Matt Damon filmography
Matt Damon is an American actor, producer and screenwriter. He made his screen debut at the age of 18 with a minor role in the 1988 film Mystic Pizza.[1] After appearing in a series of supporting parts in much of the 1990s, Francis Ford Coppola cast Damon as the lead of the 1997 legal drama The Rainmaker.[2] His breakthrough came later that year when he played the title role of an unrecognized genius in Good Will Hunting, a drama which he also co-wrote with Ben Affleck.[3] Damon and Affleck won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Damon was nominated for Best Actor.[3][4] He followed it by playing the title roles of a soldier in Steven Spielberg's war drama Saving Private Ryan (1998) and of the criminal Tom Ripley in the thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), both of which gained critical and commercial success.[5] Damon's profile continued to expand in the 2000s, as he took on starring roles in two lucrative film franchises.[6] He featured as a con man in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Trilogy (2001–07) and played the titular spy Jason Bourne in four of the five films in the Bourne series (2002–16).[7][8]
Damon co-wrote, co-edited and starred in the drama Gerry in 2002, which polarized film critics.[9][10] He played an energy analyst in the thriller Syriana in 2005, and the following year, he collaborated with Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese in the acclaimed crime drama The Departed.[11][12] He portrayed the rugby player Francois Pienaar opposite Morgan Freeman's Nelson Mandela in the sports drama Invictus (2009), which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.[13][14] Damon continued to gain praise for his collaborations with Soderbergh on the crime film The Informant! (2009) and the drama Behind the Candelabra (2013).[15][16] In the former, he played the whistleblower Mark Whitacre and in the latter, he played Scott Thorson, the disgruntled lover of Liberace, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination.[17][18][19] In 2012, Damon and Affleck launched the production company Pearl Street Films.[20] Their first project—the drama Promised Land—which Damon co-wrote and starred with John Krasinski, performed below expectations.[21][22] His biggest commercial successes in the 2010s came with the western True Grit (2010), and the science fiction films Elysium (2013) and The Martian (2015).[23] In the latter, which earned over $630 million to become his highest-grossing release,[lower-alpha 1][25] Damon played a botanist stranded on Mars, for which he received an Oscar nomination and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.[26][27]
With box office receipts of over $3 billion in North America, Damon ranks among Hollywood's most commercially successful actors.[28][29] Damon has featured as a guest star in the television shows Will & Grace (2002), Entourage (2009) and 30 Rock (2010–11), among others.[30] A production company he formed in 2000 with Affleck and Sean Bailey, named LivePlanet, produced Project Greenlight (2001–05, 2015), a television series that helps newcomers develop their first film.[31][32] Damon has served as the executive producer of a number of projects directed by the winners of the show.[32][33] In addition, he has narrated several documentaries, including The People Speak (2009) and Inside Job (2010).[34][35]
Film
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Television
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Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rising Son | 1990 | Charlie Robinson | Television movie | [102] |
The Good Old Boys | 1995 | Cotton Calloway | Television movie | [103] |
Project Greenlight | 2001–05, 2015 |
Himself | Executive producer | [32][104] |
Push, Nevada | 2002 | — | Executive producer | [105] |
Saturday Night Live | 2002 | Himself | Episode: "Matt Damon/Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band" | [30] |
The Bernie Mac Show | 2002 | Himself | Episode: "Keep It on the Short Grass" | [106] |
Will & Grace | 2002 | Owen | Episode: "A Chorus Lie" | [107] |
Journey to Planet Earth | 2003–14 | Narrator | Documentary; 9 episodes | [108] |
Arthur | 2007 | Himself (voice) | Episode: "The Making of Arthur/Dancing Fools" | [109] |
Entourage | 2009 | Himself | Episode: "Give a Little Bit" | [110] |
The People Speak | 2009 | Narrator | Documentary; executive producer |
[35][111] |
Cubed | 2010 | Himself | Episode: "Welcome Matt Damon" | [112] |
30 Rock | 2010–11 | Carol Burnett | Episodes: "I Do Do", "The Fabian Strategy", "Live Show" and "Double-Edged Sword" |
[30] |
House of Lies | 2013 | Himself | Episode: "Damonschildren.org" | [113] |
Years of Living Dangerously | 2014 | Himself | Documentary; episode: "A Dangerous Future" |
[114] |
The Leisure Class | 2015 | — | Television movie; executive producer |
[115] |
The Runner | 2016 | — | Executive producer | [116] |
Incorporated | 2016 | — | Executive producer | [117] |
See also
Footnotes
References
- ↑ McKee, Ryan (March 4, 2011). "Before They Were Famous: Matt Damon in 'Mystic Pizza'". MTV. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ Kamp, David (December 1997). "Meet Matt Damon". Vanity Fair. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- 1 2 Nanos, Janelle (January 2013). "Good Will Hunting: An Oral History". Boston. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ "The 70th Academy Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ Giles, Jeff (August 8, 2013). "Matt Damon's Best Movies". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ Goldman, Steven (August 10, 2007). "Top gun". The Guardian. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ Barlow, Aaron (August 11, 2014). Star Power: The Impact of Branded Celebrity [2 volumes]: The Impact of Branded Celebrity. ABC-CLIO. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-313-39618-2.
