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Also Known As Matthew Paige Damon
Born October 8, 1970 (age 54) • CambridgeMassachusetts
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1998) • Academy Award (1998): Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) • Golden Globe Award (2016): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (1998): Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Married To Luciana Barroso (2005–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "The Martian" (2015) • "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002) • "School Ties" (1992) • "Saturday Night Live: Cut for Time" (2018) • "Ocean's Eleven" (2001) • "Gerry" (2002) • "Unsane" (2018) • "The Bourne Identity" (2002) • "Invictus" (2009) • "Rounders" (1998) • "Contagion" (2011) • "The Legend of Bagger Vance" (2000) • "EuroTrip" (2004) • "All the Pretty Horses" (2000) • "Titan A.E." (2000) • "We Bought a Zoo" (2011) • "Ford v Ferrari" (2019) • "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2005) • "Ocean's Thirteen" (2007) • "Hereafter" (2010) • "Entourage" (2009) • "The Good Shepherd" (2006) • "Interstellar" (2014) • "The Informant!" (2009) • "Behind the Candelabra" (2013) • "Margaret" (2011) • "The Great Wall" (2016) • "Syriana" (2005) • "Elysium" (2013) • "Green Zone" (2010) • "The Majestic" (2001) • "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999) • "Geronimo: An American Legend" (1993) • "Jersey Girl" (2004) • "Deadpool 2" (2018) • "30 Rock" (2010–2011) • "Che: Part Two" (2008) • "Ponyo" (2008) • "Good Will Hunting" (1997) • "Finding Forrester" (2000) • "Saving Private Ryan" (1998) • "Jason Bourne" (2016) • "Chasing Amy" (1997) • "Promised Land" (2012) • "The Zero Theorem" (2013) • "Glory Daze" (1995) • "Ocean's Twelve" (2004) • "The Brothers Grimm" (2005) • "Suburbicon" (2017) • "House of Lies" (2013) • "The Rainmaker" (1997) • "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" (2002) • "Will & Grace" (2002) • "Cubed" (2009) • "The Departed" (2006) • "Mystic Pizza" (1988) • "Happy Feet Two" (2011) • "The Bernie Mac Show" (2002) • "True Grit" (2010) • "Dogma" (1999) • "Stuck on You" (2003) • "The Bourne Supremacy" (2004) • "Downsizing" (2017) • "The Monuments Men" (2014) • "The Bourne Ultimatum" (2007) • "Courage Under Fire" (1996) • "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2015) • "Arthur" (2007) • "The Adjustment Bureau" (2011)
Movies/Tv Shows (Film Editor) "Gerry" (2002)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "Good Will Hunting" (1997) • "Gerry" (2002) • "Promised Land" (2012)

Top Questions

Is Matt Damon married?
Luciana Barroso (2005–present)
Where was Matt Damon born?
Matt Damon was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
When was Matt Damon born?
Matt Damon was born on October 8, 1970.

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