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