Biography
Matthew McConaughey is an American actor. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in radio-television-film. His breakthrough came with a supporting role in the comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). He went on to appear in A Time to Kill (1996), Contact (1997) and U-571 (2000).
In the 2000s McConaughey starred in romantic comedies such as The Wedding Planner (2001) and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003). He played Dallas in Magic Mike (2012). His performance as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club (2013) earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. He also appeared in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and starred as Rust Cohle in the first season of the television series True Detective (2014).
