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The youngest son of a gas station owner, who ran an oil pipe supply business and mother - substitute school teacher, Matthew McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas, but grew up in Longview, Texas where he graduated from the local High School (1988). Showing little interest in his father's oil business... See full bio »

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Matthew David McConaughey
in Uvalde, Texas, USA
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2015 Thunder Run (pre-production)
Colonel Wesley
 
2014 Interstellar (pre-production)
Cooper
 
2013 Untitled Detective Project (TV series) (pre-production)
Rust Cohle
 
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street (post-production)
Mark Hanna
 
2013 Dallas Buyers Club (post-production)
Ron Woodroof
 
2012 Magic Mike
Dallas
 
2012 Mud
Mud
 
2012 The Paperboy
Ward Jansen
 
2010-2012 Eastbound & Down (TV series)
Roy McDaniel / Texas Scout
– Chapter 21 (2012) … Roy McDaniel
– Chapter 16 (2012) … Roy McDaniel
– Chapter 12 (2010) … Texas Scout
 
2011 Killer Joe
Killer Joe Cooper
 
2011 Making the Case: Creating the Lincoln Lawyer (short)
 
2011 Bernie
Danny Buck
 
2011 The Lincoln Lawyer
Mick Haller
 
2009 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Connor Mead
 
2008 Surfer, Dude
Steve Addington
 
2008 Tropic Thunder
Rick Peck - Peck's Office
 
2008/I Fool's Gold
Finn
 
2006 We Are Marshall
Jack Lengyel
 
2006 Failure to Launch
Tripp
 
2005 Two for the Money
Brandon
 
2005 Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (documentary short)
Al Bean (voice)
 
2005 Sahara
Dirk Pitt
 
2003 Tiptoes
Steven Bedalia
 
2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Ben Barry
 
2003 Freedom: A History of Us (TV series documentary)
Alexander Stephens / Andrew Jackson / Captain W.W. Wood / …
– A Fatal Contradiction (2003) … Alexander Stephens
– A War to End Slavery (2003) … Captain W.W. Wood
– Wake Up America (2003) … Charles Fenno Hoffman
– What Is Freedom? (2003) … Andrew Jackson
– Working for Freedom (2003) … John Swinton
See all 6 episodes »
 
2002 Reign of Fire
Denton Van Zan
 
2001 Frailty
Fenton Meiks
 
2001 Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Troy
 
2001 The Wedding Planner
Steve Edison
 
2000 U-571
Lt. Andrew Tyler
 
1999 Edtv
Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
 
1999 King of the Hill (TV series)
Rad Thibodeaux
– The Wedding of Bobby Hill (1999) … Rad Thibodeaux (voice)
 
1998 Making Sandwiches (short)
Bud Hoagie
 
1998 The Newton Boys
Willis Newton
 
1998 The Rebel (short)
 
1997 Amistad
Roger Sherman Baldwin
 
1997 Contact
Palmer Joss
 
1996 Scorpion Spring
El Rojo
 
1996 Larger Than Life
Tip Tucker
 
1996 A Time to Kill
Jake Tyler Brigance
 
1996 Lone Star
Buddy Deeds
 
1995 Glory Daze
Rental Truck Guy
 
1995 Boys on the Side
Abe
 
1995 Submission (short)
Joe
 
1995 Judgement (short)
Deputy Sam Taylor
 
1994 Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
Vilmer Slaughter
 
1994 Angels in the Outfield
Ben Williams
 
1993 Dazed and Confused
David Wooderson
 
1993 My Boyfriend's Back
Guy #2
 
1992 Unsolved Mysteries (TV series)
Larry Dickens
– Episode #5.12 (1992) … Larry Dickens
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
2009 Addicted to Facebook (short) (executive producer)
 
2008 Surfer, Dude (producer)
 
2005 Sahara (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2012 Magic Mike (writer: "Ladies of Tampa", "Ladies of Miami" / performer: "Sound Off Duckworth Chant", "Ladies of Tampa", "Ladies of Miami")
 
2008 Surfer, Dude (performer: "Star-Spangled Banner")
 
2003 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (performer: "You're So Vain")
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1998 The Rebel (short)
 
1992 Chicano Chariots (short)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2008 Surfer, Dude (music supervisor)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1998 The Rebel (short) (writer)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2011 Making the Case: Creating the Lincoln Lawyer (short) (special thanks)
 
2008 Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach (documentary) (thanks)
 
1998 Welcome to Hollywood (special thanks)
 
1998 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1997 Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (105 titles)
2013 The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter/Nominee (also archive footage)
 
2013 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 SXSW Flashback 2012 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 The Hollywood Fast Lane (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Magic Mike (2012) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2008-2012 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 July 2012 (2012)
– Episode dated 28 June 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 March 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
2009-2012 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself / Himself Guest
– Episode #8.264 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #8.277 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #7.132 (2011) … Himself Guest
– Episode #5.150 (2009) … Himself
 
2001-2012 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Matthew McConaughey (2012) … Himself
– Matthew McConaughey (2005) … Himself
– Matthew McConaughey (2001) … Himself
 
2012 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.736 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.124 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 A Moment With (TV series)
Himself
– Magic Mike 1 (2012) … Himself
– Magic Mike 2 (2012) … Himself
– Magic Mike 3 (2012) … Himself
 
2005-2012 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 29 June 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 December 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 April 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2012 IC Places Hollywood (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Magic Mike (2012) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2012 Entertainers with Byron Allen (TV series documentary)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 25 June 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
1998-2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode #20.163 (2012) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #19.109 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #18.4 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #17.69 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #16.151 (2008) … Himself
See all 15 episodes »
 
2012 Guys Choice Awards 2012 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 2012 MTV Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2011-2012 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2012 Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (TV series)
Himself
– Triple D All Stars (2012) … Himself
 
2011 WWE Tribute to the Troops (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Morgan Freeman (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Matthew McConaughey (2011) … Himself
 
2011 In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber (TV series)
– Matthew McConaughey/David Schwimmer (2011)
 
2011 Lopez Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 March 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Film Fiend (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 The Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.115 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing
 
2010 Guy's Big Bite (TV series)
Himself
– A McConaughey and Fieri Feast (2010) … Himself
 
2007-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 June 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
See all 15 episodes »
 
2009-2010 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Himself
– Matthew McConaughey (2010) … Himself
– Episode #3.139 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #3.140 (2009) … Himself
 
2006-2010 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Musical Guest Introducer
– After the Academy Awards (2010) … Himself
– Episode #7.68 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #7.23 (2009) … Himself - Musical Guest Introducer
– Episode #4.372 (2006) … Himself
 
2000-2009 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– A Night for Heroes! (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Thanksgiving Blockbuster! (2009) … Himself
– Matthew McConaughey (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 April 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2009 Cirque du Soleil's Poetic Social Mission (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Michael Douglas (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Rove Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.13 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2005-2009 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 April 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2009 The 7th Annual TV Land Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2004-2008 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Kate Hudson (2008) … Himself
– Jennifer Lopez (2004) … Himself
 
2008 Getaway (TV series)
Himself - Celebrity traveller
– Episode #17.1 (2008) … Himself - Celebrity traveller
 
2008 The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2005-2008 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode #15.59 (2008) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 4 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2008 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Matthew McConaughey (2008) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
2007 The Insider (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 December 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The World Awaits: De La Hoya vs. Mayweather (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
2007 Penélope, camino a los Oscar (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 MovieReal: We Are Marshall (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The View (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 December 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Fuse Celebrity Playlist (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– We Are Marshall (2006) … Himself - Guest
 
2006 Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 December 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Return of the Thundering Herd: The Story That Inspired 'We Are Marshall' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005-2006 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 December 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2006 CMT Insider (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 July 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 CMT: The Greatest - Sexiest Southern Men (TV special)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2006 Keith Barry: Extraordinary (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Corazón, corazón (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005-2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 January 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2003-2006 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 March 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 February 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2006 The Barbara Walters Summer Special (TV series)
Himself
– The 25th Annual Oscar Edition (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The Making of 'Two for the Money' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
 
2006 What It Takes (TV series)
Himself
– Matthew McConaughey (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Visualizing 'Sahara' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Making 'Sahara' (video short)
Himself
 
2005 Across the Sands of Sahara (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2005 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 April 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 My Crazy Life (TV series)
Himself
– Fights of Fancy (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Total Request Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 March 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2005 The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Screenplay
 
2005 Making 'Dazed' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Art Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Linklater: St. Richard of Austin (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Paparazzi
Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 Tinseltown TV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Frat Boys (TV documentary)
 
2003 Young Hollywood Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Film clip from 'Gangs of New York'
 
2003 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Matthew McConaughey/Dixie Chicks (2003) … Himself - Host
 
2002 Festival Pass with Chris Gore (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2002 2002 ABC World Stunt Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter (uncredited)
 
2002 The 44th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 The Making of 'Frailty' (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Anatomy of a Scene (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Frailty (2002) … Himself
 
2001 The 2001 Billboard Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2000 Sex and the City (TV series)
Himself
– Escape from New York (2000) … Himself
 
2000 The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 May 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1998-2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 April 2000 (2000) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 March 2000 (2000) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 February 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 March 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
2000 2000 ALMA Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1999 The Teen Choice Awards 1999 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 The Making of 'Amistad' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 Edtv: Caught in the Camera's Eye (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The Story of Darrell Royal (video documentary)
Narrator
 
1998 Welcome to Hollywood
Himself
 
1998 Junket Whore (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Waking in Mississippi (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Himself
– Show nº96 (1998) … Himself
 
1997 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Amistad (1997) … Himself
– Contact (1997) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (18 titles)
2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
 
2006-2011 CMT Insider (TV series)
 
2010 The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest (TV series)
 
2009 Buscando a Penélope (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Almost Famous II (TV documentary)
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2007 The Colbert Report (TV series)
 
2007 Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself/Dirk Pitt
 
2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV series)
 
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Celebrity Debut (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies (TV movie)
Himself - Place #42
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Celebrities Uncensored (TV series)
 
2000 Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Bl!tz (TV series documentary)
 

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Other Works:

He was in Trisha Yearwood's video "Walkaway Joe". See more »

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Alternate Names:

M. McConaughey

Height:

5' 11¾" (1.82 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Be the lean horse for the long ride. I figure I am in the third round of a 15 round fight. [on career philosophy] See more »

Trivia:

His wife Camila Alves McConaughey gave birth to their third child, a boy named Livingston Alves McConaughey, on December 28th, 2012. See more »

Trademark:

Habitually taking off his shirt See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio