Matt Damon

Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American film actor and screenwriter. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts where he attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin, and helped the school to win many state drama festivals. Damon's first film job was one line in the romantic comedy Mystic Pizza (1988). He went on to attend Harvard University, but dropped out a few credits shy of graduating to pursue his acting career, a move that brought him out to Los Angeles. He, Ben Affleck, Rory Cochrane, and Matthew McConaughey are good friends.

Selected filmography

• Mystic Pizza (1988)
• School Ties (1992)
• Courage Under Fire (1996)
• Glory Daze (1996)
• Chasing Amy (1997)
• The Rainmaker (1997)
• Good Will Hunting (1997) (also writer)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• Rounders (1998)
• Dogma (1999)
• The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
• Titan A.E. (2000) (voice)
• The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
• All the Pretty Horses (2000)
• Finding Forrester (2000)
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) (Cameo)
• Ocean's Eleven (2001)
• The Majestic (2001) (voice only)
• Gerry (2002) (also writer)
• ' (2002) (voice)
• The Bourne Identity (2002)
• Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) (Cameo)
• Stuck On You (2003)
• EuroTrip (2004)
• Jersey Girl (2004) (Cameo)
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
• Ocean's Twelve (2004)
• The Brothers Grimm (2005)
• Syriana (2005) (currently in post-production)
• The Good Shepherd (2006)
• The Departed (2006) (currently wrapping)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) (currently announced start of production)