American actor, producer, and screenwriter, Academy Award winner for Good Will Hunting and longtime collaborator of Ben Affleck and Steven Soderbergh.
Background
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Damon attended Harvard University, where he wrote a draft of the screenplay that became “Good Will Hunting.”
Career
He co-wrote and starred with Ben Affleck in “Good Will Hunting,” winning Best Original Screenplay, then led Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” and Anthony Minghella’s “The Talented Mr. Ripley.” He plays Jason Bourne across the Bourne films and joined Steven Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s” trilogy. He earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Ridley Scott’s “The Martian.”
Style
Damon is closely associated with leading-man action and prestige drama, and produces through Pearl Street Films with Affleck.
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