Matthew McConaughey

Biography

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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Daily Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Real Time with Bill Maher

King of the Hill

Interstellar

All Movies (95)

• The Rivals of Amziah King2026 · as Amziah King
• A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey2026 · as Self
• The Lost Bus2025 · as Kevin McKay
• Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special2025 · as Self
• Sing: Thriller2024 · as Buster Moon (voice)
• Deadpool & Wolverine2024 · as Cowboypool (voice)
• Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels2024 · as Narrator (voice)
• Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy2023 · as Larry Dickens
• Art-House America: Austin Film Society2023 · as Self
• Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story2022 · as Narrator (voice)
• Sing 22021 · as Buster Moon (voice)
• Come Home2021 · as Buster Moon (voice)
• Roll Up Your Sleeves2021 · as Self
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read2020 · as Mike Damone
• Disclosure2020 · as Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
• One World: Together at Home2020 · as Self
• The Gentlemen2020 · as Michael Pearson
• Between Two Ferns: The Movie2019 · as Matthew McConaughey
• The Beach Bum2019 · as Moondog
• Serenity2019 · as Baker Dill
• Friedkin Uncut2018 · as Self
• White Boy Rick2018 · as Richard Wershe Sr.
• U2 at The BBC2017 · as Self
• The Dark Tower2017 · as Walter O’Dim
• Sing2016 · as Buster Moon (voice)
• Kubo and the Two Strings2016 · as Beetle (voice)
• Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny2016 · as Self
• Free State of Jones2016 · as Newton Knight
• The Sea of Trees2016 · as Arthur Brennan
• Gold2016 · as Kenny Wells
• Inside 'Interstellar'2015 · as Self - 'Cooper'
• The Science of Interstellar2014 · as Narrator (voice)
• 21 Years: Richard Linklater2014 · as Self - Actor
• Interstellar2014 · as Cooper
• Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey2014 · as Self
• Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years2014 · as Self - Host
• I Am Evel Knievel2014 · as Self
• The Wolf of Wall Street2013 · as Mark Hanna
• Dallas Buyers Club2013 · as Ron Woodroof
• Synthesizers2013 · as Woodson
• Mud2013 · as Mud
• The Paperboy2012 · as Ward Jansen
• We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash2012 · as Self
• Magic Mike2012 · as Dallas
• Killer Joe2012 · as Killer Joe Cooper
• Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story2012 · as Self
• Bernie2012 · as Danny Buck Davidson
• The Lincoln Lawyer2011 · as Mickey Haller
• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past2009 · as Connor Mead
• Surfer, Dude2008 · as Steve Addington
• Tropic Thunder2008 · as Rick Peck
• Fool's Gold2008 · as Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
• We Are Marshall2006 · as Jack Lengyel
• Failure to Launch2006 · as Tripp
• Two for the Money2005 · as Brandon Lang
• Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon2005 · as Al Bean (voice)
• Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story2005 · as Narrator (voice)
• Sahara2005 · as Dirk Pitt
• Making Dazed2005 · as Self
• Linklater: St. Richard of Austin2004 · as Self
• Paparazzi2004 · as Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
• How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days2003 · as Benjamin Barry
• Tiptoes2002 · as Steven
• Reign of Fire2002 · as Denton Van Zan
• Frailty2002 · as Meiks
• Thirteen Conversations About One Thing2001 · as Troy
• The Wedding Planner2001 · as Steve Edison
• Welcome to Hollywood2000 · as Matthew McConaughey
• Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• U-5712000 · as Lt. Andrew Tyler
• EDtv1999 · as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
• The Story of Darrell Royal1999 · as Narrator (voice)
• Making Sandwiches1998 · as Bud Hoagie
• The Newton Boys1998 · as Willis Newton
• Amistad1997 · as Roger Sherman Baldwin
• Contact1997 · as Palmer Joss
• Scorpion Spring1996 · as El Rojo
• Larger Than Life1996 · as Tip Tucker
• A Time to Kill1996 · as Jake Brigance
• Lone Star1996 · as Buddy Deeds
• The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary1996 · as Self
• Judgement1995 · as Deputy Sam Taylor
• Glory Daze1995 · as Rental Truck Guy
• The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre1995 · as Vilmer
• Submission1995
• Boys on the Side1995 · as Abe Lincoln
• Angels in the Outfield1994 · as Ben Williams
• Dazed and Confused1993 · as Wooderson
• My Boyfriend's Back1993 · as Guy #2
• Untitled Mike Hammer Film— · as Mike Hammer
• Positano—
• Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes—
• A Football Life:2006 Rose Bowl— · as Matthew McConaughey
• Sing 3— · as Buster Moon (voice)
• The Brigands of Rattlecreek—

All TV Shows (53)

• Brothers2026 · as Matthew McConaughey
• Bear Grylls is Running Wild2026 · as Self
• Agent Elvis2023 · as Elvis (voice)
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022
• 052021 · as Self
• The Oprah Conversation2020 · as Self
• Cup of Joe2020 · as Self
• Thanks a Million2020 · as Self
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Today with Jenna & Sheinelle2019 · as Self
• Red Table Talk2018 · as Self
• The Russell Howard Hour2017 · as Self
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017 · as Self
• Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party2016 · as Team Martha
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• The Men in Blazers Show2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• True Detective2014 · as Rust Cohle
• The Last Leg2013 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Eastbound & Down2009 · as Roy McDaniel
• Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives2007 · as Self
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• My Crazy Life2005
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
• CMT Insider2004 · as Self
• Best Week Ever2004 · as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Celebrities Uncensored2003 · as Self
• Real Time with Bill Maher2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self
• TRL1998 · as Self
• Sex and the City1998 · as Matthew McConaughey
• Behind the Music1997 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self
• King of the Hill1997 · as Rad Thibodeaux (voice)
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Kulturzeit1995 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Today1952 · as Self