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