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).
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).
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Filmography (Movies)
The Lost Bus
Character:Kevin McKay
Release Date:19/09/2025
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Character:Self
Release Date:22/08/2025
The Rivals of Amziah King
Character:Amziah King
Release Date:10/03/2025
Sing: Thriller
Character:Buster Moon (voice)
Release Date:15/10/2024
Deadpool & Wolverine
Character:Cowboypool (voice)
Release Date:24/07/2024
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/04/2024
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
Character:Larry Dickens
Release Date:05/10/2023
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2023
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:03/06/2022
Sing 2
Character:Buster Moon (voice)
Release Date:01/12/2021
Come Home
Character:Buster Moon (voice)
Release Date:25/11/2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2021
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
Character:Mike Damone
Release Date:17/09/2020
Disclosure
Character:Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
Release Date:19/06/2020
One World: Together at Home
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2020
The Gentlemen
Character:Michael Pearson
Release Date:01/01/2020
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Character:Matthew McConaughey
Release Date:20/09/2019
The Beach Bum
Character:Moondog
Release Date:21/03/2019
Serenity
Character:Baker Dill
Release Date:24/01/2019
Friedkin Uncut
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2018
White Boy Rick
Character:Richard Wershe Sr.
Release Date:14/09/2018
U2 at The BBC
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/2017
The Dark Tower
Character:Walter O’Dim
Release Date:03/08/2017
Sing
Character:Buster Moon (voice)
Release Date:23/11/2016
Kubo and the Two Strings
Character:Beetle (voice)
Release Date:18/08/2016
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Character:Self
Release Date:05/08/2016
Free State of Jones
Character:Newton Knight
Release Date:24/06/2016
The Sea of Trees
Character:Arthur Brennan
Release Date:27/04/2016
Gold
Character:Kenny Wells
Release Date:03/02/2016
Inside 'Interstellar'
Character:Self - 'Cooper'
Release Date:31/03/2015
The Science of Interstellar
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/11/2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:07/11/2014
Interstellar
Character:Cooper
Release Date:05/11/2014
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2014
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:03/10/2014
I Am Evel Knievel
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/2014
The Wolf of Wall Street
Character:Mark Hanna
Release Date:25/12/2013
Dallas Buyers Club
Character:Ron Woodroof
Release Date:01/11/2013
Synthesizers
Character:Woodson
Release Date:03/06/2013
Mud
Character:Mud
Release Date:26/04/2013
The Paperboy
Character:Ward Jansen
Release Date:14/09/2012
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
Character:Self
Release Date:20/08/2012
Magic Mike
Character:Dallas
Release Date:28/06/2012
Killer Joe
Character:Killer Joe Cooper
Release Date:07/06/2012
Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story
Character:Self
Release Date:08/05/2012
Bernie
Character:Danny Buck Davidson
Release Date:27/04/2012
The Lincoln Lawyer
Character:Mickey Haller
Release Date:17/03/2011
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Character:Connor Mead
Release Date:01/05/2009
Surfer, Dude
Character:Steve Addington
Release Date:05/09/2008
Tropic Thunder
Character:Rick Peck
Release Date:09/08/2008
Fool's Gold
Character:Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
Release Date:07/02/2008
We Are Marshall
Character:Jack Lengyel
Release Date:12/12/2006
Failure to Launch
Character:Tripp
Release Date:10/03/2006
Two for the Money
Character:Brandon Lang
Release Date:07/10/2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Character:Al Bean (voice)
Release Date:23/09/2005
Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/06/2005
Sahara
Character:Dirk Pitt
Release Date:06/04/2005
Making Dazed
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/2005
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/2004
Paparazzi
Character:Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
Release Date:03/09/2004
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Character:Benjamin Barry
Release Date:07/02/2003
Tiptoes
Character:Steven
Release Date:17/12/2002
Reign of Fire
Character:Denton Van Zan
Release Date:09/07/2002
Frailty
Character:Meiks
Release Date:12/04/2002
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Character:Troy
Release Date:02/09/2001
The Wedding Planner
Character:Steve Edison
Release Date:26/01/2001
Welcome to Hollywood
Character:Matthew McConaughey
Release Date:27/10/2000
U-571
Character:Lt. Andrew Tyler
Release Date:20/04/2000
EDtv
Character:Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
Release Date:26/03/1999
The Story of Darrell Royal
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1999
Making Sandwiches
Character:Bud Hoagie
Release Date:03/10/1998
The Newton Boys
Character:Willis Newton
Release Date:26/03/1998
Amistad
Character:Roger Sherman Baldwin
Release Date:10/12/1997
Contact
Character:Palmer Joss
Release Date:11/07/1997
Scorpion Spring
Character:El Rojo
Release Date:10/10/1996
Larger Than Life
Character:Tip Tucker
Release Date:26/07/1996
A Time to Kill
Character:Jake Brigance
Release Date:24/07/1996
Lone Star
Character:Buddy Deeds
Release Date:21/06/1996
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
Character:Self
Release Date:02/01/1996
Judgement
Character:Deputy Sam Taylor
Release Date:31/12/1995
Glory Daze
Character:Rental Truck Guy
Release Date:01/10/1995
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Character:Vilmer
Release Date:22/09/1995
Submission
Character:
Release Date:13/06/1995
Boys on the Side
Character:Abe Lincoln
Release Date:03/02/1995
Angels in the Outfield
Character:Ben Williams
Release Date:15/07/1994
Dazed and Confused
Character:Wooderson
Release Date:24/09/1993
My Boyfriend's Back
Character:Guy #2
Release Date:06/08/1993
Television Appearances
Agent Elvis
Character:Elvis (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:
05
Character:Self
The Oprah Conversation
Character:Self
Cup of Joe
Character:Self
Thanks a Million
Character:Self
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Character:Self
Red Table Talk
Character:Self
The Russell Howard Hour
Character:Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Character:Self
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Character:Team Martha
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
The Men in Blazers Show
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
True Detective
Character:Rust Cohle
The Last Leg
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Eastbound & Down
Character:Roy McDaniel
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
My Crazy Life
Character:
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
CMT Insider
Character:Self
Best Week Ever
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Character:Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self
TRL
Character:Self
Sex and the City
Character:Matthew McConaughey
Behind the Music
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
King of the Hill
Character:Rad Thibodeaux (voice)
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Kulturzeit
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Goldene Kamera
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
The Oscars
Character:Self
Today
Character:Self
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