Highest Rated: 100% Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story (2022)
Lowest Rated: 0% Surfer, Dude (2008)
Birthday: Nov 4, 1969
Birthplace: Uvalde, Texas, USA
A laid-back actor who stood out from Hollywood stereotypes with his down-to-earth charm and fun-loving lifestyle, Matthew McConaughey used his solid work ethic to carve out a robust career marked with a number of quality performances.. McConaughey made his first impression early on as an older guy who hangs out with high school kids in Richard Linklater's stoner comedy "Dazed and Confused" (1993), and went on to supporting turns in "Angels in the Outfield" (1994) and "Boys on the Side" (1995). He delivered a hailed performance as a small town deputy in John Sayles' indie drama "Lone Star" (1996), before graduating to large scale studio films like "Amistad" (1997), "Contact" (1997) and "EDtv" (1999). Also in 1999, McConaughey made headlines for his comical arrest for disturbing the peace and possession of cannabis: he was found in his home loudly playing bongos naked late in the night. While accepting the subsequent ridicule, McConaughey starred in one of his more popular films, "The Wedding Planner" (2001), and followed up with a darker turn in the serial killer thriller "Frailty" (2002). After a pair of disappointing showings with "Sahara" (2005) and "We are Marshall" (2008), McConaughey received some of the best notices of his career as "The Lincoln Lawyer" (2011), a film that began a rebound some wags dubbed "the McConnaisance," which culminated in a Best Actor Oscar for his role in "Dallas Buyers Club" (2013), a memorable supporting role in Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013), the lead role in Christopher Nolan's questioning science fiction drama "Interstellar" (2014), and a critically-acclaimed role as a philosophical policeman in the first season of the cable drama "True Detective" (HBO 2014- ). Having navigated the peaks and valleys of his career, McConaughey always exhibited a humility and exuberant spirit that was contagious both on and off screen.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sing: Thriller | Buster Moon (Voice) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels | Narrator | - | 2024 |
100% | | Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story | Narrator | - | 2022 |
72% | | Sing 2 | Buster Moon (Voice) | $162.7M | 2021 |
75% | | The Gentlemen | Michael Pearson (Character) | $36.5M | 2019 |
73% | | Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Self | - | 2019 |
58% | | The Beach Bum | Moondog (Character) | $3.5M | 2019 |
21% | | Serenity | Baker Dill (Character) | $8.5M | 2019 |
57% | | White Boy Rick | Richard Wershe Sr. (Character) | $24.0M | 2018 |
15% | | The Dark Tower | Walter (Character) | $50.7M | 2017 |
41% | | Gold | Kenny Wells (Character), Producer | $7.2M | 2016 |
71% | | Sing | Buster Moon (Voice) | $270.4M | 2016 |
97% | | Kubo and the Two Strings | Beetle (Voice) | $48.0M | 2016 |
94% | | Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny | Self | - | 2016 |
48% | | Free State of Jones | Newt Knight (Character) | $20.8M | 2016 |
17% | | The Sea of Trees | Arthur Brennan (Character) | $14.0K | 2015 |
73% | | Interstellar | Cooper (Character) | $188.0M | 2014 |
79% | | The Wolf of Wall Street | Mark Hanna (Character) | $116.9M | 2013 |
92% | | Dallas Buyers Club | Ron Woodroof (Character) | $27.3M | 2013 |
97% | | Mud | Mud (Character) | $21.6M | 2013 |
45% | | The Paperboy | Ward Jansen (Character) | $628.2K | 2012 |
78% | | Magic Mike | Dallas (Character) | $113.7M | 2012 |
80% | | Killer Joe | "Killer" Joe Cooper (Character) | $2.0M | 2011 |
88% | | Bernie | Danny Buck (Character) | $9.2M | 2011 |
84% | | The Lincoln Lawyer | Mick Haller (Character) | $58.0M | 2011 |
28% | | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Connor (Character) | $52.2M | 2009 |
0% | | Surfer, Dude | Steve Addington (Character) | $36.5K | 2008 |
82% | | Tropic Thunder | Rick Peck (Character) | $110.4M | 2008 |
11% | | Fool's Gold | Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Character) | $70.2M | 2008 |
49% | | We Are Marshall | Jack Lengyel (Character) | $43.5M | 2006 |
23% | | Failure to Launch | Tripp (Character) | $88.7M | 2006 |
22% | | Two for the Money | Brandon Lang (Character) | $22.9M | 2005 |
38% | | Sahara | Dirk Pitt (Character), Executive Producer | $68.6M | 2005 |
20% | | Tiptoes | Steven Bedalia (Character) | - | 2003 |
42% | | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Benjamin Barry (Character) | $105.8M | 2003 |
42% | | Reign of Fire | Van Zan (Character) | $43.1M | 2002 |
75% | | Frailty | Adam Meiks (Character) | $13.1M | 2002 |
83% | | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | Troy (Character) | $3.3M | 2001 |
17% | | The Wedding Planner | Steve Edison (Character) | $60.4M | 2001 |
68% | | U-571 | Lt. Andrew Tyler (Character) | $77.1M | 2000 |
63% | | EDtv | Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny (Character) | $22.4M | 1999 |
65% | | The Newton Boys | Willis Newton (Character) | $10.3M | 1998 |
68% | | Contact | Palmer Joss (Character) | $100.9M | 1997 |
78% | | Amistad | Baldwin (Character) | - | 1997 |
11% | | Larger Than Life | Tip Tucker (Character) | $8.3M | 1996 |
91% | | Lone Star | Buddy Deeds (Character) | $13.1M | 1996 |
67% | | A Time to Kill | Jake Tyler Brigance (Character) | $108.7M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scorpion Spring | El Rojo (Character) | - | 1995 |
16% | | The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Vilmer Slaughter (Character) | $136.3K | 1995 |
73% | | Boys on the Side | Abe (Character) | $22.2M | 1995 |
93% | | Dazed and Confused | David Wooderson (Character) | $8.0M | 1993 |
TV
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79% | 58% | True Detective | Rust Cohle (Character), Executive Producer | 2014 2024 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014 2016 2018-2021 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Guest | 2023 |
64% | 76% | Agent Elvis | Elvis Presley (Voice), Executive Producer | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2013-2014 2016 2019-2021 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2016 2018 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thanks a Million | Unknown (Character) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 41% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2009-2012 2014 2016-2021 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2014 2016 2020 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2009-2010 2020 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Real Time With Bill Maher | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2014 2017-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot Ones | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dr. Oz Show | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cup of Joe | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guest | 2019 | |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Music Performer | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Big Fan | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vice Guide to Film | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 2003 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrated | Self | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2012 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tonight Show With Jay Leno | Guest | 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2012 2014 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2014 |
91% | 89% | Roy McDaniel (Guest Star) | 2010 2012 | |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2005 |
70% | 80% | Sex and the City | Matthew McConaughey (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 73% | King of the Hill | Rad Thibodeaux (Guest Voice) | 1999 |