Matthew McConaughey
Matthew David McConaughey məˈkɒnəheɪ məKONəhay born November 4 1969 is an American actor He achieved his breakthrough with a supporting performance in the comingofage comedy Dazed and Confused 1993 After several supporting roles his first success as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill 1996 His career progressed with lead roles in the science fiction film Contact 1997 the historical drama Amistad 1997 and the war film U571 2000 In the 2000s McConaughey became known for starring in romantic comedies including The Wedding Planner 2001 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 2003 Failure to Launch 2006 Fools Gold 2008 and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past 2009 establishing him as a sex symbol In 2011 after a twoyear hiatus from film acting McConaughey began appearing in more dramatic roles starting with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer In 2012 he gained wider praise for his roles as a stripper in Magic Mike and a fugitive in Mud McConaugheys portrayal of Ron Woodroof a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club 2013 earned him widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades including the Academy Award for Best Actor He followed it with a supporting role in The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 and a starring role as Rust Cohle in the first season of HBOs crime anthology series True Detective 2014 for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series His subsequent film roles include starring in Interstellar 2014 and The Gentlemen 2019 as well as voice work in Kubo and the Two Strings 2016 Sing 2016 and Sing 2 2021 Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthew McConaughey licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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