Matthew Paige Damon (/ˈdeɪmən/; born October 8, 1970) is an
American actor, producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among Forbes' most
bankable stars, the films in which he has appeared have collectively
earned over $3.12 billion at the North American box office, making him
one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He has received
various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award and two
Golden Globe Awards.Damon began his acting career by appearing in high
school theater productions. He made his professional acting debut in
the film Mystic Pizza (1988). He came to prominence in 1997 when he
and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, which won them
the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay and earned
Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He continued
to garner praise from critics for his roles as the title character in
Saving Private Ryan (1998), the antihero in The Talented Mr. Ripley
(1999), a fallen angel in Dogma (1999), an energy analyst in Syriana
(2005), a corrupt Irish-American policeman in The Departed (2006), and
race car driver Carroll Shelby in Ford v Ferrari (2019).
American actor, producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among Forbes' most
bankable stars, the films in which he has appeared have collectively
earned over $3.12 billion at the North American box office, making him
one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He has received
various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award and two
Golden Globe Awards.Damon began his acting career by appearing in high
school theater productions. He made his professional acting debut in
the film Mystic Pizza (1988). He came to prominence in 1997 when he
and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, which won them
the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay and earned
Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He continued
to garner praise from critics for his roles as the title character in
Saving Private Ryan (1998), the antihero in The Talented Mr. Ripley
(1999), a fallen angel in Dogma (1999), an energy analyst in Syriana
(2005), a corrupt Irish-American policeman in The Departed (2006), and
race car driver Carroll Shelby in Ford v Ferrari (2019).
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