Matt Damon

Matthew Paige Damon (/ˈdeɪmən/; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter.[2] Ranked among Forbes' most bankable stars,[3] the films in which he has appeared have collectively earned over $3.88 billion at the North American box office,[4] making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time.[5] He has received various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awards, six Screen Actors Guild Awards, and seven Primetime Emmy Awards.

Damon began his acting career by appearing in high school theater productions. He made his professional acting debut in the film Mystic Pizza (1988). He continued acting in Courage Under Fire (1996) and The Rainmaker. He soon gained prominence in 1997 when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay. He attracted further praise from critics for his performances in Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Syriana (2005), The Departed (2006), The Informant! (2009), Invictus (2009), True Grit (2010), Contagion (2011), Downsizing (2017), Ford v Ferrari (2019), Stillwater (2021), and The Last Duel (2021). He received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his leading role as Mark Watney, an astronaut stranded on Mars, in The Martian (2015).

Damon is also known for his starring roles as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise (2002–2007; 2016), and as con man Linus Caldwell in the Ocean's trilogy (2001–2007; 2018). He also portrayed the fallen angel Loki in the View Askewniverse films Dogma (1999) and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), and Loki actor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).

He is also known for his performances in television, including his portrayal as Scott Thorson in the HBO biopic Behind the Candelabra (2013) for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series nominations for his performances on 30 Rock in 2011 and Saturday Night Live in 2019. He also produced the reality series Project Greenlight (2001–2015) as well as the film Manchester by the Sea (2016).

Damon has performed voice-over work in both animated and documentary films, and has established two production companies with Affleck. He has been involved in charitable work with organizations including the ONE Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, Feeding America, and Water.org. -wikipedia