Matthew McConaughey
Born November 04, 1969 (Age: 56)
•
Uvalde, Texas, USA
Biography
Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor and producer, renowned for his charisma and his distinctive "alright, alright, alright" philosophy. He has been honored with the Academy Award for Best Actor, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his transformative portrayal of Ron Woodroof in the biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club (2013). In 2014, he was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. His breakout role came in the cult comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), but he established himself as a Hollywood star leading successful romantic comedies in the early 2000s, such as The Wedding Planner (2001) and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003). Following a period dominated by this genre, McConaughey underwent the "McConnaissance," a career phase where he sought more complex and dramatic roles, excelling in films like The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Mud (2012), and Magic Mike (2012). In the last decade, his impact has spanned both auteur cinema and major space productions, notably with his lead role in Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic Interstellar (2014). He also received unanimous praise for his performance in the first season of the anthology series True Detective (2014). Beyond acting, he is the author of the bestseller Greenlights (2020), where he shares memoirs and life lessons, and is a co-owner of the Austin FC soccer club. Recently, he has remained active in the industry with projects like The Gentlemen and his highly anticipated return to the big screen in The Lost Bus (2025) and upcoming productions for 2026.
Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor and producer, renowned for his charisma and his distinctive "alright, alright, alright" philosophy. He has been honored with the Academy Award for Best Actor, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his transformative portrayal of Ron Woodroof in the biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club (2013). In 2014, he was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
His breakout role came in the cult comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), but he established himself as a Hollywood star leading successful romantic comedies in the early 2000s, such as The Wedding Planner (2001) and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003). Following a period dominated by this genre, McConaughey underwent the "McConnaissance," a career phase where he sought more complex and dramatic roles, excelling in films like The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Mud (2012), and Magic Mike (2012).
In the last decade, his impact has spanned both auteur cinema and major space productions, notably with his lead role in Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic Interstellar (2014). He also received unanimous praise for his performance in the first season of the anthology series True Detective (2014). Beyond acting, he is the author of the bestseller Greenlights (2020), where he shares memoirs and life lessons, and is a co-owner of the Austin FC soccer club. Recently, he has remained active in the industry with projects like The Gentlemen and his highly anticipated return to the big screen in The Lost Bus (2025) and upcoming productions for 2026.
Read more
Filmography
A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey
2026
•
as Self
•
Age: 56
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
•
as Cowboypool (voice)
•
Age: 54
Sing 2
2021
•
as Buster Moon (voice)
•
Age: 52
One World: Together at Home
2020
•
as Self
•
Age: 50
The Gentlemen
2020
•
as Michael Pearson
•
Age: 50
The Beach Bum
2019
•
as Moondog
•
Age: 49
Serenity
2019
•
as Baker Dill
•
Age: 49
White Boy Rick
2018
•
as Richard Wershe Sr.
•
Age: 48
The Dark Tower
2017
•
as Walter O’Dim
•
Age: 47
Sing
2016
•
as Buster Moon (voice)
•
Age: 47
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
•
as Beetle (voice)
•
Age: 46
Free State of Jones
2016
•
as Newton Knight
•
Age: 46
The Sea of Trees
2016
•
as Arthur Brennan
•
Age: 46
Gold
2016
•
as Kenny Wells
•
Age: 46
Interstellar
2014
•
as Cooper
•
Age: 45
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
•
as Mark Hanna
•
Age: 44
Dallas Buyers Club
2013
•
as Ron Woodroof
•
Age: 43
Mud
2013
•
as Mud
•
Age: 43
The Paperboy
2012
•
as Ward Jansen
•
Age: 42
Magic Mike
2012
•
as Dallas
•
Age: 42
Killer Joe
2012
•
as Killer Joe Cooper
•
Age: 42
Bernie
2012
•
as Danny Buck Davidson
•
Age: 42
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
•
as Mickey Haller
•
Age: 41
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009
•
as Connor Mead
•
Age: 39
Surfer, Dude
2008
•
as Steve Addington
•
Age: 38
Tropic Thunder
2008
•
as Rick Peck
•
Age: 38
Fool's Gold
2008
•
as Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
•
Age: 38
We Are Marshall
2006
•
as Jack Lengyel
•
Age: 37
Failure to Launch
2006
•
as Tripp
•
Age: 36
Two for the Money
2005
•
as Brandon Lang
•
Age: 35
Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story
2005
•
as Narrator (voice)
•
Age: 35
Sahara
2005
•
as Dirk Pitt
•
Age: 35
Making Dazed
2005
•
as Self
•
Age: 35
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004
•
as Self
•
Age: 35
Paparazzi
2004
•
as Matthew McConaughey
•
Age: 34
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2003
•
as Benjamin Barry
•
Age: 33
Tiptoes
2002
•
as Steven
•
Age: 33
Reign of Fire
2002
•
as Denton Van Zan
•
Age: 32
Frailty
2002
•
as Meiks
•
Age: 32
The Wedding Planner
2001
•
as Steve Edison
•
Age: 31
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
•
as Matthew McConaughey
•
Age: 30
U-571
2000
•
as Lt. Andrew Tyler
•
Age: 30
EDtv
1999
•
as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
•
Age: 29
No Image
Making Sandwiches
1998
•
as Bud Hoagie
•
Age: 28
The Newton Boys
1998
•
as Willis Newton
•
Age: 28
Amistad
1997
•
as Roger Sherman Baldwin
•
Age: 28
Contact
1997
•
as Palmer Joss
•
Age: 27
Scorpion Spring
1996
•
as El Rojo
•
Age: 26
Larger Than Life
1996
•
as Tip Tucker
•
Age: 26
A Time to Kill
1996
•
as Jake Brigance
•
Age: 26
Lone Star
1996
•
as Buddy Deeds
•
Age: 26
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
1996
•
as Self
•
Age: 26
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995
•
as Vilmer
•
Age: 25
Boys on the Side
1995
•
as Abe Lincoln
•
Age: 25
Angels in the Outfield
1994
•
as Ben Williams
•
Age: 24
Dazed and Confused
1993
•
as Wooderson
•
Age: 23
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
•
as Guy #2
•
Age: 23