Matthew McConaughey
Acting
Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor and producer, renowned for his charisma and his distinctive "alright, alright, alright" philosophy. He has been honored with the Academy Award for Best Actor, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his transformative portrayal of Ron Woodroof in the biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club (2013). In 2014, he was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. His breakout role came in the cult comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), but he established himself as a Hollywood star leading successful romantic comedies in the early 2000s, such as The Wedding Planner (2001) and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003). Following a period dominated by this genre, McConaughey underwent the "McConnaissance," a career phase where he sought more complex and dramatic roles, excelling in films like The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Mud (2012), and Magic Mike (2012). In the last decade, his impact has spanned both auteur cinema and major space productions, notably with his lead role in Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic Interstellar (2014). He also received unanimous praise for his performance in the first season of the anthology series True Detective (2014). Beyond acting, he is the author of the bestseller Greenlights (2020), where he shares memoirs and life lessons, and is a co-owner of the Austin FC soccer club. Recently, he has remained active in the industry with projects like The Gentlemen and his highly anticipated return to the big screen in The Lost Bus (2025) and upcoming productions for 2026.
TV Shows(50)
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
Self
2026
Agent Elvis
Elvis (voice)
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
05
Self
2021
The Oprah Conversation
Self
2020
Cup of Joe
Self
2020
Thanks a Million
Self
2020
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self
2019
Red Table Talk
Self
2018
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Team Martha
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
The Men in Blazers Show
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
True Detective
Rust Cohle
2014
The Last Leg
Self
2013
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Eastbound & Down
Roy McDaniel
2009
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
My Crazy Life
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
CMT Insider
Self
2004
Best Week Ever
Self
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
TRL
Self
1998
Sex and the City
Matthew McConaughey
1998
Behind the Music
Self
1997
The View
Self
1997
King of the Hill
Rad Thibodeaux (voice)
1997
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Kulturzeit
Self
1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Oscars
Self
1953
Today
Self
1952
Brothers
Matthew McConaughey
Movies(94)
The Rivals of Amziah King
Amziah King
2026
A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey
Self
2026
The Lost Bus
Kevin McKay
2025
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self
2025
Sing: Thriller
Buster Moon (voice)
2024
Deadpool & Wolverine
Cowboypool (voice)
2024
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels
Narrator (voice)
2024
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
Larry Dickens
2023
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Self
2023
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
Narrator (voice)
2022
Sing 2
Buster Moon (voice)
2021
Come Home
Buster Moon (voice)
2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Self
2021
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
Mike Damone
2020
Disclosure
Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
2020
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
The Gentlemen
Michael Pearson
2020
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Matthew McConaughey
2019
The Beach Bum
Moondog
2019
Serenity
Baker Dill
2019
Friedkin Uncut
Self
2018
White Boy Rick
Richard Wershe Sr.
2018
U2 at The BBC
Self
2017
The Dark Tower
Walter O’Dim
2017
Sing
Buster Moon (voice)
2016
Kubo and the Two Strings
Beetle (voice)
2016
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self
2016
Free State of Jones
Newton Knight
2016
The Sea of Trees
Arthur Brennan
2016
Gold
Kenny Wells
2016
Inside 'Interstellar'
Self - 'Cooper'
2015
The Science of Interstellar
Narrator (voice)
2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
2014
Interstellar
Cooper
2014
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Self
2014
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
Self - Host
2014
I Am Evel Knievel
Self
2014
The Wolf of Wall Street
Mark Hanna
2013
Dallas Buyers Club
Ron Woodroof
2013
Synthesizers
Woodson
2013
Mud
Mud
2013
The Paperboy
Ward Jansen
2012
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
Self
2012
Magic Mike
Dallas
2012
Killer Joe
Killer Joe Cooper
2012
Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story
Self
2012
Bernie
Danny Buck Davidson
2012
The Lincoln Lawyer
Mickey Haller
2011
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Connor Mead
2009
Surfer, Dude
Steve Addington
2008
Tropic Thunder
Rick Peck
2008
Fool's Gold
Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
2008
We Are Marshall
Jack Lengyel
2006
Failure to Launch
Tripp
2006
Two for the Money
Brandon Lang
2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Al Bean (voice)
2005
Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story
Narrator (voice)
2005
Sahara
Dirk Pitt
2005
Making Dazed
Self
2005
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
2004
Paparazzi
Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
2004
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Benjamin Barry
2003
Tiptoes
Steven
2002
Reign of Fire
Denton Van Zan
2002
Frailty
Meiks
2002
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Troy
2001
The Wedding Planner
Steve Edison
2001
Welcome to Hollywood
Matthew McConaughey
2000
U-571
Lt. Andrew Tyler
2000
EDtv
Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
1999
The Story of Darrell Royal
Narrator (voice)
1999
Making Sandwiches
Bud Hoagie
1998
The Newton Boys
Willis Newton
1998
Amistad
Roger Sherman Baldwin
1997
Contact
Palmer Joss
1997
Scorpion Spring
El Rojo
1996
Larger Than Life
Tip Tucker
1996
A Time to Kill
Jake Brigance
1996
Lone Star
Buddy Deeds
1996
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
Self
1996
Judgement
Deputy Sam Taylor
1995
Glory Daze
Rental Truck Guy
1995
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Vilmer
1995
Submission
1995
Boys on the Side
Abe Lincoln
1995
Angels in the Outfield
Ben Williams
1994
Dazed and Confused
Wooderson
1993
My Boyfriend's Back
Guy #2
1993
Untitled Mike Hammer Film
Mike Hammer
Positano
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes
A Football Life:2006 Rose Bowl
Matthew McConaughey
Sing 3
Buster Moon (voice)
The Brigands of Rattlecreek