Matthew McConaughey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

143

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

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • True Detective

    True Detective

  • Interstellar

    Interstellar

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • The View

    The View

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Deadpool & Wolverine

    Deadpool & Wolverine

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Wolf of Wall Street

    The Wolf of Wall Street

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

  • Lone Star

    Lone Star

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • Tropic Thunder

    Tropic Thunder

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • Sing 2

    Sing 2

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Sing

    Sing

  • Kulturzeit

    Kulturzeit

  • Gold

    Gold

  • Dallas Buyers Club

    Dallas Buyers Club

  • Eastbound & Down

    Eastbound & Down

  • Bernie

    Bernie

  • Contact

    Contact

  • The Gentlemen

    The Gentlemen

  • The Wedding Planner

    The Wedding Planner

  • Frailty

    Frailty

  • Judgement

    Judgement

  • The Lost Bus

    The Lost Bus

  • Mud

    Mud

  • Tiptoes

    Tiptoes

  • White Boy Rick

    White Boy Rick

  • The Dark Tower

    The Dark Tower

  • How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

    How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

  • Agent Elvis

    Agent Elvis

  • Behind the Music

    Behind the Music

  • Scorpion Spring

    Scorpion Spring

  • A Time to Kill

    A Time to Kill

  • Synthesizers

    Synthesizers

  • The Beach Bum

    The Beach Bum

  • The Men in Blazers Show

    The Men in Blazers Show

  • Free State of Jones

    Free State of Jones

  • The Russell Howard Hour

    The Russell Howard Hour

  • Welcome to Hollywood

    Welcome to Hollywood

  • Sing: Thriller

    Sing: Thriller

  • Best Week Ever

    Best Week Ever

  • Today

    Today

  • Surfer, Dude

    Surfer, Dude

  • Kubo and the Two Strings

    Kubo and the Two Strings

  • The Lincoln Lawyer

    The Lincoln Lawyer

  • One World: Together at Home

    One World: Together at Home

  • I Am Evel Knievel

    I Am Evel Knievel

  • Paparazzi

    Paparazzi

  • Sahara

    Sahara

  • Fool's Gold

    Fool's Gold

  • Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

    Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

  • Untitled Mike Hammer Film

    Untitled Mike Hammer Film

  • Boys on the Side

    Boys on the Side

  • Friedkin Uncut

    Friedkin Uncut

  • U-571

    U-571

  • Magic Mike

    Magic Mike

  • Failure to Launch

    Failure to Launch

  • TRL

    TRL

  • The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

  • Angels in the Outfield

    Angels in the Outfield

  • Reign of Fire

    Reign of Fire

  • Red Table Talk

    Red Table Talk

  • Serenity

    Serenity

  • Dazed and Confused

    Dazed and Confused

  • Thanks a Million

    Thanks a Million

  • Two for the Money

    Two for the Money

  • The Oprah Conversation

    The Oprah Conversation

  • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

    Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

  • Killer Joe

    Killer Joe

  • EDtv

    EDtv

  • U2 at The BBC

    U2 at The BBC

  • Come Home

    Come Home

  • The Paperboy

    The Paperboy

  • Between Two Ferns: The Movie

    Between Two Ferns: The Movie

  • Disclosure

    Disclosure

  • We Are Marshall

    We Are Marshall

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • Sing 3

    Sing 3

  • The Science of Interstellar

    The Science of Interstellar

  • The Sea of Trees

    The Sea of Trees

  • Larger Than Life

    Larger Than Life

  • Cup of Joe

    Cup of Joe

  • Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

    Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

  • My Crazy Life

    My Crazy Life

  • The Newton Boys

    The Newton Boys

  • The Rivals of Amziah King

    The Rivals of Amziah King

  • My Boyfriend's Back

    My Boyfriend's Back

  • Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

    Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

  • Amistad

    Amistad

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

  • CMT Insider

    CMT Insider

  • 05

    05

  • Glory Daze

    Glory Daze

  • Roll Up Your Sleeves

    Roll Up Your Sleeves

  • Inside 'Interstellar'

    Inside 'Interstellar'

  • Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

    Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

  • Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

  • Submission

    Submission

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

    Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

  • Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story

    Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story

  • The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary

    The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary

  • Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

    Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

  • Positano

    Positano

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels

    Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels

  • Making True Detective

    Making True Detective

  • Making Dazed

    Making Dazed

  • Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

    Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

  • Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

    Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read

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

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

  • Art-House America: Austin Film Society

    Art-House America: Austin Film Society

  • Making Sandwiches

    Making Sandwiches

  • Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

    Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

  • The Story of Darrell Royal

    The Story of Darrell Royal

  • Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes

    Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes

  • Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story

    Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story