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Matthew McConaughey is a Actor and Producer American born on 4 november 1969 at Uvalde (USA)
Matthew David McConaughey (/məˈkɒnəheɪ/; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He first gained notice for his breakout role in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), and went on to appear in films such as the slasher Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), the legal thriller A Time to Kill (1996), Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997), the science fiction drama Contact (1997), the comedy EDtv (1999) and the war film U-571 (2000).
In the 2000s, he became best known for starring in romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool's Gold (2008) and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009). Since 2010 he has moved away from romantic comedies and has had roles in the films The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Bernie (2011), Killer Joe (2011), The Paperboy (2012), Mud (2012), Magic Mike (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and Interstellar (2014). Some film critics and journalists even refer to this era of film as the 'McConaissance'.
McConaughey achieved much success in 2013 for portraying a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS in the biographical film Dallas Buyers Club, which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, among other awards and nominations. In 2014, he also starred as Rust Cohle in the acclaimed HBO crime anthology series True Detective, for which he won a Critics' Choice Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
He is a Christian and attends a non denominational church.
McConaughey started the just keep livin foundation, which is "dedicated to helping teenage kids lead active lives and make healthy choices to become great men and women". He also rescued various pets stranded after the flooding of New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina. In 2006, he rescued a cat from two youths in Sherman Oaks, California; the youths had doused the cat in hairspray and were attempting to set it on fire.
McConaughey has been a diehard Washington Redskins fan since his youth and has repeatedly stated he doesn't want the logo or name to change due to its historical background.
He is also a Houston Astros fan.
McConaughey's older brother Mike, nicknamed Rooster, is a self-made millionaire who stars in the CNBC series West Texas Investors Club.
McConaughey regularly attends home football games in Austin, Texas at his alma matter, The University of Texas Longhorns.
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Matthew McConaughey
Birth name Matthew David McConaughey
Nationality USA
Birth 4 november 1969 (55 years) at Uvalde (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Actor
Nationality USA
Birth 4 november 1969 (55 years) at Uvalde (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Actor
Matthew David McConaughey (/məˈkɒnəheɪ/; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He first gained notice for his breakout role in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), and went on to appear in films such as the slasher Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), the legal thriller A Time to Kill (1996), Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997), the science fiction drama Contact (1997), the comedy EDtv (1999) and the war film U-571 (2000).
In the 2000s, he became best known for starring in romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool's Gold (2008) and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009). Since 2010 he has moved away from romantic comedies and has had roles in the films The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Bernie (2011), Killer Joe (2011), The Paperboy (2012), Mud (2012), Magic Mike (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and Interstellar (2014). Some film critics and journalists even refer to this era of film as the 'McConaissance'.
McConaughey achieved much success in 2013 for portraying a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS in the biographical film Dallas Buyers Club, which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, among other awards and nominations. In 2014, he also starred as Rust Cohle in the acclaimed HBO crime anthology series True Detective, for which he won a Critics' Choice Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
Biography
McConaughey met Brazilian model and television performer Camila Alves in 2006. The couple became engaged on December 25, 2011, and were married on June 9, 2012, in Austin, Texas (where they reside) in a private Catholic ceremony. Together they have three children: son Levi Alves McConaughey (born 2008), daughter Vida Alves McConaughey (born 2010), and son Livingston Alves McConaughey (born 2012).He is a Christian and attends a non denominational church.
McConaughey started the just keep livin foundation, which is "dedicated to helping teenage kids lead active lives and make healthy choices to become great men and women". He also rescued various pets stranded after the flooding of New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina. In 2006, he rescued a cat from two youths in Sherman Oaks, California; the youths had doused the cat in hairspray and were attempting to set it on fire.
McConaughey has been a diehard Washington Redskins fan since his youth and has repeatedly stated he doesn't want the logo or name to change due to its historical background.
He is also a Houston Astros fan.
McConaughey's older brother Mike, nicknamed Rooster, is a self-made millionaire who stars in the CNBC series West Texas Investors Club.
McConaughey regularly attends home football games in Austin, Texas at his alma matter, The University of Texas Longhorns.
