Matthew McConaughey
Acting
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. McConaughey's portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. He followed it with a supporting role in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and a starring role as Rust Cohle in the first season of HBO's crime anthology series True Detective (2014), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. His subsequent film roles include starring in Interstellar (2014) and The Gentlemen (2019), as well as voice work in Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Sing (2016), and Sing 2 (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthew McConaughey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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tvBrothers
2026
Matthew McConaughey
movieThe Rivals of Amziah King
2026
Amziah King
movieThe Lost Bus
2025
Kevin McKay
movieSing: Thriller
2024
Buster Moon (voice)
movieDeadpool & Wolverine
2024
Cowboypool (voice)
movieSuperhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels
2024
Narrator (voice)
movieUnsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
2023
Larry Dickens
tvAgent Elvis
2023
Elvis (voice)
movieDeep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
2022
Narrator (voice)
movieSing 2
2021
Buster Moon (voice)
movieCome Home
2021
Buster Moon (voice)
tv05
2021
Self
movieDisclosure
2020
Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
tvCup of Joe
2020
Self
movieThe Gentlemen
2020
Michael Pearson
movieBetween Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
Matthew McConaughey
tvTamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest
movieThe Beach Bum
2019
Moondog
movieSerenity
2019
Baker Dill
movieWhite Boy Rick
2018
Richard Wershe Sr.
movieThe Dark Tower
2017
Walter O’Dim
movieSing
2016
Buster Moon (voice)
tvMartha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
Team Martha
movieKubo and the Two Strings
2016
Beetle / Hanzo (voice)
movieFree State of Jones
2016
Newton Knight
movieThe Sea of Trees
2016
Arthur Brennan
movieGold
2016
Kenny Wells
movieInside 'Interstellar'
2015
Self - 'Cooper'
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
movieThe Science of Interstellar
2014
Narrator (voice)
movie21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
Self - Actor
movieInterstellar
2014
Cooper
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
tvTrue Detective
2014
Rust Cohle
movieThe Wolf of Wall Street
2013
Mark Hanna
movieDallas Buyers Club
2013
Ron Woodroof
movieMud
2013
Mud
movieThe Paperboy
2012
Ward Jansen
movieMagic Mike
2012
Dallas
movieKiller Joe
2012
Killer Joe Cooper
movieBernie
2012
Danny Buck Davidson
movieThe Lincoln Lawyer
2011
Mickey Haller
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieGhosts of Girlfriends Past
2009
Connor Mead
tvEastbound & Down
2009
Roy McDaniel
movieSurfer, Dude
2008
Steve Addington
movieTropic Thunder
2008
Rick Peck
movieFool's Gold
2008
Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
movieWe Are Marshall
2006
Jack Lengyel
movieTwo for the Money
2005
Brandon Lang
movieMagnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
Al Bean (voice)
movieAbsolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story
2005
Narrator (voice)
movieSahara
2005
Dirk Pitt
moviePaparazzi
2004
Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
movieHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2003
Benjamin Barry
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
movieTiptoes
2002
Steven
movieReign of Fire
2002
Denton Van Zan
movieFrailty
2002
Meiks
movieThe Wedding Planner
2001
Steve Edison
movieWelcome to Hollywood
2000
Matthew McConaughey
movieTexas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
Self (archive footage)
movieU-571
2000
Lt. Andrew Tyler
movieEDtv
1999
Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
The Story of Darrell Royal
1999
Narrator (voice)
tvTRL
1998
Self
tvSex and the City
1998
Matthew McConaughey
movieThe Newton Boys
1998
Willis Newton
movieAmistad
1997
Roger Sherman Baldwin
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieContact
1997
Palmer Joss
tvKing of the Hill
1997
Rad Thibodeaux (voice)
movieScorpion Spring
1996
El Rojo
movieLarger Than Life
1996
Tip Tucker
movieA Time to Kill
1996
Jake Brigance
movieLone Star
1996
Buddy Deeds
movieJudgement
1995
Deputy Sam Taylor
tvKulturzeit
1995
Self
movieGlory Daze
1995
Rental Truck Guy
movieBoys on the Side
1995
Abe Lincoln
movieAngels in the Outfield
1994
Ben Williams
movieDazed and Confused
1993
Wooderson
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self / Self - Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvToday
1952
Self
movieUntitled Mike Hammer Film
Mike Hammer
A Football Life:2006 Rose Bowl
Matthew McConaughey
movieSing 3
Buster Moon (voice)
Production7
tvBrothers
2026
Executive Producer
tvAgent Elvis
2023
Executive Producer
movieThe Gentlemen
2020
Producer
movieGold
2016
Producer
tvTrue Detective
2014
Executive Producer
movieSurfer, Dude
2008
Producer
movieSahara
2005
Executive Producer