Matthew Paige Damon born October 8 1970 is an American actor film producer and screenwriter He is the recipient of various accolades including an Academy Award from five nominations and two Golden Globe Awards He also received three BAFTA Award nominations seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations and six Screen Actors Guild Awards Damon made his professional acting debut in the film Mystic Pizza 1988 He came to prominence when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting 1997 which won them the Academy Award for Best Screenplay He continued to garner praise for his roles in Saving Private Ryan 1998 The Talented Mr Ripley 1999 the Oceans trilogy 20012007 the Bourne franchise 20022016 The Departed 2006 Invictus 2009 True Grit 2010 Behind The Candelabra 2013 The Martian 2015 Ford v Ferrari 2019 and Air 2023 Damon has cowritten the feature films Good Will Hunting 1997 Gerry 2002 Promised Land 2012 and The Last Duel 2021 He has produced the reality series Project Greenlight 20012015 as well as multiple films including Manchester by the Sea 2016 and The Last Duel 2021 In 2022 he cofounded the production company Artists Equity
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