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44 postsMatt Damon is an American screenwriter, producer, and actor, who is best known for his role as Jason Bourne in the Bourne series of films. He gained national attention after the success of Good Will Hunting, a film that he and his good friend, actor Ben Affleck, co-wrote. The film went on to win the Academy Award for best screenplay that year. Damon is also a philanthropist who founded the H20 Africa Foundation, and supports many others such as the ONE campaign and Feeding America. He is married with three daughters and a stepdaughter.
Damon plays Mike McDermott in the drama, Rounders. Two poker playing friends have five days to pay off their outstanding debt to the mob. They make their rounds across New York City, risking their relationships, careers, and lives on the game of Texas Hold ‘Em. Co-starring Edward Norton and John Malkovich. On his role:
It was something I really could relate to and really connected to when I first read the script.
Damon plays Private Ryan in the war drama, Saving Private Ryan. After a family loses three of their boys in World War II, a group of soldiers must find the last surviving son who is in Nazi-occupied territory. The squad have different opinions of whether or not they should save the Private, since it means risking their own. Co-starring Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, and Vin Diesel. Directed by Stephen Spielberg.
I know when I saw it I had this visceral reaction to the combat because it doesn’t pull any punches.
Affleck and Damon talk to Interview about Good Will Hunting, growing up together, and their relationship:
Matt and I had identical interests, so whether we ended up successful or making hot dogs at Dodgers games, we knew we’d end up doing the same sort of thing.
Damon plays Ilario in the war drama, Courage Under Fire. Before the Congressional Medal of Honor can be awarded, U.S. Army officer Nat Serling must investigate whether Captain Karen Walden deserves it. She will be the first female to receive the award for her heroics during Desert Storm. However, as Serling does a little digging, parts of the story do not add up. Co-starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan.
I remember when the movie came out and I wasn’t even mentioned in the reviews because I hadn’t really been in the press notes… I remember feeling like I had given so much for that role, and my name wasn’t even in the paper.
