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Acting

Matthew McConaughey

Career: Active from 1993 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 58
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story
91/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

Academy Awards · Actor in a Leading Role
2014 · Won · 86th Academy Awards
Dallas Buyers Club
Source: Wikidata
Golden Globe Awards · Golden Globes
2014 · Won
Dallas Buyers Club
Source: Wikidata
Critics' Choice Awards · Best Actor
2013 · Won
Dallas Buyers Club
Source: Wikidata
MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
1997 · Won
A Time to Kill
Source: Wikidata

Characters

22

The characters Matthew McConaughey played, best-known titles first.

Matthew McConaughey as Cooper

Matthew McConaughey as Mark Hanna

Matthew McConaughey as Rust Cohle

Matthew McConaughey as Rick Peck

Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Pearson

Matthew McConaughey as Benjamin Barry

Matthew McConaughey as David Wooderson

Matthew McConaughey as Buster Moon (voice)

Matthew McConaughey as Jake Tyler Brigance

Matthew McConaughey as Mud

Matthew McConaughey as Walter O’Dim

Matthew McConaughey as Denton Van Zan

Matthew McConaughey as Dallas

Matthew McConaughey as Beetle (voice)

Matthew McConaughey as Buster Moon (voice)

Matthew McConaughey as Tripp

Matthew McConaughey as Steve Edison

Matthew McConaughey as Lt. Andrew Tyler

Matthew McConaughey as Ben 'Finn' Finnegan

Matthew McConaughey as Killer Joe Cooper

Matthew McConaughey as Newton Knight

Matthew McConaughey as Elvis

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Matthew McConaughey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.8, average 2.6
Uncanny
1.9, average 2.5
Mystery
3.4, average 3.9
Scare
2.0, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Moral Ambiguity 7
Contemporary Realism 5
Eccentric Characters 4
Emotional Catharsis 4
Gritty Realism 3
Based on True Events 3
Space Exploration 3
Visually Stunning 3
Ensemble Cast 2
Cult Classic 2
Backstage Drama 2
Dysfunctional Family 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

83

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

5 titles

A Football Life:2006 Rose Bowl

as Matthew McConaughey

The Brigands of Rattlecreek

as Abraham Weiss

Untitled How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Sequel

as Benjamin Barry

Sing 3

as Buster Moon (voice)

Untitled Mike Hammer Film

as Mike Hammer

2020s

14 titles · average score 67

Brothers

57

TV show · as Matthew McConaughey

The Rivals of Amziah King

75

as Amziah King

The Lost Bus

72

as Kevin McKay

Sing: Thriller

63

as Buster Moon (voice)

Deadpool & Wolverine

65

as Cowboypool (voice)

Agent Elvis

64

TV show · as Elvis (voice)

Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story

91

as Narrator (voice)

The Jennifer Hudson Show

33

TV show

Sing 2

68

as Buster Moon (voice)

Come Home

64

as Buster Moon (voice)

The Gentlemen

70

as Michael Pearson

Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read

60

as Mike Damone

2010s

23 titles · average score 64

Serenity

33

as Baker Dill

The Dark Tower

37

as Walter O’Dim

Sing

66

as Buster Moon (voice)

Kubo and the Two Strings

85

as Beetle / Hanzo (voice)

Free State of Jones

58

as Newton Knight

Gold

53

as Kenny Wells

True Detective

76

TV show · as Rust Cohle

Interstellar

80

as Cooper

Dallas Buyers Club

83

as Ron Woodroof

Mud

80

as Mud

Magic Mike

67

as Dallas

The Lincoln Lawyer

73

as Mickey Haller

2000s

21 titles · average score 52

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

41

as Connor Mead

Fool's Gold

37

as Ben 'Finn' Finnegan

Failure to Launch

44

as Tripp

We Are Marshall

60

as Jack Lengyel

Sahara

48

as Dirk Pitt

Two for the Money

46

as Brandon Lang

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

56

as Benjamin Barry

Reign of Fire

49

as Denton Van Zan

Frailty

70

as Meiks

Tiptoes

28

as Steven

The Wedding Planner

40

as Steve Edison

U-571

64

as Lt. Andrew Tyler

1990s

19 titles · average score 61

EDtv

55

as Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny

The Story of Darrell Royal

74

as Narrator (voice)

The Newton Boys

59

as Willis Newton

Sex and the City

71

TV show · as Matthew McConaughey

Contact

71

as Palmer Joss

Amistad

72

as Roger Sherman Baldwin

King of the Hill

78

TV show · as Rad Thibodeaux (voice)

A Time to Kill

67

as Jake Brigance

Larger Than Life

37

as Tip Tucker

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

32

as Vilmer

Boys on the Side

66

as Abe Lincoln

Dazed and Confused

83

as Wooderson

1980s

1 title · average score 80

Unsolved Mysteries

80

TV show · as Larry Dickens (uncredited)