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
Sing 2 (2021)
as Buster Moon (voice)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
as Benjamin Barry
The Gentlemen (2020)
as Michael Pearson
Sing (2016)
as Buster Moon (voice)
Contact (1997)
as Palmer Joss
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
as Beetle / Hanzo (voice)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
as Rick Peck
The Dark Tower (2017)
as Walter O’Dim
The Rivals of Amziah King (2026)
as Amziah King
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
as Ron Woodroof
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
as Mickey Haller
A Time to Kill (1996)
as Jake Brigance
The Lost Bus (2025)
as Kevin McKay
Reign of Fire (2002)
as Denton Van Zan
Serenity (2019)
as Baker Dill
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
as Connor Mead
Failure to Launch (2006)
as Tripp
Sahara (2005)
as Dirk Pitt
Fool's Gold (2008)
as Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
Free State of Jones (2016)
as Newton Knight
Frailty (2002)
as Meiks
Dazed and Confused (1993)
as Wooderson
Mud (2013)
as Mud
Gold (2016)
as Kenny Wells
Sing: Thriller (2024)
as Buster Moon (voice)
White Boy Rick (2018)
as Richard Wershe Sr.
U-571 (2000)
as Lt. Andrew Tyler
Magic Mike (2012)
as Dallas
The Wedding Planner (2001)
as Steve Edison
Killer Joe (2012)
as Killer Joe Cooper
The Sea of Trees (2016)
as Arthur Brennan
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as Ben Williams
Boys on the Side (1995)
as Abe Lincoln
EDtv (1999)
as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
The Paperboy (2012)
as Ward Jansen
Two for the Money (2005)
as Brandon Lang
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995)
as Vilmer
The Beach Bum (2019)
as Moondog
We Are Marshall (2006)
as Jack Lengyel
Paparazzi (2004)
as Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
Surfer, Dude (2008)
as Steve Addington
Lone Star (1996)
as Buddy Deeds
Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
as Matthew McConaughey
Bernie (2011)
as Danny Buck Davidson
Tiptoes (2002)
as Steven
The Newton Boys (1998)
as Willis Newton
Larger Than Life (1996)
as Tip Tucker
Disclosure (2020)
as Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
Glory Daze (1995)
as Rental Truck Guy
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey (2014)
as Self
The Brigands of Rattlecreek (—)
Actor
My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
as Guy #2
One World: Together at Home (2020)
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
as Matthew McConaughey
The Science of Interstellar (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
as Troy
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Al Bean (voice)
Scorpion Spring (1996)
as El Rojo
Come Home (2021)
as Buster Moon (voice)
Inside 'Interstellar' (2015)
as Self - 'Cooper'
Sing 3 (—)
as Buster Moon (voice)
21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)
as Self - Actor
A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey (2026)
as Self
Positano (—)
Actor
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read (2020)
as Mike Damone
Friedkin Uncut (2018)
as Self
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016)
as Self
Roll Up Your Sleeves (2021)
as Self
Making Dazed (2005)
as Self
Amistad (1997)
as Roger Sherman Baldwin
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years (2014)
as Self - Host
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special (2025)
as Self
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin (2004)
as Self
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy (2023)
as Larry Dickens
Making Sandwiches (1998)
as Bud Hoagie
I Am Evel Knievel (2014)
as Self
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Art-House America: Austin Film Society (2023)
as Self
U2 at The BBC (2017)
as Self
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels (2024)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
A Football Life:2006 Rose Bowl (—)
as Matthew McConaughey
Submission (1995)
Actor
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash (2012)
as Self
Untitled Mike Hammer Film (—)
as Mike Hammer
Judgement (1995)
as Deputy Sam Taylor
Synthesizers (2013)
as Woodson
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary (1996)
as Self
The Story of Darrell Royal (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story (2012)
as Self
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes (—)
Actor
Untitled How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Sequel (—)
as Benjamin Barry