Damon's first film job was one line in the romantic comedy Mystic Pizza (1988).

Damon appeared in small roles in a few movies before landing a big part in Geronimo: An American Legend with Gene Hackman and Jason Patric. He next appeared as a heroin-addicted soldier in 1996's Courage Under Fire. Damon and actor Ben Affleck, close personal friends as well as co-stars in several films: Good Will Hunting, which earned both Damon and Affleck Oscars for Best Original Screenplay. Damon was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for the same film (which netted an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for co-star Robin Williams).

Damon has been known to stray from the mainstream in his choice of roles, such as his portrayal of murderer Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. He has also played a fallen angel who waxes pop culture as intellectual subject matter in Dogma. Damon played in the successful action movies The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, expected in 2007.

He will next be seen onscreen playing the Andy Lau character in Martin Scorsese's The Departed, and in Robert DeNiro's The Good Shepherd.

Public Name: Matt Damon
Birth Name: Matthew Paige Damon
Date of Birth: October 8, 1970
Place of Birth: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Filmography

• The Bourne Ultimatum, 2007
• Ocean's Thirteen, 2007
• Margaret, 2006
• The Good Shepherd, 2006
• The Departed, 2006
• Syriana, 2005
• The Brothers Grimm, 2005
• Ocean's Twelve, 2004
• The Bourne Supremacy, 2004
• Jersey Girl, 2004
• EuroTrip, 2004
• Stuck on You, 2003
• Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, 2002
• "Saturday Night Live", 2002 TV Episode
• The Bourne Identity, 2002
• The Third Wheel, 2002
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, 2002 (voice)
• "Will & Grace", 2002 TV Episode
• Gerry, 2002
• The Majestic, 2001 (voice)
• Ocean's Eleven, 2001
• All the Pretty Horses, 2000
• Finding Forrester, 2000
• The Legend of Bagger Vance, 2000
• Titan A.E., 2000 (voice)
• The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1999
• Dogma, 1999
• Rounders, 1998
• Saving Private Ryan, 1998
• Good Will Hunting, 1997
• The Rainmaker, 1997
• Chasing Amy, 1997
• Glory Daze, 1996
• Courage Under Fire, 1996
• The Good Old Boys, 1995 (TV)
• Geronimo: An American Legend, 1993
• School Ties, 1992
• Rising Son, 1990 (TV)
• The Good Mother, 1988
• Mystic Pizza, 1988

Awards

• National Board of review Best Acting by an Ensemble "The Departed" 2006
• ShoWest Male Star of the Year 2005
• Berlin Film Festival Award Outstanding Single Achievement "Good Will Hunting" 1998
• Humanitas Prize feature film "Good Will Hunting" 1998
• ShoWest Male Star of Tomorrow 1998
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Original Screenplay "Good Will Hunting" 1997
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Breakthrough Performance "Good Will Hunting" 1997
• Chigago Film Critics Award Most Promising Actor "Good Will Hunting" 1997
• Florida Film Critics Circle Award Newcomer of the Year "Good Will Hunting" 1997
• Golden Globe Award Best Screenplay "Good Will Hunting" 1997
• Golden Satellite Best Motion Picture Screenplay (Original) "Good Will Hunting" 1997
• National Board of Review Award Special Achievement in Filmmaking "Good Will Hunting" 1997
• Oscar Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen "Good Will Hunting" 1997