- 1 2 Mendelson, Scott (April 21, 2016). "'Jason Bourne' Trailer: Matt Damon Returns To Reclaim His Franchise". Forbes. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- 1 2 Ebert, Roger (February 28, 2003). "Gerry: Movie Review & Film Summary". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ↑ Tobias, Scott (October 8, 2008). "The New Cult Canon: Gerry". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (March 3, 2006). "Syriana". The Guardian. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ Schneider, Steven Jay (November 5, 2011). 1001: Movies You Must See Before You Die: You Must See Before You Die 2011. Lagardère Publishing. p. 2667. ISBN 978-1-84403-718-6.
- 1 2 von Tunzelmann, Alex (October 3, 2013). "Invictus: better on Nelson Mandela than rugby". The Guardian. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ↑ "The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ "The Informant! (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Behind the Candelabra (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- 1 2 Ebert, Roger (September 16, 2009). "The Informant!". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- 1 2 Sepinwall, Alan (May 24, 2013). "Review: Michael Douglas and Matt Damon dazzle in HBO's 'Behind the Candelabra'". HitFix. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ↑ Child, Ben (September 23, 2013). "Michael Douglas wins best actor Emmy for Behind the Candelabra". The Guardian. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (August 29, 2012). "Jennifer Todd Named President of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Production Co.". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ Jones, Emma (April 19, 2013). "Matt Damon digs deep about his Promised Land". BBC. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ Gettel, Oliver (December 28, 2012). "'Promised Land': Drilling drama lacks depth, critics say". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
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- ↑ "The 88th Academy Awards (2016) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ Vincent, Alice; Hawkes, Rebecca; Fane, Tristram (January 11, 2016). "Golden Globes winners 2016: the full list". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ↑ "People Index". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ Pomerantz, Dorothy (August 6, 2007). "Ultimate Star Payback". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Matt Damon: List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ↑ Fleming, Michael (January 30, 2008). "LivePlanet film unit takes final bow". Variety. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Ng, Philiana (April 30, 2014). "HBO Reviving 'Project Greenlight' With Ben Affleck, Matt Damon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ↑ "$1m contest for Hollywood big break". BBC. February 28, 2001. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- 1 2 Bradshaw, Peter (February 17, 2011). "Inside Job – review". The Guardian. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- 1 2 McNamara, Mary (December 12, 2009). "'The People Speak'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ↑ Film Review. Orpheus Pub. 1998. p. 69.
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- ↑ Harrington, Richard (December 10, 1993). "'Geronimo: An American Legend'". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Glory Daze (1996)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ Tracey, Grant Annis George (2002). Filmography of American History. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 204–205. ISBN 978-0-313-31300-4.
- ↑ "Chasing Amy: Details and Credits". Metacritic. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ Colt, Henri; Quadrelli, Silvia; Lester, Friedman (May 10, 2011). The Picture of Health: Medical Ethics and the Movies. Oxford University Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-19-987600-6.
- ↑ Falsetto, Mario (March 12, 2015). Conversations with Gus Van Sant. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-1-4422-4767-3.
- ↑ McGee, Marty (March 15, 2001). Encyclopedia of Motion Picture Sound. McFarland & Company. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-4766-0970-6.
- ↑ Levy, Emanuel (March 1, 2001). Cinema of Outsiders: The Rise of American Independent Film. New York University Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-8147-5124-4.
- ↑ The Michigan Journal. University of Michigan–Dearborn. 1999. p. 10.
- ↑ Pramaggiore, Maria; Wallis, Tom (2005). Film: A Critical Introduction. Laurence King Publishing. p. 324. ISBN 978-1-85669-442-1.
- ↑ Beck, Jerry (October 28, 2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-56976-222-6.
- ↑ Edgington, K; Erskine, Thomas; Welsh, James M. (December 29, 2010). Encyclopedia of Sports Films. Scarecrow Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-8108-7653-8.
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- ↑ Travers, Peter (February 13, 2002). "Stolen Summer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ Speed, F. Maurice; Cameron-Wilson, James (2005). Film review. W. H. Allen. ISBN 978-1-905287-01-7.
- 1 2 3 "10th Anniversary: 5 Things You Might Not Know About 'The Bourne Identity'". Indiewire. June 14, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
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- ↑ Fleming, Michael (August 5, 2002). "Planet orbits mouse: Affleck, Damon banner signs plc prod'n deal". Variety. Retrieved May 7, 2016 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
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- ↑ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (October 4, 2006). "The Departed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ↑ von Tunzelmann, Alex (April 22, 2010). "The Good Shepherd: Angelina Jolie and Matt Damon can't sex this up". The Guardian. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
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- ↑ Saito, Stephen (January 8, 2009). "The Curious Cameography of Matt Damon". IFC. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Matt Damon's War Film Green Zone Doesn't Ring True". Newsweek. October 3, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
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- ↑ Baron, Zach (December 21, 2012). "A Star on a Trip Back to His Roots". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
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- ↑ Dalton, Stephen (November 13, 2013). "Elysium doesn't quite deliver what it promises". The National. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
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- ↑ McCarthy, Todd (September 11, 2015). "'The Martian': TIFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ↑ Setoodeh, Ramin (January 24, 2016). "Sundance: Matt Damon on Not Starring in 'Manchester By the Sea'". Variety. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
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