Matthew McConaughey

About

Matthew David McConaughey (/məˈkɒnəheɪ/ mə-KON-ə-hay; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He achieved his breakthrough with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). After several 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), and the war film U-571 (2000). In the 2000s, McConaughey became 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. In 2011, after a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began appearing in more dramatic roles, starting with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer....

Known for

King of the HillSeries • 1997True DetectiveSeries • 2014Sex and the CitySeries • 1998InterstellarMovie • 2014Deadpool & WolverineMovie • 2024The Wolf of Wall StreetMovie • 2013BrothersSeries • 2026ContactMovie • 1997SingMovie • 2016Eastbound & DownSeries • 2009Sing 2Movie • 2021The GentlemenMovie • 2020The Dark TowerMovie • 2017A Time to KillMovie • 1996How to Lose a Guy in 10 DaysMovie • 2003Unsolved MysteriesSeries • 1988The Lincoln LawyerMovie • 2011Tropic ThunderMovie • 2008The Rivals of Amziah KingMovie • 2026Kubo and the Two StringsMovie • 2016Agent ElvisSeries • 2023The Lost BusMovie • 2025Failure to LaunchMovie • 2006GoldMovie • 2016