Matthew McConaughey is an American actor and producer born November 4, 1969. He first made his appearance in 1993 of his supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). The actor made his breakthrough performance in 1996 in the film, legal drama ‘A Time to Kill’.
Some of the other movies in which the actor appeared are a leading man came (1996), science fiction film Contact (1997), historical drama Amistad (1997), the comedy-drama The Newton Boys (1998), the war film U-571 (2000) and the psychological thriller Frailty (2001). the satire EDtv (1999) and more.
McConaughey is best known for his appearance in the romantic comedy films including The Wedding Planner (2001), Failure to Launch (2006), The Wedding Planner (2001), Fool’s Gold (2008), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009). Later he started appearing in dramatic roles like The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Killer Joe (2011), Magic Mike (2012) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Mud (2012) and acclaimed for his supporting performances in Bernie (2011).
The 50-year-old actor earned him widespread praise with his portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS, in the biopic Dallas Buyers Club (2013). He also won Academy Award for Best Actor for the film. In 2014, Matthew starred in the first season of HBO’s crime anthology series True Detective in the role of Rust Cohle. Furthermore, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in the series.
Some of his notable works include Interstellar (2014), Gold (2016), The Sea of Trees (2015), Free State of Jones and The Dark Tower (2017). McConaughey has also given voiceover in the projects like Kubo and the Two Strings and Sing (2016).
Matthew McConaughey is now appearing in the upcoming British-American crime comedy film, The Gentleman, written and directed by Guy Ritchie, with a story by Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies, and Ritchie. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Jeremy Strong, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Hugh Grant, Michelle Dockery, Eddie Marsan, and Colin Farrell.
Story:
The film follows American expat Mickey Pearson who created a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out he is looking for cash out of his business, it triggers plots, schemes, bribery, and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out of him. [1]
Casts and crew:
- Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Pearson
- Matthew Berger as Jeremy Strong
- Dry Eye as Henry Golding
- Charlie Hunnam as Raymond
- Eddie Marsan
- Michelle Dockery as Rosalind Pearson
- Coach as Colin Farrell
- Eugenia Kuzmina as Misha
- Hugh Grant as Fletcher
- Phuc as Jason Wong
- Brittany Ashworth as Ruby
- Laura Pressfield as Eliot Sumner
