Cast

Matthew McConaughey

1969

Active years (films on this site)

1993–2019

Genres

DramaComedyBiographyCrimeMystery

Schools and movements

American Independent CinemaNew HollywoodBlockbuster AuteursCanadian Cinema

Directors worked with

Richard Linklater3 filmsSteven Spielberg1 filmWilliam Friedkin1 filmSteven Soderbergh1 filmJean-Marc Vallée1 filmMartin Scorsese1 filmGus Van Sant1 filmNikolaj Arcel1 filmHarmony Korine1 film

Biography

Matthew David McConaughey is an American actor. He achieved his breakthrough with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). After a number of 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), the war film U-571 (2000), and the epic science fiction film Interstellar (2014).

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Actor 2014
• Golden Globes 2014
• Saturn Awards
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

National / local

• Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor 2013
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

11 films on this site

1. Dazed and Confused 1993 · Richard Linklater · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
2. Amistad 1997 · Steven Spielberg · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
3. The Newton Boys 1998 · Richard Linklater · IMDb 6.1 · Cast
4. Bernie 2011 · Richard Linklater · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
5. Killer Joe 2011 · William Friedkin · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
6. Magic Mike 2012 · Steven Soderbergh · IMDb 6.1 · Cast
7. Dallas Buyers Club 2013 · Jean-Marc Vallée · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
8. The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Martin Scorsese · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
9. The Sea of Trees 2015 · Gus Van Sant · IMDb 6.1 · Cast
10. The Dark Tower 2017 · Nikolaj Arcel · IMDb 5.6 · Cast
11. The Beach Bum 2019 · Harmony Korine · IMDb 5.5 · Cast