Matthew McConaughey

Acting · Born 1969-11-04 in Uvalde, Texas, USA

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…

Filmography

• Contact as Palmer Joss
• A Time to Kill as Jake Brigance
• Amistad as Roger Sherman Baldwin
• Frailty as Meiks
• Lone Star as Buddy Deeds
• The Lincoln Lawyer as Mickey Haller
• Mud as Mud
• The Wolf of Wall Street as Mark Hanna
• Dallas Buyers Club as Ron Woodroof
• Interstellar as Cooper

TV

• True Detective as Rust Cohle
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• Best Week Ever as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
• King of the Hill as Rad Thibodeaux (voice)
• Today as Self
• The View as Self
• Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self