Matthew McConaughey
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Matthew David McConaughey (/məˈkɒnəheɪ/ mə-KON-ə-hay; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He achieved his breakthrough with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). After several supporting roles, his first success as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill (1996). His career progressed with lead roles in the science fiction film Contact (1997), the historical drama Amistad (1997), and the war film U-571 (2000). In the 2000s, McConaughey became 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. In 2011, after a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began appearing in more dramatic roles, starting with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer. In 2012, he gained wider praise for his roles as a stripper in Magic Mike and a fugitive in Mud. McConaughey's portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. He followed it with a supporting role in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and a starring role as Rust Cohle in the first season of HBO's crime anthology series True Detective (2014), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. His subsequent film roles include starring in Interstellar (2014) and The Gentlemen (2019), 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.
Known for
Credits
Interstellar (2014)
as Cooper
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
as Cowboypool (voice)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
as Mark Hanna
The Dark Tower (2017)
as Walter O’Dim
Sing 2 (2021)
as Buster Moon (voice)
Sing (2016)
as Buster Moon (voice)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
as Benjamin Barry
Tropic Thunder (2008)
as Rick Peck
The Gentlemen (2020)
as Michael Pearson
Contact (1997)
as Palmer Joss
A Time to Kill (1996)
as Jake Brigance
The Lost Bus (2025)
as Kevin McKay
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
as Mickey Haller
Dazed and Confused (1993)
as Wooderson
Failure to Launch (2006)
as Tripp
Reign of Fire (2002)
as Denton Van Zan
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
as Beetle / Hanzo (voice)
Frailty (2002)
as Meiks
Mud (2013)
as Mud
Sing: Thriller (2024)
as Buster Moon (voice)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
as Ron Woodroof
Fool's Gold (2008)
as Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
as Connor Mead
Magic Mike (2012)
as Dallas
Serenity (2019)
as Baker Dill
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as Ben Williams
Sahara (2005)
as Dirk Pitt
U-571 (2000)
as Lt. Andrew Tyler
Gold (2016)
as Kenny Wells
The Wedding Planner (2001)
as Steve Edison
The Beach Bum (2019)
as Moondog
The Paperboy (2012)
as Ward Jansen
Free State of Jones (2016)
as Newton Knight
White Boy Rick (2018)
as Richard Wershe Sr.
Boys on the Side (1995)
as Abe Lincoln
Killer Joe (2012)
as Killer Joe Cooper
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995)
as Vilmer
Come Home (2021)
as Buster Moon (voice)
Sing 3 (—)
as Buster Moon (voice)
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
as Matthew McConaughey
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey (2014)
as Self
The Sea of Trees (2016)
as Arthur Brennan
We Are Marshall (2006)
as Jack Lengyel
Scorpion Spring (1996)
as El Rojo
Paparazzi (2004)
as Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
Disclosure (2020)
as Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
Bernie (2012)
as Danny Buck Davidson
EDtv (1999)
as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
Tiptoes (2002)
as Steven
The Rivals of Amziah King (2026)
as Amziah King
Two for the Money (2005)
as Brandon Lang
Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
as Matthew McConaughey
Larger Than Life (1996)
as Tip Tucker
One World: Together at Home (2020)
as Self
My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
as Guy #2
Lone Star (1996)
as Buddy Deeds
A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey (2026)
as Self
Inside 'Interstellar' (2015)
as Self - 'Cooper'
Glory Daze (1995)
as Rental Truck Guy
The Newton Boys (1998)
as Willis Newton
Surfer, Dude (2008)
as Steve Addington
The Science of Interstellar (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
as Troy
Positano (—)
Actor
Submission (1995)
Actor
Synthesizers (2013)
as Woodson
21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)
as Self - Actor
Roll Up Your Sleeves (2021)
as Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Al Bean (voice)
I Am Evel Knievel (2014)
as Self
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special (2025)
as Self
The Brigands of Rattlecreek (—)
Actor
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin (2004)
as Self
Friedkin Uncut (2018)
as Self
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016)
as Self
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read (2020)
as Mike Damone
Amistad (1997)
as Roger Sherman Baldwin
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Making Sandwiches (1998)
as Bud Hoagie
The Story of Darrell Royal (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash (2012)
as Self
U2 at The BBC (2017)
as Self
Untitled Mike Hammer Film (—)
as Mike Hammer
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes (—)
Actor
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Art-House America: Austin Film Society (2023)
as Self
Making Dazed (2005)
as Self
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy (2023)
as Larry Dickens
Judgement (1995)
as Deputy Sam Taylor
A Football Life:2006 Rose Bowl (—)
as Matthew McConaughey
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary (1996)
as Self
Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story (2012)
as Self
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years (2014)
as Self - Host
Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels (2024)
as Narrator (voice)