Matt Damon is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer known for his clean-cut good looks and intelligent performances. Damon’s career reached a turning point when he and Ben Affleck co-wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting (1997), a film based on a play Damon wrote for a Harvard course. He and Affleck won the Academy Award for best original screenplay for the film in 1998.
Damon has starred in Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and the Ocean’s and Jason Bourne series.