Cast & creator
Matt Damon
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is a multifaceted American actor, producer, and screenwriter. In 2007, he was highlighted as one of Forbes' most bankable stars, and by 2010, he emerged as one of the highest-grossing actors in cinematic history. His accolades include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, along with nominations for three BAFTA Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards. Damon's journey in acting began with *Mystic Pizza* in 1988, but it was in 1997 that he truly came into the limelight. Collaborating with Ben Affleck on *Good Will Hunting*, they not only starred in the film but also won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. He solidified his reputation as a leading man through iconic roles, such as Tom Ripley in *The Talented Mr. Ripley*, Jason Bourne in the *Bourne* series, and Linus Caldwell in the *Ocean's* trilogy. His portrayal of an astronaut stranded on Mars in *The Martian* earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor, and he has been part of various notable films, including *Saving Private Ryan*, *The Departed*, and *Ford v Ferrari*. On the small screen, Damon played Scott Thorson in HBO's *Behind the Candelabra*, which garnered him an Emmy nomination. His guest appearances in *30 Rock* and hosting *Saturday Night Live* were also Emmy-nominated. Beyond acting, Damon has produced projects like *Project Greenlight* and *Manchester by the Sea*. He co-founded two production companies with Ben Affleck and has lent his voice to several animated and documentary projects. His philanthropic efforts span multiple organizations, including the One Campaign and Water.org.
Also known as: Matthew Paige Damon, Matty
163
film credits
60
television credits
185
1944–2027 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
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Across film & television
Filmography (223)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996The Daily Show
Odysseus
1996
The Odyssey
Odysseus
2026
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Conan
Self
2010
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Matt Damon (voice)
2001
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Morgenmagazin
Self
1992
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
30 Rock
Carol Burnett
2006
Will & Grace
Owen
1998
Entourage
Matt Damon
2004
Hot Ones
Self
2015
American Idol
Self
2002
Interstellar
Mann
2014
De Wereld Draait Door
Self
2005
Oppenheimer
Leslie Groves
2023
The Bernie Mac Show
Matt Damon
2001
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Ocean's Eleven
Linus Caldwell
2001
The Martian
Mark Watney
2015
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Thor: Ragnarok
Actor Loki (uncredited)
2017
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self
1992
Good Will Hunting
Will Hunting
1997Good Will Hunting
Writer
1997
Deadpool 2
Redneck #2
2018
The Oscars
Self
1953
House of Lies
Matt Damon
2012
Today
Self
1952
The Departed
Colin
2006
The Jay Leno Show
Self
2009
Saving Private Ryan
Private Ryan
1998
Thor: Love and Thunder
Actor Loki
2022
The Rip
Lieutenant Dane Dumars
2026The Rip
Producer
2026
The Accountant²
Executive Producer
2025
The Bourne Identity
Jason Bourne
2002
Ford v Ferrari
Carroll Shelby
2019
Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne
2016Jason Bourne
Producer
2016
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant
2020
City on a Hill
Executive Producer
2019
Ocean's Twelve
Linus Caldwell
2004
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
The Bourne Ultimatum
Jason Bourne
2007
Manchester by the Sea
Producer
2016
The Bourne Supremacy
Jason Bourne
2004
The Last Duel
Sir Jean de Carrouges
2021The Last Duel
Screenplay
2021The Last Duel
Producer
2021
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
2015
The Great Wall
William
2016
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
Ocean's Thirteen
Linus Caldwell
2007
IF
Flower (voice)
2024
Project Greenlight
Self
2001Project Greenlight
Executive Producer
2001
The Brothers Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
2005
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tom Ripley
1999
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirit (voice)
2002
The Adjustment Bureau
David Norris
2011
The Good Shepherd
Edward Bell Wilson
2006
The Early Show
Self
1999The Early Show
Self - Guest
1999
The Instigators
Rory
2024The Instigators
Producer
2024
Drive-Away Dolls
Senator Gary Channel
2024
We Bought a Zoo
Benjamin Mee
2011
Incorporated
Executive Producer
2016
Elysium
Max
2013
Gone Baby Gone
Thanks
2007
No Sudden Move
Mike Lowen (uncredited)
2021
True Grit
LaBoeuf
2010
Happy Feet Two
Bill (voice)
2011
Contagion
Mitch Emhoff
2011
Air
Sonny Vaccaro
2023Air
Producer
2023
Field of Dreams
Baseball Fan (uncredited)
1989
The Rainmaker
Rudy Baylor
1997
Downsizing
Paul Safranek
2017
The Monuments Men
Lt. James Granger
2014
EuroTrip
Donny
2004
Once Upon a Deadpool
Redneck #2
2018
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Matt Damon / Will Hunting
2001
Unstoppable
Executive Producer
2024
Small Things Like These
Producer
2024
Green Zone
Roy Miller
2010
Geeking Out
Self
2016
Invictus
Francois Pienaar
2009
Courage Under Fire
Ilario
1996
Stillwater
Bill Baker
2021
Dogma
Loki
1999
Chasing Amy
Shawn Oran
1997
Animals
Producer
2026
Finding Forrester
Steven Sanderson
2000
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Executive Producer
2025
Rounders
Mike McDermott
1998
The Majestic
Luke Trimble (voice)
2001
Titan A.E.
