Guests: Episodes with Matt Damon

Matt Damon is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer born on October 8, 1970, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Recognized for his clean-cut good looks and intelligent performances, Damon gained fame early in his career with his Oscar-winning screenplay for “Good Will Hunting” (1997), which he co-wrote with close friend Ben Affleck.

Damon’s interest in acting began in high school at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. Though he briefly attended Harvard University as an English major, he dropped out to pursue acting full-time. Early roles in films like “School Ties” and “Geronimo: An American Legend” led to his breakout performance in “Courage Under Fire” (1996), which caught the attention of director Francis Ford Coppola.

Achieving star status, Damon appeared in a range of successful films in the late ’90s, including “Saving Private Ryan” and “The Talented Mr. Ripley.” He became a household name with his roles in two blockbuster film series: the casino-heist “Ocean’s” trilogy and the action-packed “Jason Bourne” series, both of which were critically and commercially successful.

In the 2000s and 2010s, Damon took on a variety of roles, from an energy analyst in “Syriana” to a rugby captain in “Invictus,” for which he received an Oscar nomination. He also ventured into television, notably in the biopic “Behind the Candelabra.” In the sci-fi genre, he starred in films like “Elysium” and “Interstellar.”

Damon continued to diversify his portfolio into the 2020s with roles in films like “Stillwater” and “The Last Duel,” the latter of which he also co-wrote. In 2023, he starred in “Air,” the inaugural movie from Artists Equity, a production company he formed with Affleck. In the same year, he played U.S. General Leslie Groves in Christopher Nolan’s historical epic “Oppenheimer.”