Matthew McConaughey
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-11-04
Place of Birth
Uvalde, Texas, USA
Matthew McConaughey
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).
Also Known For
Contact
Jul 11, 1997
A Time to Kill
Jul 24, 1996
U-571
Apr 20, 2000
The Wedding Planner
Jan 26, 2001
We Are Marshall
Dec 12, 2006
EDtv
Mar 26, 1999
Sahara
Apr 06, 2005
Tropic Thunder
Aug 09, 2008
Failure to Launch
Mar 10, 2006
Reign of Fire
Jul 09, 2002
Amistad
Dec 10, 1997
Angels in the Outfield
Jul 15, 1994
Fool's Gold
Feb 07, 2008
Tiptoes
Dec 17, 2002
Frailty
Apr 12, 2002
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
May 01, 2009
Boys on the Side
Feb 03, 1995
Lone Star
Jun 21, 1996
Two for the Money
Oct 07, 2005
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Feb 07, 2003
Surfer, Dude
Sep 05, 2008
The Newton Boys
Mar 26, 1998
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Sep 22, 1995
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Sep 02, 2001
The Rivals of Amziah King
Mar 10, 2025
The Lincoln Lawyer
Mar 17, 2011
Come Home
Nov 25, 2021
The Paperboy
Sep 14, 2012
Killer Joe
Jun 07, 2012
Bernie
Apr 27, 2012
Magic Mike
Jun 28, 2012
Mud
Apr 26, 2013
The Wolf of Wall Street
Dec 25, 2013
Dallas Buyers Club
Nov 01, 2013
Interstellar
Nov 05, 2014
The Story of Darrell Royal
Jan 01, 1999
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
Jun 03, 2022
Scorpion Spring
Oct 10, 1996
Larger Than Life
Jul 26, 1996
Disclosure
Jun 19, 2020
Dazed and Confused
Sep 24, 1993
The Sea of Trees
Apr 27, 2016
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Nov 05, 2014
Kubo and the Two Strings
Aug 18, 2016
The Lost Bus
Sep 19, 2025
Free State of Jones
Jun 24, 2016
Gold
Feb 03, 2016
Sing
Nov 23, 2016
I Am Evel Knievel
Sep 10, 2014
The Science of Interstellar
Nov 13, 2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Nov 07, 2014
The Dark Tower
Aug 03, 2017
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels
Apr 12, 2024
Submission
Jun 13, 1995
Synthesizers
Jun 03, 2013
Deadpool & Wolverine
Jul 24, 2024
Making Sandwiches
Oct 03, 1998
White Boy Rick
Sep 14, 2018
The Beach Bum
Mar 21, 2019
Serenity
Jan 24, 2019
Paparazzi
Sep 03, 2004
Welcome to Hollywood
Oct 27, 2000
Glory Daze
Oct 01, 1995
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Sep 23, 2005
Inside 'Interstellar'
Mar 31, 2015
Friedkin Uncut
Nov 05, 2018
Judgement
Dec 31, 1995
The Gentlemen
Jan 01, 2020
Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story
Jun 13, 2005
Sing 2
Dec 01, 2021
U2 at The BBC
Dec 19, 2017
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
Aug 20, 2012
My Boyfriend's Back
Aug 06, 1993
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Sep 20, 2019
Making Dazed
Mar 01, 2005
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
Jan 02, 1996
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
Oct 03, 2014
Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story
May 08, 2012
One World: Together at Home
Apr 18, 2020
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Aug 05, 2016
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
Sep 17, 2020
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Apr 18, 2021
Sing: Thriller
Oct 15, 2024
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
Oct 05, 2023
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
May 01, 2023
Untitled Mike Hammer Film
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Dec 13, 2004
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Aug 22, 2025
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
Best Week Ever
Jan 23, 2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
King of the Hill
Jan 12, 1997
Today
Jan 14, 1952
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Tamron Hall
Sep 09, 2019
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
Celebrities Uncensored
Jun 04, 2003
CMT Insider
Apr 09, 2004
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
My Crazy Life
Mar 16, 2005
TRL
Sep 14, 1998
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Jan 03, 2005
True Detective
Jan 12, 2014
05
Aug 30, 2021
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Behind the Music
Aug 17, 1997
Red Table Talk
May 07, 2018
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
Thanks a Million
Apr 06, 2020
Eastbound & Down
Feb 15, 2009
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Apr 23, 2007
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sep 12, 2022
Teen Choice Awards
Aug 01, 1999
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
Sex and the City
Jun 06, 1998
The Russell Howard Hour
Sep 21, 2017
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Nov 07, 2016
Goldene Kamera
Feb 03, 1984
Brothers
The Men in Blazers Show
Sep 22, 2014
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Aug 08, 2017
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Agent Elvis
Mar 17, 2023
Cup of Joe
Apr 27, 2020
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
The Oprah Conversation
Jul 30, 2020
Hot Ones
Mar 12, 2015
Real Time with Bill Maher
Feb 21, 2003
The Last Leg
Jan 25, 2013
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Apr 08, 2019
