Matthew McConaughey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

138

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-11-04 (55 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

  • The Lost Bus

    The Lost Bus

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • True Detective

    True Detective

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Deadpool & Wolverine

    Deadpool & Wolverine

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The Wolf of Wall Street

    The Wolf of Wall Street

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Kulturzeit

    Kulturzeit

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Sing 2

    Sing 2

  • Sing

    Sing

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • Behind the Music

    Behind the Music

  • Sing: Thriller

    Sing: Thriller

  • Eastbound & Down

    Eastbound & Down

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Best Week Ever

    Best Week Ever

  • Today

    Today

  • The Gentlemen

    The Gentlemen

  • Tropic Thunder

    Tropic Thunder

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • TRL

    TRL

  • The Dark Tower

    The Dark Tower

  • Failure to Launch

    Failure to Launch

  • How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

    How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

  • Serenity

    Serenity

  • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

    Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • The Lincoln Lawyer

    The Lincoln Lawyer

  • A Time to Kill

    A Time to Kill

  • Free State of Jones

    Free State of Jones

  • Mud

    Mud

  • The Men in Blazers Show

    The Men in Blazers Show

  • Agent Elvis

    Agent Elvis

  • Contact

    Contact

  • The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

  • Thanks a Million

    Thanks a Million

  • Red Table Talk

    Red Table Talk

  • The Russell Howard Hour

    The Russell Howard Hour

  • Kubo and the Two Strings

    Kubo and the Two Strings

  • Art-House America: Austin Film Society

    Art-House America: Austin Film Society

  • White Boy Rick

    White Boy Rick

  • Sahara

    Sahara

  • Dallas Buyers Club

    Dallas Buyers Club

  • The Sea of Trees

    The Sea of Trees

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

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

  • Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

    Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

  • U-571

    U-571

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

  • Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

    Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

  • Fool's Gold

    Fool's Gold

  • Lone Star

    Lone Star

  • Angels in the Outfield

    Angels in the Outfield

  • Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

    Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

  • The Wedding Planner

    The Wedding Planner

  • The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary

    The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary

  • Dazed and Confused

    Dazed and Confused

  • Gold

    Gold

  • Between Two Ferns: The Movie

    Between Two Ferns: The Movie

  • Larger Than Life

    Larger Than Life

  • We Are Marshall

    We Are Marshall

  • Magic Mike

    Magic Mike

  • EDtv

    EDtv

  • Frailty

    Frailty

  • Two for the Money

    Two for the Money

  • Boys on the Side

    Boys on the Side

  • Disclosure

    Disclosure

  • Reign of Fire

    Reign of Fire

  • Bernie

    Bernie

  • I Am Evel Knievel

    I Am Evel Knievel

  • Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

    Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

  • The Beach Bum

    The Beach Bum

  • The Oprah Conversation

    The Oprah Conversation

  • The Paperboy

    The Paperboy

  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read

  • The Rivals of Amziah King

    The Rivals of Amziah King

  • Welcome to Hollywood

    Welcome to Hollywood

  • Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

    Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

  • Inside 'Interstellar'

    Inside 'Interstellar'

  • Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

    Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

  • Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story

    Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story

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

    Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

  • The Newton Boys

    The Newton Boys

  • Surfer, Dude

    Surfer, Dude

  • The Science of Interstellar

    The Science of Interstellar

  • Judgement

    Judgement

  • The Story of Darrell Royal

    The Story of Darrell Royal

  • Paparazzi

    Paparazzi

  • One World: Together at Home

    One World: Together at Home

  • Tiptoes

    Tiptoes

  • Killer Joe

    Killer Joe

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • Amistad

    Amistad

  • Cup of Joe

    Cup of Joe

  • U2 at The BBC

    U2 at The BBC

  • Glory Daze

    Glory Daze

  • Untitled Mike Hammer Film

    Untitled Mike Hammer Film

  • Friedkin Uncut

    Friedkin Uncut

  • CMT Insider

    CMT Insider

  • Scorpion Spring

    Scorpion Spring

  • My Boyfriend's Back

    My Boyfriend's Back

  • Roll Up Your Sleeves

    Roll Up Your Sleeves

  • My Crazy Life

    My Crazy Life

  • Synthesizers

    Synthesizers

  • 05

    05

  • Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

    Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

  • Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story

    Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story

  • Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

    Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Come Home

    Come Home

  • Making Dazed

    Making Dazed

  • Submission

    Submission

  • Making Sandwiches

    Making Sandwiches

  • Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels

    Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels