Matt Damon

Biography: An affable player who has cultivated friendships in tandem with his showbiz career, Damon began acting professionally while attending Harvard University. His first notable role was as an anti-Semitic student in the 1992 teen drama School Ties, costarring his childhood buddy and future collaborator Ben Affleck. After a handful of supporting parts, Damon and Affleck cowrote and costarred in the hit 1997 indie drama Good Will Hunting. Not only did Damon earn an Oscar nod for his winning portrayal of a quiet genius, the duo picked up an Oscar for best screenplay. As both actors' stars continued to rise, they made cameos in each other's projects and also produced the popular filmmaking reality series Project Greenlight. Damon went on to deliver top-notch performances in diverse roles, such as a murderous impostor in The Talented Mr. Ripley, a suave thief in Ocean's Eleven and an amnesia-stricken spy in The Bourne Identity. Once again proving his willingness to physically transformAn affable player who has cultivated friendships in tandem with his showbiz career, Damon began acting professionally while attending Harvard University. His first notable role was as an anti-Semitic student in the 1992 teen drama School Ties, costarring his childhood buddy and future collaborator Ben Affleck. After a handful of supporting parts, Damon and Affleck cowrote and costarred in the hit 1997 indie drama Good Will Hunting. Not only did Damon earn an Oscar nod for his winning portrayal of a quiet genius, the duo picked up an Oscar for best screenplay. As both actors' stars continued to rise, they made cameos in each other's projects and also produced the popular filmmaking reality series Project Greenlight. Damon went on to deliver top-notch performances in diverse roles, such as a murderous impostor in The Talented Mr. Ripley, a suave thief in Ocean's Eleven and an amnesia-stricken spy in The Bourne Identity. Once again proving his willingness to physically transform himself for a role (he lost 40 pounds for 1996's Courage Under Fire), Damon packed on the pounds for 2009's The Informant!, in which he played a doughy corporate executive. He also nabbed an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Invictus. On TV, Damon began a recurring gig on 30 Rock, and played opposite Michael Douglas in Behind the Candelabra, earning Emmy nominations for both. Damon then appeared in a series of films set in outer space - Elysium, Interstellar and The Martian, all which were critical and commercial success; his work in The Martian earned him another Oscar nomination. Despite the steady stream of work, Damon still found time for some fun, capitalizing on a long-running joke with Jimmy Kimmel by appearing in a humorous and sexually suggestive music video with Kimmel's on-again-off-again girlfriend Sarah Silverman. Off screen, Damon married interior designer Luciana Barroso. He is also active in a number of charities and is a founding member of the production company LivePlanet. Expand

Matt Damon's Scores

Average career score: 68
Highest Metascore: 81 Years of Living Dangerously: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 48 The Jay Leno Show : Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
9 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd The Daily Show: Season 17 Oct 3, 2011 Guest 9.2
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 19 Sep 6, 2011 Guest tbd
60 Piers Morgan Tonight: Season 1 Jan 17, 2011 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 19 Jan 3, 2011 Guest tbd
tbd 30 Rock: Season 5 Sep 23, 2010 Carol 8.1
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 8 Sep 13, 2010 Guest tbd
73 30 Rock: Season 4 Oct 15, 2009 Actor 7.7
48 The Jay Leno Show : Season 1 Sep 14, 2009 Guest 3.6
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 17 Sep 1, 2009 Guest tbd
tbd Entourage: Season 6 Jul 12, 2009 Himself 7.8
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 7 Jan 7, 2009 Matt Damon tbd
tbd Arthur: Season 11 Jun 25, 2007 Voice tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 14 Sep 18, 2006 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 15 Sep 18, 2006 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 14 Sep 19, 2005 Guest tbd
tbd Project Greenlight: Season 3 Mar 15, 2005 Executive Producer / Appearing tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 13 Sep 20, 2004 Guest / Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 11 Oct 13, 2003 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 12 Sep 2, 2003 Guest tbd
tbd Project Greenlight: Season 2 Jun 22, 2003 Himself / Executive Producer / Matt Damon tbd
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 28 Oct 5, 2002 Host / Host tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 11 Sep 23, 2002 Guest tbd
tbd The Bernie Mac Show: Season 2 Sep 18, 2002 Himself tbd
78 Project Greenlight: Season 1 Dec 2, 2001 Himself / Executive Producer / Matt Damon 8.0
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 9 Sep 24, 2001 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 10 Sep 24, 2001 Guest / Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 8 May 14, 2001 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 8 Sep 20, 1999 Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 7 Sep 7, 1999 Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 5 Sep 1, 1997 Guest tbd