Matthew McConaughey
Acting • Born 1969-11-04
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). test
Filmography
145 credits
Contact
Movie • 1997
Palmer Joss
A Time to Kill
Movie • 1996
Jake Brigance
U-571
Movie • 2000
Lt. Andrew Tyler
The Wedding Planner
Movie • 2001
Steve Edison
We Are Marshall
Movie • 2006
Jack Lengyel
EDtv
Movie • 1999
Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
Sahara
Movie • 2005
Dirk Pitt
Tropic Thunder
Movie • 2008
Rick Peck
Failure to Launch
Movie • 2006
Tripp
Reign of Fire
Movie • 2002
Denton Van Zan
Amistad
Movie • 1997
Roger Sherman Baldwin
Angels in the Outfield
Movie • 1994
Ben Williams
Fool's Gold
Movie • 2008
Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
Tiptoes
Movie • 2002
Steven
Frailty
Movie • 2002
Meiks
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Movie • 2009
Connor Mead
Boys on the Side
Movie • 1995
Abe Lincoln
Lone Star
Movie • 1996
Buddy Deeds
Two for the Money
Movie • 2005
Brandon Lang
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Movie • 2003
Benjamin Barry
Surfer, Dude
Movie • 2008
Steve Addington
The Newton Boys
Movie • 1998
Willis Newton
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Movie • 1995
Vilmer
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Movie • 2001
Troy
The Rivals of Amziah King
Movie • 2026
Amziah King
The Lincoln Lawyer
Movie • 2011
Mickey Haller
Come Home
Movie • 2021
Buster Moon (voice)
The Paperboy
Movie • 2012
Ward Jansen
Killer Joe
Movie • 2012
Killer Joe Cooper
Bernie
Movie • 2012
Danny Buck Davidson
Magic Mike
Movie • 2012
Dallas
Mud
Movie • 2013
Mud
The Wolf of Wall Street
Movie • 2013
Mark Hanna
Dallas Buyers Club
Movie • 2013
Ron Woodroof
Interstellar
Movie • 2014
Cooper
The Story of Darrell Royal
Movie • 1999
Narrator (voice)
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
Movie • 2022
Narrator (voice)
Scorpion Spring
Movie • 1996
El Rojo
Larger Than Life
Movie • 1996
Tip Tucker
Disclosure
Movie • 2020
Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
Dazed and Confused
Movie • 1993
Wooderson
The Sea of Trees
Movie • 2016
Arthur Brennan
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Movie • 2014
Self
Kubo and the Two Strings
Movie • 2016
Beetle (voice)
The Lost Bus
Movie • 2025
Kevin McKay
Free State of Jones
Movie • 2016
Newton Knight
Gold
Movie • 2016
Kenny Wells
Sing
Movie • 2016
Buster Moon (voice)
I Am Evel Knievel
Movie • 2014
Self
The Science of Interstellar
Movie • 2014
Narrator (voice)
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Movie • 2014
Self - Actor
The Dark Tower
Movie • 2017
Walter O’Dim
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels
Movie • 2024
Narrator (voice)
Submission
Movie • 1995
Synthesizers
Movie • 2013
Woodson
Deadpool & Wolverine
Movie • 2024
Cowboypool (voice)
Making Sandwiches
Movie • 1998
Bud Hoagie
White Boy Rick
Movie • 2018
Richard Wershe Sr.
The Beach Bum
Movie • 2019
Moondog
Serenity
Movie • 2019
Baker Dill
Paparazzi
Movie • 2004
Matthew McConaughey
Welcome to Hollywood
Movie • 2000
Matthew McConaughey
Glory Daze
Movie • 1995
Rental Truck Guy
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Movie • 2005
Al Bean (voice)
Inside 'Interstellar'
Movie • 2015
Self - 'Cooper'
Friedkin Uncut
Movie • 2018
Self
Judgement
Movie • 1995
Deputy Sam Taylor
The Gentlemen
Movie • 2020
Michael Pearson
Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story
Movie • 2005
Narrator (voice)
Sing 2
Movie • 2021
Buster Moon (voice)
U2 at The BBC
Movie • 2017
Self
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
Movie • 2012
Self
My Boyfriend's Back
Movie • 1993
Guy #2
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Movie • 2019
Matthew McConaughey
Making Dazed
Movie • 2005
Self
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
Movie • 1996
Self
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
Movie • 2014
Self - Host
Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story
Movie • 2012
Self
One World: Together at Home
Movie • 2020
Self
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Movie • 2016
Self
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
Movie • 2020
Mike Damone
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Movie • 2021
Self
Sing: Thriller
Movie • 2024
Buster Moon (voice)
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
Movie • 2023
Larry Dickens
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Movie • 2023
Self
Untitled Mike Hammer Film
Movie
Mike Hammer
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Movie • 2004
Self
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Movie • 2025
Self
Sing 3
Movie
Buster Moon (voice)
Positano
Movie
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes
Movie
A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey
Movie • 2026
Self
Making True Detective
Movie • 2013
Self / Rustin Cohle
A Football Life:2006 Rose Bowl
Movie
Matthew McConaughey
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Best Week Ever
TV • 2004
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Rad Thibodeaux (voice)
Today
TV • 1952
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Celebrities Uncensored
TV • 2003
Self
CMT Insider
TV • 2004
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
My Crazy Life
TV • 2005
TRL
TV • 1998
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
True Detective
TV • 2014
Rust Cohle
05
TV • 2021
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Behind the Music
TV • 1997
Self
Red Table Talk
TV • 2018
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Thanks a Million
TV • 2020
Self
Eastbound & Down
TV • 2009
Roy McDaniel
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
TV • 2007
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Sex and the City
TV • 1998
Matthew McConaughey
The Russell Howard Hour
TV • 2017
Self
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
TV • 2016
Team Martha
Goldene Kamera
TV • 1984
Self
Brothers
TV
Matthew McConaughey
The Men in Blazers Show
TV • 2014
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV • 2017
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Agent Elvis
TV • 2023
Elvis (voice)
Cup of Joe
TV • 2020
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
The Oprah Conversation
TV • 2020
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
The Last Leg
TV • 2013
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV • 2019
Self
Kulturzeit
TV • 1995
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest