---
name: "Matthew McConaughey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matthew-mcconaughey"
fi1m_id: "matthew-mcconaughey"
imdb_id: "nm0000190"
tmdb_id: 10297
wikidata_id: "Q188955"
roles: ["Actor","Producer"]
born: "4 November 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 20
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 20
updated: "2026-10-22T01:36:26.092840+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Matthew McConaughey

## Identity

Matthew McConaughey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matthew-mcconaughey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matthew-mcconaughey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000190
- **TMDB ID:** 10297
- **Wikidata ID:** Q188955
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_McConaughey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188955, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000190/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10297

Actor and producer. Born 4 November 1969 in Uvalde, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Producer
- **Born:** 4 November 1969, Uvalde, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:** Matthew David McConaughey
- **Frequently works with:** [Reese Witherspoon](https://film.one/person/reese-witherspoon.md), [Akiva Goldsman](https://film.one/person/akiva-goldsman.md), [Chris Meledandri](https://film.one/person/chris-meledandri.md), [Garth Jennings](https://film.one/person/garth-jennings.md), [Janet Healy](https://film.one/person/janet-healy.md), [Jodie Foster](https://film.one/person/jodie-foster.md), [Scarlett Johansson](https://film.one/person/scarlett-johansson.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 20 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 75 (6), 2000s 78 (1), 2010s 75 (9), 2020s 60 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 69 across 20 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 12 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 12 of 17 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 13, Comedy 10, Animation 4, Family 4, Mystery 4, Science Fiction 3
- **Screen time:** 34 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,255m across 14 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_McConaughey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188955, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000190/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10297

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Lone Star*](https://film.one/film/lone-star.md) (86), [*Mud*](https://film.one/film/mud.md) (78), [*Sing 2*](https://film.one/film/sing-2.md) (63)
- **Apple TV:** [*Interstellar*](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md) (79), [*The Lost Bus*](https://film.one/film/the-lost-bus.md) (71), [*Brothers*](https://film.one/tv/brothers.md) (47)
- **Netflix:** [*Sing*](https://film.one/film/sing.md) (70), [*Between Two Ferns: The Movie*](https://film.one/film/between-two-ferns-the-movie.md) (62)
- **Disney+:** [*Kubo and the Two Strings*](https://film.one/film/kubo-and-the-two-strings.md) (83)
- **Paramount+:** [*The Wolf of Wall Street*](https://film.one/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*True Detective*](https://film.one/tv/true-detective.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Matthew McConaughey

> Matthew McConaughey is at his best when we can see the calculation beneath his charm. His drawl can make a character instantly companionable; *Magic Mike* shows how much more interesting he becomes when there is money to be made.

In *Magic Mike* (2012), Matthew McConaughey’s Dallas tells his club’s audience what the law forbids, then takes care to explain what it allows. We laughed at the care he takes over the second part. He owns the club as well as hosting it, and plays the warning as another way to encourage the customers. Steven Soderbergh gives him a job to do, and McConaughey makes both the pleasure and the business of it visible. He seems to believe his own sales talk.

The early work makes any neat account of a sudden dramatic reinvention difficult. Richard Linklater’s *Dazed and Confused* (1993) established him in the supporting role of Wooderson, and *A Time to Kill* (1996) gave him his first lead. Yet the performance we would put beside Dallas is Buddy Deeds in John Sayles’ *Lone Star* (1996). Chris Cooper provides the patient centre, and McConaughey makes Buddy distinct without drawing the film away from the other people Sayles wants us to notice. The writing sometimes joins their lives up too neatly, but the ensemble gives those connections weight.

The romantic comedies of the 2000s narrowed the parts on offer, before a roughly two-year spell turning down offers around 2009–2011. He returned to dramatic roles, with *Dallas Buyers Club* (2013) and the first series of *True Detective* (2014) helping to establish that change. We would be wary of treating the earlier actor as someone he had to discard; Dallas depends on the ease that made him useful in lighter parts. The risk, suggested by *The Beach Bum* (2019), is that a role simply asks him to exaggerate a familiar personality.

Soderbergh gets the balance right in *Magic Mike* by keeping Dallas at work. Coaching Adam before a mirror, he attends to the hips before the face; McConaughey makes the man’s practical expertise funny without treating him as a fool. The film itself becomes less persuasive when its brisk, kindly first hour gives way to a familiar plot. Dallas is still worth spending an evening with. Start there, with company; the numbers lose something without a crowd.

## 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).

*Sources: imdb.com, biography.com, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (20)

- *Brothers* (2026), Fi1m 47, as Matthew McConaughey — [page](https://film.one/tv/brothers.md)
- *The Lost Bus* (2025), Fi1m 71, as Kevin McKay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-bus.md)
- *Deadpool & Wolverine* (2024), Fi1m 60, as Cowboypool (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool-and-wolverine.md)
- *Sing 2* (2021), Fi1m 63, as Buster Moon (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/sing-2.md)
- *Between Two Ferns: The Movie* (2019), Fi1m 62, as Matthew McConaughey — [page](https://film.one/film/between-two-ferns-the-movie.md)
- *Kubo and the Two Strings* (2016), Fi1m 83, as Beetle / Hanzo (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/kubo-and-the-two-strings.md)
- *Sing* (2016), Fi1m 70, as Buster Moon (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/sing.md)
- *Interstellar* (2014), Fi1m 79, as Cooper — [page](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md)
- *True Detective* (2014), Fi1m 80, as Rust Cohle — [page](https://film.one/tv/true-detective.md)
- *Dallas Buyers Club* (2013), Fi1m 75, as Ron Woodroof — [page](https://film.one/film/dallas-buyers-club.md)
- *Mud* (2013), Fi1m 78, as Mud — [page](https://film.one/film/mud.md)
- *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Mark Hanna — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street.md)
- *Magic Mike* (2012), Fi1m 70, as Dallas — [page](https://film.one/film/magic-mike.md)
- *Eastbound & Down* (2009), Fi1m 78, as Roy McDaniel — [page](https://film.one/tv/eastbound-and-down.md)
- *Amistad* (1997), Fi1m 63, as Roger Sherman Baldwin — [page](https://film.one/film/amistad.md)
- *Contact* (1997), Fi1m 76, as Palmer Joss — [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1997), Fi1m 82, as Rad Thibodeaux (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *A Time to Kill* (1996), Fi1m 55, as Jake Brigance — [page](https://film.one/film/a-time-to-kill.md)
- *Lone Star* (1996), Fi1m 86, as Buddy Deeds — [page](https://film.one/film/lone-star.md)
- *Dazed and Confused* (1993), Fi1m 86, as Wooderson — [page](https://film.one/film/dazed-and-confused.md)

## Complete filmography (84)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Brothers* (2026), series, as Matthew McConaughey · Executive Producer, Creator — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/tv/brothers.md)
- *The Rivals of Amziah King* (2026), as Amziah King
- *The Lost Bus* (2025), as Kevin McKay — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-bus.md)
- *Sing: Thriller* (2024), as Buster Moon (voice)
- *Deadpool & Wolverine* (2024), as Cowboypool (voice) — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool-and-wolverine.md)
- *Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy* (2023), as Larry Dickens
- *Agent Elvis* (2023), series, as Elvis (voice) · Executive Producer
- *Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story* (2022), as Narrator (voice)
- *Sing 2* (2021), as Buster Moon (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/sing-2.md)
- *Come Home* (2021), as Buster Moon (voice)
- *Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read* (2020), as Mike Damone
- *Disclosure* (2020), as Ron Woodroof (archive footage)
- *The Gentlemen* (2020), as Michael Pearson · Producer
- *Between Two Ferns: The Movie* (2019), as Matthew McConaughey — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/between-two-ferns-the-movie.md)
- *The Beach Bum* (2019), as Moondog
- *Serenity* (2019), as Baker Dill
- *White Boy Rick* (2018), as Richard Wershe Sr.
- *The Dark Tower* (2017), as Walter O’Dim
- *Sing* (2016), as Buster Moon (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/sing.md)
- *Kubo and the Two Strings* (2016), as Beetle / Hanzo (voice) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/kubo-and-the-two-strings.md)
- *Free State of Jones* (2016), as Newton Knight
- *The Sea of Trees* (2016), as Arthur Brennan
- *Gold* (2016), as Kenny Wells · Producer
- *The Science of Interstellar* (2014), as Narrator (voice)
- *Interstellar* (2014), as Cooper — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/interstellar.md)
- *True Detective* (2014), series, as Rust Cohle · Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/true-detective.md)
- *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2013), as Mark Hanna — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wolf-of-wall-street.md)
- *Dallas Buyers Club* (2013), as Ron Woodroof — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/dallas-buyers-club.md)
- *Synthesizers* (2013), as Woodson
- *Mud* (2013), as Mud — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/mud.md)
- *The Paperboy* (2012), as Ward Jansen
- *Magic Mike* (2012), as Dallas — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/magic-mike.md)
- *Killer Joe* (2012), as Killer Joe Cooper
- *Bernie* (2012), as Danny Buck Davidson
- *The Lincoln Lawyer* (2011), as Mickey Haller
- *Ghosts of Girlfriends Past* (2009), as Connor Mead
- *Eastbound & Down* (2009), series, as Roy McDaniel — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastbound-and-down.md)
- *Surfer, Dude* (2008), as Steve Addington · Producer
- *Tropic Thunder* (2008), as Rick Peck
- *Fool's Gold* (2008), as Ben 'Finn' Finnegan
- *We Are Marshall* (2006), as Jack Lengyel
- *Failure to Launch* (2006), as Tripp
- *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)
- *Sahara* (2005), as Dirk Pitt · Executive Producer
- *My Crazy Life* (2005), series, Actor
- *Paparazzi* (2004), as Matthew McConaughey (uncredited)
- *How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days* (2003), as Benjamin Barry
- *Tiptoes* (2002), as Steven
- *Reign of Fire* (2002), as Denton Van Zan
- *Frailty* (2002), as Meiks
- *Thirteen Conversations About One Thing* (2001), as Troy
- *The Wedding Planner* (2001), as Steve Edison
- *Welcome to Hollywood* (2000), as Matthew McConaughey
- *U-571* (2000), as Lt. Andrew Tyler
- *EDtv* (1999), as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
- *The Story of Darrell Royal* (1999), as Narrator (voice)
- *Making Sandwiches* (1998), as Bud Hoagie
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Matthew McConaughey
- *The Newton Boys* (1998), as Willis Newton
- *Amistad* (1997), as Roger Sherman Baldwin — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/amistad.md)
- *Contact* (1997), as Palmer Joss — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, as Rad Thibodeaux (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *Scorpion Spring* (1996), as El Rojo
- *Larger Than Life* (1996), as Tip Tucker
- *A Time to Kill* (1996), as Jake Brigance — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/a-time-to-kill.md)
- *Lone Star* (1996), as Buddy Deeds — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/lone-star.md)
- *Judgement* (1995), as Deputy Sam Taylor
- *Glory Daze* (1995), as Rental Truck Guy
- *The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre* (1995), as Vilmer
- *Submission* (1995), Actor
