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Matthew McConaughey

Born 1969-11-04
📍 Uvalde, Texas, USA

Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor and producer, renowned for his charisma and his distinctive "alright, alright, alright" philosophy. He has been honored with the Academy Award for Best Actor, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his transformative portrayal of Ron Woodroof in the biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club (2013). In 2014, he was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

​His breakout role came in the cult comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), but he established himself as a Hollywood star leading successful romantic comedies in the early 2000s, such as The Wedding Planner (2001) and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003). Following a period dominated by this genre, McConaughey underwent the "McConnaissance," a career phase where he sought more complex and dramatic roles, excelling in films like The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Mud (2012), and Magic Mike (2012).

​In the last decade, his impact has spanned both auteur cinema and major space productions, notably with his lead role in Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic Interstellar (2014). He also received unanimous praise for his performance in the first season of the anthology series True Detective (2014). Beyond acting, he is the author of the bestseller Greenlights (2020), where he shares memoirs and life lessons, and is a co-owner of the Austin FC soccer club. Recently, he has remained active in the industry with projects like The Gentlemen and his highly anticipated return to the big screen in The Lost Bus (2025) and upcoming productions for 2026.

Filmography 136

The Rivals of Amziah King
as Amziah King
2026
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
as Self
2026
The Lost Bus
as Kevin McKay
2025
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
as Self
2025
Sing: Thriller
as Buster Moon (voice)
2024
Deadpool & Wolverine
as Cowboypool (voice)
2024
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels
as Narrator (voice)
2024
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
as Larry Dickens
2023
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
as Self
2023
Agent Elvis
as Elvis (voice)
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
as Narrator (voice)
2022
Sing 2
as Buster Moon (voice)
2021
Come Home
as Buster Moon (voice)
2021
05
as Self
2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
as Self
2021
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
as Mike Damone
2020
The Oprah Conversation
as Self
2020
Disclosure
as Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
2020
Cup of Joe
as Self
2020
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2020
Thanks a Million
as Self
2020
The Gentlemen
as Michael Pearson
2020
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Matthew McConaughey
2019
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self
2019
The Beach Bum
as Moondog
2019
Serenity
as Baker Dill
2019
Friedkin Uncut
as Self
2018
White Boy Rick
as Richard Wershe Sr.
2018
Red Table Talk
as Self
2018
U2 at The BBC
as Self
2017
The Russell Howard Hour
as Self
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
The Dark Tower
as Walter O’Dim
2017
Sing
as Buster Moon (voice)
2016
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
as Team Martha
2016
Kubo and the Two Strings
as Beetle (voice)
2016
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
as Self
2016
Free State of Jones
as Newton Knight
2016
The Sea of Trees
as Arthur Brennan
2016
Gold
as Kenny Wells
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Inside 'Interstellar'
as Self - 'Cooper'
2015
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
The Science of Interstellar
as Narrator (voice)
2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater
as Self - Actor
2014
Interstellar
as Cooper
2014
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
as Self
2014
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
as Self - Host
2014
The Men in Blazers Show
as Self
2014
I Am Evel Knievel
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
True Detective
as Rust Cohle
2014
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Mark Hanna
2013
Dallas Buyers Club
as Ron Woodroof
2013
Mud
as Mud
2013
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
The Paperboy
as Ward Jansen
2012
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
as Self
2012
Magic Mike
as Dallas
2012
Killer Joe
as Killer Joe Cooper
2012
Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story
as Self
2012
Bernie
as Danny Buck Davidson
2012
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Mickey Haller
2011
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
as Connor Mead
2009
Eastbound & Down
as Roy McDaniel
2009
Surfer, Dude
as Steve Addington
2008
Tropic Thunder
as Rick Peck
2008
Fool's Gold
as Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
2008
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
as Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
We Are Marshall
as Jack Lengyel
2006
Failure to Launch
as Tripp
2006
Two for the Money
as Brandon Lang
2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Al Bean (voice)
2005
Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story
as Narrator (voice)
2005
Sahara
as Dirk Pitt
2005
Making Dazed
as Self
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
as Self
2004
Paparazzi
as Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
2004
CMT Insider
as Self
2004
Best Week Ever
as Self
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
as Benjamin Barry
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
Tiptoes
as Steven
2002
Reign of Fire
as Denton Van Zan
2002
Frailty
as Meiks
2002
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
as Troy
2001
The Wedding Planner
as Steve Edison
2001
Welcome to Hollywood
as Matthew McConaughey
2000
U-571
as Lt. Andrew Tyler
2000
Teen Choice Awards
as Self
1999
EDtv
as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
1999
TRL
as Self
1998
Sex and the City
as Matthew McConaughey
1998
The Newton Boys
as Willis Newton
1998
Amistad
as Roger Sherman Baldwin
1997
Behind the Music
as Self
1997
The View
as Self
1997
Contact
as Palmer Joss
1997
King of the Hill
as Rad Thibodeaux (voice)
1997
Scorpion Spring
as El Rojo
1996
Larger Than Life
as Tip Tucker
1996
A Time to Kill
as Jake Brigance
1996
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
Lone Star
as Buddy Deeds
1996
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
as Self
1996
Judgement
as Deputy Sam Taylor
1995
Kulturzeit
as Self
1995
Glory Daze
as Rental Truck Guy
1995
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
as Vilmer
1995
Boys on the Side
as Abe Lincoln
1995
Angels in the Outfield
as Ben Williams
1994
Dazed and Confused
as Wooderson
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
My Boyfriend's Back
as Guy #2
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Today
as Self
1952
Untitled Mike Hammer Film
as Mike Hammer
Sing 3
as Buster Moon (voice)
The Brigands of Rattlecreek