Actor of The Week: Matthew McConaughey

 

Matthew David McConaughey (lahir November 4, 1969) adalah seorang aktor Amerika . Dia mulai dikenal lewat film komedi Dazed and Confuse (1993) , dan melanjutkan kembali muncul dalam film-film seperti Texas Chainsaw Massacre : The Next Generation (1994) , film thriller A Time to Kill (1996), Amistad (1997), Contact (1997), EDTV (1999) dan film perang U - 571 (2000) .
Pada tahun 2000-an , ia menjadi terkenal karena banyak membintangi komedi romantis, termasuk The Wedding Planner (2001), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006) dan Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009). Sejak tahun 2010 ia mulai mengambil peran selain di film komedi romantis dan memiliki peran diakui para kritikus seperti dalam film The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Bernie (2011), Killer Joe (2011), Mud (2012), Magic Mike (2012) dan The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Dia mencapai keberhasilan lebih lanjut pada tahun 2013 untuk perannya sebagai seorang koboi yang didiagnosis mengidap penyakit AIDS dalam film biografi Dallas Buyers Club, yang membuatnya mendapatkan Academy Award untuk Aktor Terbaik dan Golden Globe Award untuk Best Actor - Drama. Dia saat ini juga membintangi serial HBO True Detective.

Personal Life

McConaughey bertemu Model dan bintang televisi Brasil Camila Alves pada tahun 2006. Pasangan ini bertunangan pada 25 Desember 2011 dan menikah pada 9 Juni 2012 di Austin, Texas, di mana mereka tinggal. Bersama-sama mereka memiliki tiga anak: Levi Alves McConaughey (lahir 2008), Vida Alves McConaughey (lahir 2010), dan  Livingston Alves McConaughey (lahir 2012).

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	My Boyfriend's Back	Guy #2
	Dazed and Confused	David Wooderson
1994	Angels in the Outfield	Ben Williams
	Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation	Vilmer Slaughter
1995	Boys on the Side	Officer Abe Lincoln
	Glory Daze	Rental Truck Guy
1996	A Time to Kill	Jake Tyler Brigance	MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor
	Lone Star	Buddy Deeds
	Larger than Life	Tip Tucker
1997	Amistad	Roger Sherman Baldwin
	Contact	Palmer Joss	Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor — Drama
1998	Making Sandwiches	Bud Hoagie	Short
	The Newton Boys	Willis Newton
1999	EDtv	Ed "Eddie" Pekurny
2000	U-571	Lt. Andrew Tyler	Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor — Action
2001	The Wedding Planner	Steve "Eddie" Edison
2002	Reign of Fire	Denton Van Zan
	Thirteen Conversations About One Thing	Troy	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast
	Frailty	Fenton/Adam Meiks
2003	Tiptoes	Steven Bedalia
	How To Lose a Guy In 10 Days	Benjamin Barry
2005	Two for the Money	Brandon Lang
	Sahara	Dirk Pitt
	Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D	Al Bean	Voice
2006	We Are Marshall	Jack Lengyel
	Failure to Launch	Tripp
2008	Fool's Gold	Ben "Finn" Finnegan
	Tropic Thunder	Rick Peck
	Surfer, Dude	Steve Addington
2009	Ghosts of Girlfriends Past	Connor Mead
2011	The Lincoln Lawyer	Mickey Haller
	Bernie	Danny Buck Davidson	Austin Film Critics Association Special Honorary Award Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Actor of the Year National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast
2012	Killer Joe	Killer Joe Cooper	Austin Film Critics Association Special Honorary Award Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Actor of the Year Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
	The Paperboy	Ward James	Austin Film Critics Association Special Honorary Award Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Actor of the Year
	Mud	Mud	Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Actor of the Year Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award or Best Body of Work Best Actor Días de Cine Awards Pending—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
	Magic Mike	Dallas	Austin Film Critics Association Special Honorary Award Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Actor of the Year Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
2013	Dallas Buyers Club	Ron Woodroof	Academy Award for Best Actor Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Actor of the Year Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Dorian Award for Best Actor Palm Springs International Film Festival – Desert Palm Achievement Award Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor Hollywood Film Festival Award for Actor of the Year Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nevada Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award or Best Body of Work Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Rome Film Festival Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (2nd place) Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (3rd place) Pending—Irish Film & Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film Pending—MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance Pending—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Transformation Pending—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo Nominated—AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Actor Nominated—Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—Indiana Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—North Carolina Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated—Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
	The Wolf of Wall Street	Mark Hanna	Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Actor of the Year Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award or Best Body of Work
2014	Interstellar	Cooper
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