- *Boys on the Side* (1995), as Abe Lincoln
- *Angels in the Outfield* (1994), as Ben Williams
- *Dazed and Confused* (1993), as Wooderson — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/dazed-and-confused.md)
- *My Boyfriend's Back* (1993), as Guy #2
- *Unsolved Mysteries* (1988), series, as Larry Dickens (uncredited)
- *A Football Life:2006 Rose Bowl*, as Matthew McConaughey
- *Sing 3*, as Buster Moon (voice)
- *Untitled How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Sequel*, as Benjamin Barry
- *Untitled Mike Hammer Film*, as Mike Hammer
- *The Brigands of Rattlecreek*, as Abraham Weiss
- *Positano*, Actor
- *Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Matthew McConaughey](https://film.one/media/person/9417/gallery-8cf166035a59.jpg) Matthew McConaughey — Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Matthew_McConaughey_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![SAN FRANCISCO (September 18, 2024) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, participates in a fireside chat with the CEO of Salesfor](https://film.one/media/person/9417/gallery-2e12eb66a220.jpg) SAN FRANCISCO (September 18, 2024) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, participates in a fireside chat with the CEO of Salesfor — DHSgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/DHS_Secretary_Alejandro_Mayorkas_participates_in_a_Fireside_Chat_at_Dreamforce_2024_-_27.jpg/1280px-DHS_Secretary_Alejandro_Mayorkas_participates_in_a_Fireside_Chat_at_Dreamforce_2024_-_27.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![SAN FRANCISCO (September 18, 2024) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, participates in a fireside chat with the CEO of Salesfor](https://film.one/media/person/9417/gallery-a532bea14457.jpg) SAN FRANCISCO (September 18, 2024) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, participates in a fireside chat with the CEO of Salesfor — DHSgov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/DHS_Secretary_Alejandro_Mayorkas_participates_in_a_Fireside_Chat_at_Dreamforce_2024_-_29.jpg/1280px-DHS_Secretary_Alejandro_Mayorkas_participates_in_a_Fireside_Chat_at_Dreamforce_2024_-_29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![President Joe Biden speaks with actor Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in the Press Secretary’s office at the White House. (](https://film.one/media/person/9417/gallery-6ac7c2b70ea2.jpg) President Joe Biden speaks with actor Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in the Press Secretary’s office at the White House. ( — The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Joe_Biden_with_Matthew_McConaughey_and_Camila_Alves_2022_%2852258737219%29.jpg/1280px-Joe_Biden_with_Matthew_McConaughey_and_Camila_Alves_2022_%2852258737219%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Matthew McConaughey](https://film.one/media/person/9417/gallery-2fce73309f39.jpg) Matthew McConaughey — Image via TMDB
- ![Matthew McConaughey](https://film.one/media/person/9417/gallery-6fc432bbe5b2.jpg) Matthew McConaughey — Image via TMDB
- ![Matthew McConaughey](https://film.one/media/person/9417/gallery-e00a82eb8de3.jpg) Matthew McConaughey — Image via TMDB
- ![President Joe Biden speaks with actor Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in the Press Secretary’s office at the White House. (](https://film.one/media/person/9417/gallery-3b56f8c95a95.jpg) President Joe Biden speaks with actor Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in the Press Secretary’s office at the White House. ( — The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Joe_Biden_with_Matthew_McConaughey_and_Camila_Alves_2022_%2852258737219%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Joe_Biden_with_Matthew_McConaughey_and_Camila_Alves_2022_%2852258737219%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![MBN_S24G02_TEXAS-32 (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/9417/gallery-b0d345b1dd3e.jpg) MBN_S24G02_TEXAS-32 (2024) — Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/MBN_S24G02_TEXAS-32_%2853977755547%29.jpg/1280px-MBN_S24G02_TEXAS-32_%2853977755547%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Matthew McConaughey](https://film.one/media/person/9417/gallery-bb7be35d9c26.jpg) Matthew McConaughey — Image via TMDB
- ![Matthew McConaughey](https://film.one/media/person/9417/gallery-67094f4bc12e.jpg) Matthew McConaughey — Image via TMDB
- ![Matthew McConaughey](https://film.one/media/person/9417/gallery-296cfb935189.jpg) Matthew McConaughey — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2014: Best Actor (won), for *Dallas Buyers Club*

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2014: Golden Globe Awards (won), for *Dallas Buyers Club*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor 2013: Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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