His first role in a film involved one line in ‘Mystic Pizza’. Matt’s first big role was in ‘Geronimo: An American Legend’. He then appeared in ‘Courage Under Fire’ where he lost weight rapidly for his role.
He wrote a script along with good friend Ben Affleck which after changing some of it turned into ‘Good Will Hunting’. They both received Oscars for Best Original Screenplay.Matt has played some out-of-the-ordinary roles in ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’, ‘Dogma’ and ‘Gerry.’ He had a lead role in ‘The Bourne Identity’ and ‘The Bourne Supremacy’.