Matt Damon
Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon (/ˈdeɪmən/; born October 8, 1970)[2] is an American actor, vyce actor, screenwriter, producer, an philanthropist. He is ranked amang Forbes magazine's maist bankable starns[3] an is ane o the heichest-grossin actors o aw time.[4][nb 1] Damon haes received various accolades, includin an Academy Awaird, frae five nominations, twa Gowden Globe Awairds, frae aicht nominations, an haes been nominatit for three Breetish Academy Film Awairds an sax Emmy Awairds.
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| Born | Matthew Paige Damon 8 October 1970 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Residence | Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Californie, U.S. | ||
| Alma mater | Harvard Varsity | ||
| Thrift | Actor, vyce actor, producer, screenwriter, philanthropist | ||
| Years active | 1988–present | ||
| Hauf-marrae(s) | Luciana Bozán Barroso (2005–present) | ||
| Bairns | 3 | ||
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Born an raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Damon begoud his actin career bi appearin in heich schuil theatre productions. He made his perfaisional actin debut in the film Mystic Pizza (1988). He came tae prominence in 1997, whan he wrote an starred in Good Will Hunting, alangside Ben Affleck, that wan them the Academy an Gowden Globe awairds for Best Screenplay an earned Damon a nomination for the Academy Awaird for Best Actor. He conteena'd tae gairner praise frae creetics for his roles as the eponymous chairacter in Saving Private Ryan (1998), the antihero in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), a fawen aungel in Dogma (1999), an energy analyst in Syriana (2005), an a corrupt Erse-American polis officer in The Departed (2006).
Damon is an aw kent for his starnin roles as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise (2002–2016) an as a con man in the Ocean's trilogy (2001–2007). For his supportin role as the rugby player Francois Pienaar in Invictus (2009) an his leadin role as an astronaut strandit on Mars in The Martian (2015), Damon received Academy Awaird nominations for Best Supportin Actor an Best Actor, respectively. The latter an aw wan him a Gowden Globe Awaird for Best Actor. Damon haes received Emmy Awaird nominations for his portrayal o Scott Thorson in the biopic Behind the Candelabra (2013) and for producin the reality series Project Greenlight. He an aw received an Academy Awaird nomination for producin Manchester by the Sea (2016).
In addeetion tae actin in films, Damon haes performed vyce-ower wark in baith animatit an documentary films an haes established twa production companies wi Affleck. He haes been involved in charitable wark, includin the ONE Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, Feeding America, an Water.org. Damon is mairied tae Luciana Bozán Barroso, an thay hae fower dochters thegither.
Filmografie
eedit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Mystic Pizza | Steamer | |
| 1988 | The Good Mother | Extra | |
| 1989 | Field of Dreams | Fenway Park Extra | |
| 1992 | School Ties | Charlie Dillon | |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend | 2nt Lt. Britton Davis | |
| 1995 | The Good Old Boys | Cotton Calloway | |
| 1996 | Glory Daze | Edgar Pudwhacker | |
| 1996 | Courage Under Fire | Specialist Ilario | |
| 1997 | Good Will Hunting | Will Hunting | An aa writer |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Rudy Baylor | |
| 1997 | Chasing Amy | Shawn Oran | |
| 1998 | Rounders | Mike McDermott | |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Private James Francis Ryan | |
| 1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Tom Ripley | |
| 1999 | Dogma | Loki | |
| 2000 | Finding Forrester | Steven Sanderson | |
| 2000 | All the Pretty Horses | John Grady Cole | |
| 2000 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | Rannulph Junuh | |
| 2000 | Titan A.E. | Cale Tucker (vyce) | |
| 2001 | The Majestic | Luke Trimble (vyce) | |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven | Linus Caldwell | |
| 2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Himsel | |
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Matt, Bachelor #2 | Cameo |
| 2002 | The Bourne Identity | Jason Bourne | |
| 2002 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | Spirit (vyce) | |
| 2002 | Gerry | Gerry | An aa writer |
| 2002 | The Third Wheel | Kevin | |
| 2003 | Stuck on You | Bob Tenor | |
| 2004 | Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2004 | Ocean's Twelve | Linus Caldwell | |
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | Jason Bourne | |
| 2004 | Jersey Girl | PR Exec #2 | |
| 2004 | EuroTrip | Donny | |
| 2005 | Syriana | Bryan Woodman | |
| 2005 | The Brothers Grimm | Will (Wilhelm) Grimm | |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Edward Wilson | |
| 2006 | The Departed | Staff Sergeant Colin Sullivan | |
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Jason Bourne | |
| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen | Linus Caldwell | |
| 2007 | Youth Without Youth | Ted Jones | Uncreditit |
| 2008 | Che: Part Two | Fr. Schwarz | |
| 2009 | Ponyo | Koichi (vyce) | Inglis dub |
| 2009 | The Informant! | Mark Whitacre | |
| 2009 | Invictus | Francois Pienaar | |
| 2009 | The People Speak | Himsel | Documentary; An aa producer |
| 2010 | Green Zone | Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller | |
| 2010 | Inside Job | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2010 | Hereafter | George Lonegan | |
| 2010 | True Grit | La Boeuf | |
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau | David Norris | |
| 2011 | Contagion | Mitch Emhoff | |
| 2011 | Margaret | Aaron Caije | |
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two | Bill the Krill (vyce) | |
| 2011 | We Bought a Zoo | Benjamin Mee | |
| 2012 | Promised Land | Steve Butler | An aa writer an producer |
| 2013 | Behind the Candelabra | Scott Thorson | |
| 2013 | Elysium | Max Da Costa | |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem | Management | |
| 2014 | The Monuments Men | James Granger | |
| 2014 | Interstellar | Dr. Mann | |
| 2015 | The Martian | Mark Watney | Filmin |
Televeesion
eedit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Rising Son | Charlie Robinson | TV Movie |
| 2001–2005 | Project Greenlight | Executive producer; 33 episodes | |
| 2002 | Saturday Night Live | Himsel (host) | Episode: "Matt Damon/Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band" |
| 2002 | The Bernie Mac Show | Himsel | Episode: "Keep It on the Short Grass" |
| 2002 | Will & Grace | Owen | Episode: "A Chorus Lie" |
| 2003–2009 | Journey to Planet Earth | Narrator | 8 episodes |
| 2007 | Arthur | Himsel (vyce) | Episode: "The Making of Arthur/Dancing Fools" |
| 2009 | Entourage | Himsel | Episode: "Give a Little Bit" |
| 2010–2011 | 30 Rock | Carol Burnett | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Saturday Night Live | Handsome Drug Addict | Uncreditit Episode: "Katy Perry/Robyn" |
| 2013 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himsel (host) | Episode: "Jimmy Kimmel Sucks!" |
| 2013 | House of Lies | Himsel | Episode: "Damonschildren.org" |
| 2014 | Years of Living Dangerously | Himsel | Episode: "A Dangerous Future" |
References
eedit- ↑ "Matt Damon". The Film Programme. 17 August 2007. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 Januar 2014.
- ↑ "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly (1228/1229). Time Inc. 12–19 October 2012. p. 23.
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- ↑ "Actors #1–50". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 Apryle 2009.
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