Cast

Matthew McConaughey

1969

Active years (films on this site)

1993–2019

Genres

ComedyDramaSci-FiCrimeMystery

Schools and movements

American Independent CinemaBlockbuster AuteursBritish Cinema

Directors worked with

Richard Linklater2 filmsRobert Zemeckis1 filmChristopher Nolan1 filmHarmony Korine1 filmGuy Ritchie1 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

6 films on this site

1. Dazed and Confused 1993 · Richard Linklater · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
2. Contact 1997 · Robert Zemeckis · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
3. Bernie 2011 · Richard Linklater · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
4. Interstellar 2014 · Christopher Nolan · IMDb 8.7 · Cast
5. The Beach Bum 2019 · Harmony Korine · IMDb 5.5 · Cast
6. The Gentlemen 2019 · Guy Ritchie · IMDb 7.8 · Cast