Biography
Matt Damon
Matt Damon Matt Damon was born in 1970. His father, a tax preparer and mother, a college professor, are now divorced. His older brother Kyle (b.1967), is a sculptor. Matt's first film role was a one-line part in Mystic Pizza (1988). Hollywood's powerbrokers realized his potential as a serious actor when they saw him play a Gulf War vet-turned-heroin addict in Courage Under Fire (1996). One of Matt's closest childhood friends was fellow young thespian Ben Affleck, who starred in Chasing Amy (1997). Damon and Affleck collaborated on the screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997), in which they co-star.
Filmography
YearMovie TitleGenreRating
2012 We Bought a Zoo (2011) Comedy, Drama
2011 The Adjustment Bureau Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
2011 Hereafter (2010) Action, Thriller
2011 True Grit (2010) Drama, Western
2011 Contagion (2011) Action, Thriller
2010 Green Zone Action, Thriller
2007 Ocean's Thirteen Comedy, Crime
2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Action, Thriller
2007 The Good Shepherd Drama, Thriller
2006 The Departed Crime, Thriller
2005 The Brothers Grimm Adventure, Fantasy
2004 The Bourne Supremacy Action, Thriller
2004 Stuck On You Comedy
2002 Ocean's Eleven (2001) Action, Comedy
2002 The Bourne Identity Drama, Thriller
2002 Spirit: Stallion on The Cimarron Animation, Western
2001 The Legend of Bagger Vance Drama, Romance
2000 Titan A.E. Action, Animation
2000 Syriana Drama, Thriller