Acting · Uvalde, Texas, USA · Born November 4, 1969
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.
TVBrothers
2026
as Matthew McConaughey
MovieThe Rivals of Amziah King
2026
as Amziah King
TVBear Grylls is Running Wild
2026
as Self
A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey
2026
as Self
MovieThe Lost Bus
2025
as Kevin McKay
MovieNot So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
2025
as Self
MovieSing: Thriller
2024
as Buster Moon (voice)
MovieDeadpool & Wolverine
2024
as Cowboypool (voice)
MovieSuperhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels
2024
as Narrator (voice)
MovieUnsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
2023
as Larry Dickens
MovieArt-House America: Austin Film Society
2023
as Self
TVAgent Elvis
2023
as Elvis (voice)
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
MovieDeep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
2022
as Narrator (voice)
MovieSing 2
2021
as Buster Moon (voice)
MovieCome Home
2021
as Buster Moon (voice)
TV05
2021
as Self
MovieRoll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
MovieFast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
2020
as Mike Damone
TVThe Oprah Conversation
2020
as Self
MovieDisclosure
2020
as Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
TVCup of Joe
2020
as Self
MovieOne World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
TVThanks a Million
2020
as Self
MovieThe Gentlemen
2020
as Michael Pearson
MovieBetween Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
as Matthew McConaughey
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVToday with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
MovieThe Beach Bum
2019
as Moondog
MovieSerenity
2019
as Baker Dill
MovieFriedkin Uncut
2018
as Self
MovieWhite Boy Rick
2018
as Richard Wershe Sr.
TVRed Table Talk
2018
as Self
MovieU2 at The BBC
2017
as Self
TVThe Russell Howard Hour
2017
as Self
TVCarpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
MovieThe Dark Tower
2017
as Walter O’Dim
MovieSing
2016
as Buster Moon (voice)
TVMartha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
as Team Martha
MovieKubo and the Two Strings
2016
as Beetle / Hanzo (voice)
MovieRichard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
as Self
MovieFree State of Jones
2016
as Newton Knight
MovieThe Sea of Trees
2016
as Arthur Brennan
MovieGold
2016
as Kenny Wells
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
MovieInside 'Interstellar'
2015
as Self - 'Cooper'
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MovieThe Science of Interstellar
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Movie21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Actor
MovieInterstellar
2014
as Cooper
MovieInterstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
2014
as Self
MovieAustin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
2014
as Self - Host
TVThe Men in Blazers Show
2014
as Self
MovieI Am Evel Knievel
2014
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
TVTrue Detective
2014
as Rust Cohle
MovieThe Wolf of Wall Street
2013
as Mark Hanna
MovieDallas Buyers Club
2013
as Ron Woodroof
Synthesizers
2013
as Woodson
MovieMud
2013
as Mud
TVThe Last Leg
2013
as Self
MovieThe Paperboy
2012
as Ward Jansen
MovieWe Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
2012
as Self
MovieMagic Mike
2012
as Dallas
MovieKiller Joe
2012
as Killer Joe Cooper
MovieMan in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story
2012
as Self
MovieBernie
2012
as Danny Buck Davidson
MovieThe Lincoln Lawyer
2011
as Mickey Haller
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieGhosts of Girlfriends Past
2009
as Connor Mead
TVEastbound & Down
2009
as Roy McDaniel
MovieSurfer, Dude
2008
as Steve Addington
MovieTropic Thunder
2008
as Rick Peck
MovieFool's Gold
2008
as Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
TVDiners, Drive-Ins and Dives
2007
as Self
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieWe Are Marshall
2006
as Jack Lengyel
MovieFailure to Launch
2006
as Tripp
MovieTwo for the Money
2005
as Brandon Lang
MovieMagnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Al Bean (voice)
MovieAbsolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story
2005
as Narrator (voice)
MovieSahara
2005
as Dirk Pitt
My Crazy Life
2005
MovieMaking Dazed
2005
as Self
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
MovieLinklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004
as Self
MoviePaparazzi
2004
as Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
TVCMT Insider
2004
as Self
TVBest Week Ever
2004
as Self
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVCelebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
TVReal Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
MovieHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2003
as Benjamin Barry
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MovieTiptoes
2002
as Steven
MovieReign of Fire
2002
as Denton Van Zan
MovieFrailty
2002
as Meiks
MovieThirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001
as Troy
MovieThe Wedding Planner
2001
as Steve Edison
MovieWelcome to Hollywood
2000
as Matthew McConaughey
MovieTexas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MovieU-571
2000
as Lt. Andrew Tyler
TVTeen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
MovieEDtv
1999
as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
The Story of Darrell Royal
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Making Sandwiches
1998
as Bud Hoagie
TVTRL
1998
as Self
TVSex and the City
1998
as Matthew McConaughey
MovieThe Newton Boys
1998
as Willis Newton
MovieAmistad
1997
as Roger Sherman Baldwin
TVBehind the Music
1997
as Self
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieContact
1997
as Palmer Joss
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Rad Thibodeaux (voice)
MovieScorpion Spring
1996
as El Rojo
MovieLarger Than Life
1996
as Tip Tucker
MovieA Time to Kill
1996
as Jake Brigance
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieLone Star
1996
as Buddy Deeds
MovieThe Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
1996
as Self
MovieJudgement
1995
as Deputy Sam Taylor
TVKulturzeit
1995
as Self
MovieGlory Daze
1995
as Rental Truck Guy
MovieThe Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995
as Vilmer
Submission
1995
MovieBoys on the Side
1995
as Abe Lincoln
MovieAngels in the Outfield
1994
as Ben Williams
MovieDazed and Confused
1993
as Wooderson
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieMy Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Guy #2
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVToday
1952
as Self
MovieUntitled Mike Hammer Film
as Mike Hammer
Positano
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes
A Football Life:2006 Rose Bowl
as Matthew McConaughey
MovieSing 3
as Buster Moon (voice)
MovieThe Brigands of Rattlecreek
