Matthew David McConaughey (/məˈkÉ'nÉ™heɪ/; born November 4, 1969)
is an American actor and producer. He first gained notice for his
supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused
(1993), considered by many to be his breakout role. After a number of
supporting roles in films including Angels in the Outfield (1994) and
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), his breakthrough
performance as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill
(1996). He followed this with leading performances in the science
fiction film Contact (1997) and the historical drama Amistad (1997),
the comedy-drama The Newton Boys (1998), the satire EDtv (1999), the
war film U-571 (2000), and the psychological thriller Frailty
(2001).In the 2000s, McConaughey became best known for starring in
romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a
Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool's Gold (2008),
and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), establishing him as a sex
symbol. After a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began to
appear in more dramatic roles beginning with the legal drama The
Lincoln Lawyer (2011). He was acclaimed for his supporting
performances in Bernie (2011), Magic Mike (2012) and The Wolf of Wall
Street (2013), and for his leading roles in Killer Joe (2011) and Mud
(2012).McConaughey's portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed
with AIDS, in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him
widespread praise and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award
for Best Actor. In 2014, he starred as Rust Cohle in the first season
of HBO's crime anthology series True Detective, for which he was
nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a
Drama Series. His film roles since have included Interstellar (2014),
The Sea of Trees (2015), Free State of Jones (2016), Gold (2016), The
Dark Tower (2017), and The Gentlemen (2019), earning varying degrees
of commercial and critical success, as well as voice work in Kubo and
the Two Strings (2016) and Sing (2016).
is an American actor and producer. He first gained notice for his
supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused
(1993), considered by many to be his breakout role. After a number of
supporting roles in films including Angels in the Outfield (1994) and
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), his breakthrough
performance as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill
(1996). He followed this with leading performances in the science
fiction film Contact (1997) and the historical drama Amistad (1997),
the comedy-drama The Newton Boys (1998), the satire EDtv (1999), the
war film U-571 (2000), and the psychological thriller Frailty
(2001).In the 2000s, McConaughey became best known for starring in
romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a
Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool's Gold (2008),
and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), establishing him as a sex
symbol. After a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began to
appear in more dramatic roles beginning with the legal drama The
Lincoln Lawyer (2011). He was acclaimed for his supporting
performances in Bernie (2011), Magic Mike (2012) and The Wolf of Wall
Street (2013), and for his leading roles in Killer Joe (2011) and Mud
(2012).McConaughey's portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed
with AIDS, in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him
widespread praise and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award
for Best Actor. In 2014, he starred as Rust Cohle in the first season
of HBO's crime anthology series True Detective, for which he was
nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a
Drama Series. His film roles since have included Interstellar (2014),
The Sea of Trees (2015), Free State of Jones (2016), Gold (2016), The
Dark Tower (2017), and The Gentlemen (2019), earning varying degrees
of commercial and critical success, as well as voice work in Kubo and
the Two Strings (2016) and Sing (2016).
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