Matt Damon made his debut in the 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film ‘Mystic Pizza’ directed by Donald Petrie. The film grossed over $14 million on a budget of $6 million. Following his debut, he went on to star in films like ‘The Good Mother’ (1988), ‘Field of Dreams’ (1989), ‘School Ties’ (1992), ‘Geronimo: An American Legend’ (1993), ‘Glory Daze’ (1995), ‘Courage Under Fire’ (1996), ‘Chasing Amy’ (1997), and ‘The Rainmaker’ (1997). In 1997, he starred as ‘Will Hunting’ in the American psychological drama film ‘Good Will Hunting’ directed by Gus Van Sant. The film earned praise from critics and was a massive commercial success, grossing over $225.9 million on a $10 million budget. Damon was also the screenwriter of the film, along with Ben Affleck, which earned him an ‘Academy Award’ for ‘Best Original Screenplay.’ The following year, he portrayed Private James Francis Ryan in the American epic war film ‘Saving Private Ryan’ directed by Steven Spielberg. The film saw critical acclaim upon release and was a phenomenal commercial success. That same year, he also appeared in the American drama film ‘Rounders’ which was also a box office success despite receiving a mixed critical response.
Damon went on to star in films like ‘Dogma’ (1999), ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ (1999), ‘Titan A.E.’ (2000), ‘All the Pretty Horses’ (2000), ‘Ocean's Eleven’ (2001), ‘Gerry’ (2002), ‘The Bourne Identity’ (2002), ‘Stuck on You’ (2003), ‘The Bourne Supremacy’ (2004), ‘Ocean's Twelve’ (2004), ‘The Brothers Grimm’ (2005), ‘The Departed’ (2006), ‘Ocean's Thirteen’ (2007), ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ (2007), and ‘Che: Part Two’ (2008). In 2009, he portrayed ‘Francois Pienaar’ in the biographical sports drama film ‘Invictus’ directed by Clint Eastwood. The film garnered praise from critics and grossed over $122.2 million on a $50–60 million budget. Damon also received an ‘Academy Award’ nomination for his performance in the film. In 2010, he starred as ‘Roy Miller’ in the action thriller film ‘Green Zone’ directed by Paul Greengrass. The film opened to a mixed reception and was a commercial failure. He continued to star in films like ‘Contagion’ (2011), ‘We Bought a Zoo’ (2011), ‘Promised Land’ (2012), ‘Elysium’ (2013), ‘The Zero Theorem’ (2013), ‘The Zero Theorem’ (2013), and ‘The Monuments Men’ (2014).
He received an ‘Academy Award’ nomination for his performance as ‘Mark Watney’ in the 2015 science fiction film ‘The Martian’ directed by Ridley Scott. The film saw critical acclaim upon release and performed well at the box office. He next appeared in films like ‘Jason Bourne’ (2016), ‘The Great Wall’ (2016), ‘Suburbicon’ (2017), ‘Ford v Ferrari’ (2019), ‘No Sudden Move’ (2021), and ‘Stillwater’ (2021). He was last seen in the 2021 historical action drama film ‘The Last Duel’ where he portrayed Sir Jean de Carrouges. Despite opening to positive reviews, the film failed to achieve success at the box office. He is all set to appear in the upcoming American biographical film ‘Oppenheimer.’