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 Gentlemen (2020)
as Michael Pearson
The Rivals of Amziah King (2026)
as Amziah King
Sing (2016)
as Buster Moon (voice)
The Dark Tower (2017)
as Walter O’Dim
Sing 2 (2021)
as Buster Moon (voice)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
as Rick Peck
The Lost Bus (2025)
as Kevin McKay
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
as Benjamin Barry
A Time to Kill (1996)
as Jake Brigance
Contact (1997)
as Palmer Joss
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
as Beetle / Hanzo (voice)
Failure to Launch (2006)
as Tripp
Dazed and Confused (1993)
as Wooderson
Reign of Fire (2002)
as Denton Van Zan
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
as Ron Woodroof
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
as Mickey Haller
Fool's Gold (2008)
as Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
Sing: Thriller (2024)
as Buster Moon (voice)
The Wedding Planner (2001)
as Steve Edison
Magic Mike (2012)
as Dallas
Free State of Jones (2016)
as Newton Knight
Boys on the Side (1995)
as Abe Lincoln
Serenity (2019)
as Baker Dill
The Sea of Trees (2016)
as Arthur Brennan
Sahara (2005)
as Dirk Pitt
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995)
as Vilmer
Gold (2016)
as Kenny Wells
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
as Connor Mead
White Boy Rick (2018)
as Richard Wershe Sr.
Frailty (2002)
as Meiks
Killer Joe (2012)
as Killer Joe Cooper
Two for the Money (2005)
as Brandon Lang
Mud (2013)
as Mud
The Paperboy (2012)
as Ward Jansen
We Are Marshall (2006)
as Jack Lengyel
The Beach Bum (2019)
as Moondog
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as Ben Williams
U-571 (2000)
as Lt. Andrew Tyler
Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
as Matthew McConaughey
Larger Than Life (1996)
as Tip Tucker
Lone Star (1996)
as Buddy Deeds
EDtv (1999)
as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
Surfer, Dude (2008)
as Steve Addington
Tiptoes (2002)
as Steven
One World: Together at Home (2020)
as Self
Paparazzi (2004)
as Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
as Guy #2
Glory Daze (1995)
as Rental Truck Guy
The Newton Boys (1998)
as Willis Newton
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
as Troy
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey (2014)
as Self
The Science of Interstellar (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Bernie (2012)
as Danny Buck Davidson
21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)
as Self - Actor
Scorpion Spring (1996)
as El Rojo
Roll Up Your Sleeves (2021)
as Self
Disclosure (2020)
as Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Al Bean (voice)
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016)
as Self
Inside 'Interstellar' (2015)
as Self - 'Cooper'
I Am Evel Knievel (2014)
as Self
Art-House America: Austin Film Society (2023)
as Self
The Brigands of Rattlecreek (—)
as Abraham Weiss
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read (2020)
as Mike Damone
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special (2025)
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
as Matthew McConaughey
A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey (2026)
as Self
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin (2004)
as Self
Come Home (2021)
as Buster Moon (voice)
Friedkin Uncut (2018)
as Self
U2 at The BBC (2017)
as Self
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Making Dazed (2005)
as Self
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years (2014)
as Self - Host
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash (2012)
as Self
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy (2023)
as Larry Dickens
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Synthesizers (2013)
as Woodson
The Story of Darrell Royal (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Positano (—)
Actor
A Football Life:2006 Rose Bowl (—)
as Matthew McConaughey
Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story (2012)
as Self
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary (1996)
as Self
Untitled Mike Hammer Film (—)
as Mike Hammer
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels (2024)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes (—)
Actor
Submission (1995)
Actor
Amistad (1997)
as Roger Sherman Baldwin
Making Sandwiches (1998)
as Bud Hoagie
Judgement (1995)
as Deputy Sam Taylor