Matthew McConaughey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

140

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-11-04 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Uvalde, Texas, USA

Matthew McConaughey

Biography

Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He first gained notice for his supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), which was considered by many to be his breakout role. After a number of supporting roles in films including Angels in the Outfield (1994) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), his breakthrough performance as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill (1996). He followed this with leading performances in the science fiction film Contact (1997), the historical drama Amistad (1997), the comedy-drama The Newton Boys (1998), the satire EDtv (1999), the war film U-571 (2000), and the psychological thriller Frailty (2001). In the 2000s, McConaughey became best 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. After a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began to appear in more dramatic roles beginning with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). He was acclaimed for his supporting performances in Bernie (2011), Magic Mike (2012) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and for his leading roles in Killer Joe (2011) and Mud (2012). McConaughey's portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him widespread praise and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2014, he starred as Rust Cohle in the first season of HBO's crime anthology series True Detective, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. His film roles since have included Interstellar (2014), The Sea of Trees (2015), Free State of Jones (2016), Gold (2016), The Dark Tower (2017), and The Gentlemen (2019), earning varying degrees of commercial and critical success, as well as voice work in Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Sing (2016), and Sing 2 (2021).

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Interstellar

    Interstellar

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • True Detective

    True Detective

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Deadpool & Wolverine

    Deadpool & Wolverine

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • The Wolf of Wall Street

    The Wolf of Wall Street

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Sing 2

    Sing 2

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Eastbound & Down

    Eastbound & Down

  • Kulturzeit

    Kulturzeit

  • Sing: Thriller

    Sing: Thriller

  • Sing

    Sing

  • The Lost Bus

    The Lost Bus

  • Failure to Launch

    Failure to Launch

  • The Gentlemen

    The Gentlemen

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Contact

    Contact

  • A Time to Kill

    A Time to Kill

  • How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

    How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

  • Tropic Thunder

    Tropic Thunder

  • Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

    Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

  • The Dark Tower

    The Dark Tower

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • Best Week Ever

    Best Week Ever

  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read

  • Mud

    Mud

  • Kubo and the Two Strings

    Kubo and the Two Strings

  • Behind the Music

    Behind the Music

  • Sahara

    Sahara

  • The Lincoln Lawyer

    The Lincoln Lawyer

  • Dallas Buyers Club

    Dallas Buyers Club

  • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

    Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

  • TRL

    TRL

  • U-571

    U-571

  • Agent Elvis

    Agent Elvis

  • Bernie

    Bernie

  • Disclosure

    Disclosure

  • Gold

    Gold

  • Lone Star

    Lone Star

  • Frailty

    Frailty

  • The Russell Howard Hour

    The Russell Howard Hour

  • Free State of Jones

    Free State of Jones

  • Reign of Fire

    Reign of Fire

  • White Boy Rick

    White Boy Rick

  • Red Table Talk

    Red Table Talk

  • Dazed and Confused

    Dazed and Confused

  • Fool's Gold

    Fool's Gold

  • Inside 'Interstellar'

    Inside 'Interstellar'

  • Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

    Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

  • Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

    Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

  • The Beach Bum

    The Beach Bum

  • Today

    Today

  • The Men in Blazers Show

    The Men in Blazers Show

  • The Wedding Planner

    The Wedding Planner

  • Two for the Money

    Two for the Money

  • Boys on the Side

    Boys on the Side

  • The Paperboy

    The Paperboy

  • Angels in the Outfield

    Angels in the Outfield

  • Surfer, Dude

    Surfer, Dude

  • Scorpion Spring

    Scorpion Spring

  • Glory Daze

    Glory Daze

  • The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

  • Magic Mike

    Magic Mike

  • Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story

    Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story

  • Serenity

    Serenity

  • We Are Marshall

    We Are Marshall

  • Synthesizers

    Synthesizers

  • Judgement

    Judgement

  • Art-House America: Austin Film Society

    Art-House America: Austin Film Society

  • Between Two Ferns: The Movie

    Between Two Ferns: The Movie

  • Killer Joe

    Killer Joe

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

  • The Oprah Conversation

    The Oprah Conversation

  • The Rivals of Amziah King

    The Rivals of Amziah King

  • Tiptoes

    Tiptoes

  • Friedkin Uncut

    Friedkin Uncut

  • EDtv

    EDtv

  • Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

    Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

  • Sing 3

    Sing 3

  • Paparazzi

    Paparazzi

  • Come Home

    Come Home

  • Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

    Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

  • Thanks a Million

    Thanks a Million

  • The Sea of Trees

    The Sea of Trees

  • The Science of Interstellar

    The Science of Interstellar

  • My Boyfriend's Back

    My Boyfriend's Back

  • Roll Up Your Sleeves

    Roll Up Your Sleeves

  • The Newton Boys

    The Newton Boys

  • Larger Than Life

    Larger Than Life

  • The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary

    The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary

  • Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

    Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

  • One World: Together at Home

    One World: Together at Home

  • We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash

    We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash

  • Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

    Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

  • True Detective: Season One

    True Detective: Season One

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

  • Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

    Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

  • Cup of Joe

    Cup of Joe

  • I Am Evel Knievel

    I Am Evel Knievel

  • Welcome to Hollywood

    Welcome to Hollywood

  • Untitled Mike Hammer Film

    Untitled Mike Hammer Film

  • Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

    Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

  • U2 at The BBC

    U2 at The BBC

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • Amistad

    Amistad

  • My Crazy Life

    My Crazy Life

  • CMT Insider

    CMT Insider

  • The Story of Darrell Royal

    The Story of Darrell Royal

  • Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story

    Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story

  • 05

    05

  • Making Dazed

    Making Dazed

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels

    Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels

  • Submission

    Submission

  • Making Sandwiches

    Making Sandwiches