Matthew McConaughey

Actor

Born November 4, 1969 in Uvalde, Texas, USA

Matthew David McConaughey (/məˈkɒnəheɪ/ mə-KON-ə-hay; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He achieved his breakthrough with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). After several supporting roles, his first success as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill (1996). His career progressed with lead roles in the science fiction film Contact (1997), the historical drama Amistad (1997), and the war film U-571 (2000). In the 2000s, McConaughey became 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. In 2011, after a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began appearing in more dramatic roles, starting with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer. In 2012, he gained wider praise for his roles as a stripper in Magic Mike and a fugitive in Mud.

Filmography

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Brothers

Matthew McConaughey

Coming soon

The Rivals of Amziah King

Amziah King

Untitled Mike Hammer Film

Mike Hammer

Sing 3

Buster Moon (voice)

The Brigands of Rattlecreek

Bear Grylls is Running Wild

Self

The Lost Bus

Kevin McKay

Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

Self

Sing: Thriller

Buster Moon (voice)

Deadpool & Wolverine

Cowboypool (voice)

Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels

Narrator (voice)

Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy

Larry Dickens

Art-House America: Austin Film Society

Self

Agent Elvis

Elvis (voice)

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story

Narrator (voice)

Sing 2

Buster Moon (voice)

Come Home

Buster Moon (voice)

Self

Roll Up Your Sleeves

Self

Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read

Mike Damone

The Oprah Conversation

Self

Disclosure

Ron Woodroof (archive footage)

Cup of Joe

Self

One World: Together at Home

Self

Thanks a Million

Self

The Gentlemen

Michael Pearson

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Matthew McConaughey

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

Self

The Beach Bum

Moondog

Serenity

Baker Dill

Friedkin Uncut

Self

White Boy Rick

Richard Wershe Sr.

Red Table Talk

Self

U2 at The BBC

Self

The Russell Howard Hour

Self

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Self

The Dark Tower

Walter O’Dim

Sing

Buster Moon (voice)

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

Team Martha

Kubo and the Two Strings

Beetle (voice)

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Self

Free State of Jones

Newton Knight

The Sea of Trees

Arthur Brennan

Gold

Kenny Wells

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self

Inside 'Interstellar'

Self - 'Cooper'

Hot Ones

Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self

The Science of Interstellar

Narrator (voice)

21 Years: Richard Linklater

Self - Actor

Interstellar

Cooper

Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

Self

Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

Self - Host

The Men in Blazers Show

Self

I Am Evel Knievel

Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self - Guest

True Detective

Rust Cohle

The Wolf of Wall Street

Mark Hanna

Dallas Buyers Club

Ron Woodroof

Mud

The Last Leg

Self

The Paperboy

Ward Jansen

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

Self

Magic Mike

Dallas

Killer Joe

Killer Joe Cooper

Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

Self

Bernie

Danny Buck Davidson

The Lincoln Lawyer

Mickey Haller

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Connor Mead

Eastbound & Down

Roy McDaniel

Surfer, Dude

Steve Addington

Tropic Thunder

Rick Peck

Fool's Gold

Ben 'Finn' Finnegan

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Self

The Graham Norton Show

Self

We Are Marshall

Jack Lengyel

Failure to Launch

Tripp

Two for the Money

Brandon Lang

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Al Bean (voice)

Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story

Narrator (voice)

Sahara

Dirk Pitt

Making Dazed

Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

Self

Paparazzi

Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)

CMT Insider

Self

Best Week Ever

Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self

Celebrities Uncensored

Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Benjamin Barry

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self

Tiptoes

Steven

Reign of Fire

Denton Van Zan

Frailty

Meiks

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Troy

The Wedding Planner

Steve Edison

Welcome to Hollywood

Matthew McConaughey

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

Self (archive footage)

U-571

Lt. Andrew Tyler

Teen Choice Awards

Self

EDtv

Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny

TRL

Self

Sex and the City

Matthew McConaughey

The Newton Boys

Willis Newton

Amistad

Roger Sherman Baldwin

Behind the Music

Self

The View

Self

Contact

Palmer Joss

King of the Hill

Rad Thibodeaux (voice)

Scorpion Spring

El Rojo

Larger Than Life

Tip Tucker

A Time to Kill

Jake Brigance

The Daily Show

Self

Lone Star

Buddy Deeds

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary

Self

Judgement

Deputy Sam Taylor

Kulturzeit

Self

Glory Daze

Rental Truck Guy

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Vilmer

Boys on the Side

Abe Lincoln

Angels in the Outfield

Ben Williams

Dazed and Confused

Wooderson

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

My Boyfriend's Back

Guy #2

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

The Oscars

Self

Today

Self