Matthew McConaughey
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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, McConaug...
Known For
Filmography
The Rivals of Amziah King
2026
as Amziah King
A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey
2026
as Self
Brothers
2026
as Matthew McConaughey
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
2026
as Self
The Lost Bus
2025
as Kevin McKay
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
2025
as Self
Superhuman Body: World of Medical Marvels
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
as Cowboypool (voice)
Sing: Thriller
2024
as Buster Moon (voice)
Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy
2023
as Larry Dickens
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
2023
as Self
Agent Elvis
2023
as Elvis (voice)
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
2022
as Narrator (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Come Home
2021
as Buster Moon (voice)
Sing 2
2021
as Buster Moon (voice)
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
as Self
05
2021
as Self
Abby's Places
2021
as Self
Disclosure
2020
as Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
2020
as Mike Damone
Thanks a Million
2020
as Self
Cup of Joe
2020
as Self
The Oprah Conversation
2020
as Self
The Beach Bum
2019
as Moondog
Serenity
2019
as Baker Dill
The Gentlemen
2019
as Michael Pearson
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
as Matthew McConaughey
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
White Boy Rick
2018
as Richard Wershe Sr.
Friedkin Uncut
2018
as Self
Red Table Talk
2018
as Self
The Dark Tower
2017
as Walter O’Dim
U2 at The BBC
2017
as Self
The Russell Howard Hour
2017
as Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
The Sea of Trees
2016
as Arthur Brennan
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
as Beetle / Hanzo (voice)
Free State of Jones
2016
as Newton Knight
Gold
2016
as Kenny Wells
Sing
2016
as Buster Moon (voice)
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
as Self
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
as Team Martha
Inside 'Interstellar'
2015
as Self - 'Cooper'
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Interstellar
2014
as Cooper
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
2014
as Self
I Am Evel Knievel
2014
as Self
The Science of Interstellar
2014
as Narrator (voice)
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Actor
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
2014
as Self - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
True Detective
2014
as Rust Cohle
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Men in Blazers Show
2014
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Mud
2013
as Mud
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
as Mark Hanna
Dallas Buyers Club
2013
as Ron Woodroof
Synthesizers
2013
as Woodson
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
The Paperboy
2012
as Ward Jansen
Killer Joe
2012
as Killer Joe Cooper
Bernie
2012
as Danny Buck Davidson
Magic Mike
2012
as Dallas
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
2012
as Self
Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story
2012
as Self
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
as Mickey Haller
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
2009
as Connor Mead
Eastbound & Down
2009
as Roy McDaniel
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Tropic Thunder
2008
as Rick Peck
Fool's Gold
2008
as Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
Surfer, Dude
2008
as Steve Addington
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
2007
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
We Are Marshall
2006
as Jack Lengyel
Failure to Launch
2006
as Tripp
Sahara
2005
as Dirk Pitt
Two for the Money
2005
as Brandon Lang
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Al Bean (voice)
Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Making Dazed
2005
as Self
My Crazy Life
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
Paparazzi
2004
as Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004
as Self
Best Week Ever
2004
as Self
CMT Insider
2004
as Self
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
2003
as Benjamin Barry
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Reign of Fire
2002
as Denton Van Zan
Tiptoes
2002
as Steven
Frailty
2002
as Meiks
The Wedding Planner
2001
as Steve Edison
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001
as Troy
U-571
2000
as Lt. Andrew Tyler
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
as Matthew McConaughey
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
as Self (archive footage)
EDtv
1999
as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
The Story of Darrell Royal
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
The Newton Boys
1998
as Willis Newton
Making Sandwiches
1998
as Bud Hoagie
TRL
1998
as Self
Sex and the City
1998
as Matthew McConaughey
Contact
1997
as Palmer Joss
Amistad
1997
as Roger Sherman Baldwin
King of the Hill
1997
as Rad Thibodeaux (voice)
The View
1997
as Self
Behind the Music
1997
as Self
A Time to Kill
1996
as Jake Brigance
Lone Star
1996
as Buddy Deeds
Scorpion Spring
1996
as El Rojo
Larger Than Life
1996
as Tip Tucker
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Documentary
1996
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Boys on the Side
1995
as Abe Lincoln
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
1995
as Vilmer
Submission
1995
Glory Daze
1995
as Rental Truck Guy
Judgement
1995
as Deputy Sam Taylor
Angels in the Outfield
1994
as Ben Williams
Dazed and Confused
1993
as Wooderson
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Guy #2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Unsolved Mysteries
1988
as Larry Dickens (uncredited)
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Today
1952
as Self
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self