Matt Damon is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. After his film debut ''

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'', he began acting in supporting roles. His first film in a leading role was in the legal film '' The Rainmaker''. He had a breakout role for the psychological film '' Good Will Hunting'', in which he co-wrote with Ben Affleck. They won the

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and Damon was nominated for

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. He starred in the commercially successful films '' Saving Private Ryan'' and ''

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''. Damon and Sean Bailey worked on the television series '' Project Greenlight'', helping newcomers make their first film. He is an executive producer for a number of projects directed by winners of the series. Damon took on starring roles in two lucrative film franchises. He played a con man in '' Ocean's Trilogy'' and played the titular spy Jason Bourne in four films of the ''

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'' series. Damon starred with Casey Affleck in the drama film ''

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''. He played an energy analyst in the thriller film '' Syriana'' and starred in the Academy Award winning film '' The Departed''. He played the rugby player Francois Pienaar in the sports film ''

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'' and was nominated for

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. He continued gaining praise for collaborations with Soderbergh for the films, '' The Informant!'' and '' Behind the Candelabra''. In the former, he played the whistleblower and in the latter, he played the disgruntled lover of Liberace, for which he received an

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nomination. Damon launched Pearl Street Films, which made its first film '' Promised Land''. His commercial success in the 2010s came with the western film '' True Grit'', and the science fiction films ''

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'' and '' The Martian''. In the latter, which earned over $630 million to become his highest-grossing release, Damon played a botanist stranded on Mars, a role for which he received an Oscar nomination and won a

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for Best Actor. With box office receipts of over $3 billion in North America, Damon ranks among Hollywood's most commercially successful actors.

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