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The Gentlemen (2020)
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Gangster films
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Henry Golding, Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant, Michelle Dockery
Roles Michael Pearson
Rating77%
Un baron de la drogue britannique (Matthew McConaughey) désire se retirer. Il souhaite revendre son « affaire » à des millionnaires américains originaires d'Oklahoma.
The Beach Bum (2019)
, 1h35Directed by Harmony Korine
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Zac Efron, Isla Fisher, Martin Lawrence, Jonah Hill
Roles Moondog
Rating55%
Moondog, voyou rebelle mais attachant, vit sa vie selon ses propres règles. Alors qu'il pensait s'être constitué un « trésor de guerre », son butin disparaît soudainement. Mais Moondog va survivre en renaissant une nouvelle fois de ses cendres.
Serenity (2019)
, 1h46Directed by Steven Knight
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about computing, Jeu
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Strong
Roles Baker Dill
Rating54%
Baker Dill est le capitaine d'un navire de pêche. Il est un jour recontacté par Karen, son ex-femme. Cette dernière lui demande de venir la sauver, elle et leur fils Patrick, de son nouveau mari violent. Karen supplie Baker pour qu'il organise une sortie en mer, au cours de laquelle il serait livré aux requins.
White Boy Rick (2018)
Directed by Yann Demange
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Eddie Marsan, Ronald Cyler II, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Dern, Piper Laurie
Roles Richard Wershe Sr.
Rating64%
À Détroit, dans les années 1980, Richard Wershe Jr. n'est encore qu'adolescent mais traîne avec les plus gros trafiquants de crack de la ville. Dans ce milieu dirigé par les Afro-Américains, le jeune homme est rapidement surnommé « White Boy Rick ». Il importe ensuite de la cocaïne depuis Miami. Il amasse des fortunes et passe notamment des week-ends à Las Vegas.
Death Note (2017)
, 1h41Directed by Adam Wingard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror, Crime
Actors Nat Wolff, Willem Dafoe, Lakeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham, Michael Shamus Wiles
Roles Security Guard (uncredited)
Rating44%
Light Turner est un étudiant surdoué en droit de Seattle aux États-Unis. Son père, James Turner, est policier. Il finit par tomber sur un mystérieux livre qui lui confère la possibilité de tuer n'importe qui, de la manière qu'il souhaite, avec seulement pour information acquise, le nom et prénom de la personne ainsi que son visage. C'est avec l'aide de Mia, sa petite amie, que Light commence sa vendetta et tue, au début, des petites crapules et des criminels. Il finit par se faire appeler Kira. Et pour faire face à notre justicier, un homme qui résout les affaires les plus complexes et qui voit Kira comme un meurtrier. Cet homme se fait appeler L.
The Dark Tower (2017)
, 1h35Directed by Nikolaj Arcel
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Western
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Katheryn Winnick, Jackie Earle Haley, Claudia Kim
Roles Walter O’Dim
Rating56%
Le pistolero Roland de Gilead est lancé sur les traces de Walter Padick, l'homme en noir. Assoiffé de vengeance, Roland doit par ailleurs protéger la mythique Tour sombre, lieu servant de point de connexion entre tous les univers, pour sauver son monde sur le point de s'écrouler. Il peut compter sur l'aide de Jake Chambers, un adolescent originaire de la « Terre-clef » et ayant reçu de nombreuses visions de Roland, de son ennemi juré et de la Tour sombre.
Sing (2016)
, 1h50Directed by Garth Jennings
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Alexandra Maria Lara Claudia Paolina, Nick Offerman, Reese Witherspoon
Roles Buster Moon (voice)
Rating70%
A koala named Buster hires a black sheep who is also his best friend to help him run his business of theater.
Gold (2016)
, 2h1Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Crime
Themes L'Or
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Édgar Ramírez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Joshua Harto, Timothy Simons, Michael Landes
Roles Kenny Wells
Rating66%
An unlucky man Kenny Wells (Matthew McConaughey), teams-up with a geologist Michael Acosta (Édgar Ramírez) to find gold deep in the uncharted jungles of Indonesia (Borneo).
