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[[File:Matthew McConaughey 2011.jpg|thumb|400px|Matthew McConaughey in 2011, at the 83rd [[Academy Award]]s.]]
'''Matthew David McConaughey''' (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He first gained notice for his breakout role in the coming of age comedy ''[[Dazed and Confused]]'' (1993), and went on to appear in films such as the slasher ''[[Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation]]'' (1994), the legal thriller ''[[A Time to Kill]]'' (1996), [[Steven Spielberg]]'s historical drama ''[[Amistad]]'' (1997), the science fiction drama ''[[Contact]]'' (1997), the comedy ''[[EDtv]]'' (1999) and the war film ''[[U-571]]'' (2000).
'''Matthew David McConaughey''' (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He first gained notice for his breakout role in the coming of age comedy ''[[Dazed and Confused]]'' (1993), and went on to appear in films such as the slasher ''[[Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation]]'' (1994), the legal thriller ''[[A Time to Kill]]'' (1996), [[Steven Spielberg]]'s historical drama ''[[Amistad]]'' (1997), the science fiction drama ''[[Contact]]'' (1997), the comedy ''[[EDtv]]'' (1999) and the war film ''[[U-571]]'' (2000).


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* [[The Rebel (short)|The Rebel]]
* [[King of the Hill]]
* [[King of the Hill]]
* [[Edtv]]
* [[EDtv]]
* [[Bonne Nuit]]
* [[Bonne Nuit]]
* [[U-571]]
* [[Sex and the City]]
* [[The Wedding Planner]]
* [[Thirteen Conversations About One Thing]]
* [[Fraility]]
* [[Reign of Fire]]
* [[How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days]]
* [[Tiptoes]]
* [[Freedom: A History of Us]]
* [[Paparazzi (film)|Paparazzi]]
* [[Sahara]]
* [[Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D]]
* [[Two for the Money]]
* [[Failure to Launch]]
* [[We Are Marshall]]
* [[Fool's Gold (film)|Fool's Gold]]
* [[Tropic Thunder]]
* [[Surfer Dude]]
* [[Ghosts of Girlfriends Past]]
* [[The Lincoln Lawyer]]
* [[Bernie]]
* [[Killer Joe]]
* [[Eastbound and Down]]
* [[The Paperboy]]
* [[MUD]]
* [[Magic Mike]]
* [[Synthesizers (short)|Synthesizers]]
* [[Dallas Buyers Club]]
* [[The Wolf of Wall Street]]
* [[True Detective]]
* [[Intersteller]]
* [[The Sea of Trees]]
* [[Free State of Jones]]
* [[Kubo and the Two Strings]]
* [[Sing]]
* [[Lincoln: Crafted (short)|Lincoln: Crafted]]
* [[Gold (film)|Gold]]
* [[The Dark Tower]]


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Matthew McConaughey in 2011, at the 83rd Academy Awards.

Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. He first gained notice for his breakout role in the coming of age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), and went on to appear in films such as the slasher Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), the legal thriller A Time to Kill (1996), Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997), the science fiction drama Contact (1997), the comedy EDtv (1999) and the war film U-571 (2000).

In the 2000s, he became best known for starring in romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool's Gold (2008) and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009). Since 2010 he has moved away from romantic comedies and has had roles in the films The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Bernie (2011), Killer Joe (2011), The Paperboy (2012), Mud (2012), Magic Mike (2012) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).

McConaughey achieved further success in 2013 for portraying a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS in the biographical film Dallas Buyers Club, which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Drama, among other awards and nominations. He also starred as Rustin Cohle in the acclaimed 2014 HBO crime anthology series True Detective. In April 2014, Time magazine included McConaughey in its annual TIME 100 as one of the "Most Influential People in the World."

Matthew McConaughey has performed in the following roles:
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