven Soderbergh 	 	[76]
The Informant! 	2009 	Mark Whitacre 	Steven Soderbergh 	 	[20]
Invictus 	2009 	Francois Pienaar 	Clint Eastwood 	 	[16]
Green Zone 	2010 	Roy Miller 	Paul Greengrass 	 	[77]
Hereafter 	2010 	George Lonegan 	Clint Eastwood 	 	[78]
True Grit 	2010 	LaBoeuf 	Coen brothers 	 	[79]
Inside Job 	2010 	Narrator 	Charles Ferguson 	Voice
Documentary 	[80]
The Adjustment Bureau 	2011 	David Norris 	George Nolfi 	 	[81]
Contagion 	2011 	Mitch Emhoff 	Steven Soderbergh 	 	[82]
Margaret 	2011 	Mr. Aaron 	Kenneth Lonergan 	 	[83]
Happy Feet Two 	2011 	Bill the Krill 	George Miller 	Voice 	[84]
We Bought a Zoo 	2011 	Benjamin Mee 	Cameron Crowe 	 	[85]
Promised Land 	2012 	Steve Butler 	Gus Van Sant 	Also writer and producer 	[86]
Behind the Candelabra[c] 	2013 	Scott Thorson 	Steven Soderbergh 	 	[21]
Elysium 	2013 	Max Da Costa 	Neill Blomkamp 	 	[88]
The Zero Theorem 	2013 	Management 	Terry Gilliam 	 	[89]
The Monuments Men 	2014 	James Granger 	George Clooney 	 	[90]
The Man Who Saved the World 	2014 	Himself 	Peter Anthony 	Documentary 	[91]
Interstellar 	2014 	Dr. Mann 	Christopher Nolan 	 	[92]
The Martian 	2015 	Mark Watney 	Ridley Scott 	 	[93]
Manchester by the Sea 	2016 	— 	Kenneth Lonergan 	Producer 	[94]
Jason Bourne 	2016 	Jason Bourne 	Paul Greengrass 	Also producer 	[11]
The Great Wall 	2016 	William Garin 	Zhang Yimou 	 	[95]
Bending the Arc 	2017 	— 	Kief Davidson, Pedro Kos	Documentary
Executive producer	[96]
Downsizing 	2017 	Paul Safranek 	Alexander Payne 	 	[97]
Suburbicon 	2017 	Gardner Lodge 	George Clooney 	 	[98]
Thor: Ragnarok 	2017 	Loki actor 	Taika Waititi 	Cameo 	[99]
Unsane 	2018 	Detective Ferguson 	Steven Soderbergh 	Cameo 	[100]
Deadpool 2 	2018 	Redneck #1 	David Leitch 	Cameo
Credited as "Dickie Greenleaf"	[101]
Mickey Mouse 	2022 	Mr. Timberwood/ the Bird (voice)	Jon M. Chu 	 	
Ice Age 6 	2022 	Iris (voice) 	Steve Martino 	 	
Finding Nemo 	2029 	Gurgle (voice) 	Joe Johnston 	replaces Austin Pendleton	
The Lion King 	2033 	Adult Simba (voice) 	Mike Mitchell 	 	
== Television ==
Television roles of Damon
Title 	Year 	Role 	Notes 	Ref(s)
Rising Son 	1990 	Charlie Robinson	Television movie 	[103]
The Good Old Boys 	1995 	Cotton Calloway 	Television movie 	[104]
Project Greenlight 	2001–05,
2015	Himself 	Executive producer 	[7][105]
Push, Nevada 	2002 	— 	Executive producer 	[106]
Saturday Night Live 	2002, 2018	Himself/host,
Brett Kavanaugh	Episodes: "Matt Damon/Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band"
"Adam Driver/Kanye West" (cameo)
"Matt Damon/Mark Ronson & Miley Cyrus"	,[107][108]
The Bernie Mac Show 	2002 	Himself 	Episode: "Keep It on the Short Grass" 	[109]
Will & Grace 	2002 	Owen 	Episode: "A Chorus Lie" 	[110]
Journey to Planet Earth 	2003–14 	Narrator 	Documentary; 9 episodes 	[111]
Arthur 	2007 	Himself (voice) 	Episode: "The Making of Arthur/Dancing Fools"	[112]
Entourage 	2009 	Himself 	Episode: "Give a Little Bit" 	[113]
The People Speak 	2009 	Narrator 	Documentary;
executive producer 	[114][115]
Cubed 	2010 	Himself 	Episode: "Welcome Matt Damon" 	[116]
30 Rock 	2010–11 	Carol Burnett 	Episodes: "I Do Do", "The Fabian Strategy",
"Live Show" and "Double-Edged Sword"	[107]
House of Lies 	2013 	Himself 	Episode: "Damonschildren.org" 	[117]
Years of Living Dangerously	2014 	Himself 	Documentary;
episode: "A Dangerous Future" 	[118]
The Leisure Class 	2015 	— 	Television movie;
executive producer 	[119]
The Runner 	2016 	— 	Executive producer 	[120]
Incorporated 	2016 	— 	Executive producer 	[121]