The Sea of Trees (2016)
, 1h50Directed by Gus Van Sant
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Films about suicide, Transport films
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Naomi Watts, Ken Watanabe, James Saito, Katie Aselton, Jordan Gavaris
Roles Arthur Brennan
Rating61%
An American man travels to the "Suicide Forest" (Aokigahara forest) to kill himself at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, the site of numerous suicides. There he encounters a Japanese man, who wants to kill himself as well, and both men begin a journey of self-reflection and survival.
Free State of Jones (2016)
Directed by Gary Ross
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Biography, Action, Historical
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keri Russell, Mahershala Ali, Brendan Gleeson, Sean Bridgers
Roles Newton Knight
Rating68%
After surviving the 1863 Battle of Corinth during the Civil War, Newton Knight, a poor farmer from Mississippi, leads a group of anti-slavery Confederate deserters in Jones County and turns them against the Confederacy. Knight subsequently marries former slave, Rachel, effectively establishing the region's first mixed-race community, even though Native Americans and Europeans (such as the Mississippi Choctaws) have been doing it long before in their ancient homeland.
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Directed by Travis Knight
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara, Ralph Fiennes, Brenda Vaccaro
Roles Beetle (voice)
Rating76%
The story is set in ancient Japan, where a young boy named Kubo cares for his mother in a village. A spirit from the past turns Kubo's life upside down by re-igniting an age-old vendetta. This causes all sorts of havoc as gods and monsters chase Kubo who, in order to survive, must locate a magical suit of armor once worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior.
Knight of Cups (2015)
, 1h58Directed by Terrence Malick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett, Isabel Lucas, Michael Fassbender, Brian Dennehy
Rating56%
A screenwriter living in Los Angeles tries to make sense of the strange events occurring around him. While he's successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted by the death of one brother and the dire circumstances of the other, he finds temporary solace in the Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to the daily pain he must endure. And every encounter that comes his way brings him closer to finding his place in the world.
Magic Mike XXL (2015)
, 1h55Directed by Gregory Jacobs
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Striptease
Actors Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Andie MacDowell, Alex Pettyfer
Rating56%
Three years after abandoning his life as a stripper, Mike (Channing Tatum) is now running his own furniture business. He receives a call from Tarzan (Kevin Nash) who informs Mike that Dallas is "gone". Believing that his former boss has died, Mike drives to a hotel only to find that his friends, the remaining Kings of Tampa, are enjoying themselves at a pool party. After revealing that Dallas has bailed on them to start a new show in Macau, the Kings let Mike in on their plan: to end their careers on a high note by traveling to Myrtle Beach for a stripping convention. Later, while trying to work, Mike overhears a song he used to strip to and dances. Reinvigorated, Mike decides to join them on their trip.
Interstellar (2014)
, 2h49Directed by Christopher Nolan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Adventure
Themes Environmental films, Space adventure films, Time travel films, Dans l'espace, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Space opera, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Mackenzie Foy, Topher Grace
Roles Cooper
Rating84%
Crop blight has made growing food on Earth nearly impossible, threatening the existence of humanity. Joe Cooper, a widowed former NASA pilot, runs a farm with his father-in-law Donald, son Tom, and daughter Murphy. Murphy believes her bedroom is haunted by a poltergeist. When the "ghost" creates a pattern of dust on the floor, Cooper realizes an unknown intelligence is using gravity to communicate, and interprets the pattern as geographic coordinates, which Cooper and Murphy follow to a secret NASA installation.
Mud (2013)
, 2h15Directed by Jeff Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Shannon, Sarah Paulson, Sam Shepard, Jacob Lofland
Roles Mud
Rating73%
Two 14-year-old boys in De Witt, Arkansas, Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland), have found a boat stuck high in a tree on a small island in the Arkansas River. They want to claim it for themselves but discover someone is living in it. They meet him, a strange man named Mud (Matthew McConaughey), who claims to have grown up nearby. He tells the boys that he needs food and promises to give them the boat if they help him while he stays on the island.