Cale (voice)
2000
School Ties
Charlie Dillon
1992
SmartLess: On the Road
2023
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Bachelor Matt
2002
The Zero Theorem
Management
2013
Jersey Girl
PR Exec #2
2004
Mystic Pizza
Steamer
1988
Suburbicon
Gardner Lodge
2017
Promised Land
Steve Butler
2012Promised Land
Writer
2012Promised Land
Producer
2012
Feast
Executive Producer
2005
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Rannulph Junuh
2000
The Informant!
Mark Whitacre
2009
Che: Part Two
Fr. Schwartz
2008
Stuck on You
Bob
2003
Inside Job
Narrator
2010
Hereafter
George Lonegan
2010
Unsane
Detective Ferguson
2018
Skip Intro
Self - Guest
2026
Syriana
Bryan Woodman
2005
Geronimo: An American Legend
2nd Lt. Britton Davis
1993
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Loki
2019
Behind the Candelabra
Scott Thorson
2013
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Self - Actor Loki
2022
Life of Kylie
Self
2017
ARES: live
Mark Watney
2015
A Statement
Executive Producer
2026
Youth Without Youth
Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited)
2007
Push, Nevada
Executive Producer
2002Push, Nevada
Creator
2002
Encyclopedia of Useless Facts Around The Earth
Self
2023
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Glory Daze
Edgar Pudwhacker
1995
All the Pretty Horses
John Grady
2000
Teenage Paparazzo
Self
2010
The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic
Self - "Odysseus"
2026
Bending the Arc
Executive Producer
2017
The Third Wheel
Kevin (uncredited)
2002The Third Wheel
Executive Producer
2002
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
Influenced
Self
2026
Margaret
Mr. Aaron
2011
Kiss the Future
Producer
2024Untitled Daniels Event Film
2027
The Roast of Tom Brady
Self (voice)
2024
Believers: Boston Red Sox
Self
2025
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
The Good Mother
Extra (uncredited)
1988
Radioman
Self
2012
The People Speak
Executive Producer
2009Clint Eastwood : la légende
Self
2025
For People in Trouble
Producer
2023
Women, War & Peace
Narrator (voice)
2011
Gerry
Gerry
2002Gerry
Editor
2002Gerry
Writer
2002
Die Clint Eastwood Story
Self
2018
The Man Who Saved the World
Self
2014Coda: Thirty Years Later
Self
2007
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Executive Producer
2003
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
2025
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Self
2004
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
His Way
Self
2011
Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis
Self
2019
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Self - Leslie Groves Jr.
2023
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
Self
2005
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian'
Self
2016
Stolen Summer
Producer
2002Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
Self
1999
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Self
2008
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
Self
2002
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Self
2009
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Al Shepard (voice)
2005
The Leisure Class
Producer
2015
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Self
2007
The Good Old Boys
Cotton Calloway
1995
Prince: 21 Nights in London
Self
2008
Ocean's Fourteen
Linus Caldwell
The Making of the Last Duel
Self
2021
Plan B
Narrator (voice)
2011
Rising Son
Charlie Robinson
1990
Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Self
2012
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
2000
American Teacher
Narrator (voice)
2011
2007 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
Narrator
2007
Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on You
Self
2004Turbulence: The Greatest Mind in Formula One
Executive Producer
Ford v Ferrari: Bringing the Rivalry to Life
Self
2020
Speakeasy
Executive Producer
2002Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the Screen
Self
2004
Clerk
Self
2021
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
Narrator (voice)
2004Shot in the Dark
Executive Producer
Jay and Silent Bob's Video Stash
Cable Guy
1998
Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and 'The Departed'
Self
2007
The Talented Mr. Ripley: Making the Soundtrack
Self
1999
Saltlake Van Sant
Self
2003
Backpack Full of Cash
Narrator
2016
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
2000
Running the Sahara
Producer
2007
Crossing Criminal Cultures
Self
2007
Boston
Narrator (voice)
2017
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003After Frank
Self
2005Killing Gawker
Producer
Dispatches from the Gulf
(voice)
2020
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