History Creator / MatthewMcConaughey

And then he accepted the titular role in William Friedkin's [[{{Understatement}} black comedy]], ''Film/KillerJoe''. The character was a role that was so against the type he normally played that everyone started taking interest in [=McConaughey=]. What started out as a shocking example of HeReallyCanAct turned into one hell of a CareerResurrection (styled as the "[=McConnaissance=]") which contained movies such as ''Film/MagicMike'' and ''Film/DallasBuyersClub'' (for which he won the Best Actor UsefulNotes/AcademyAward) and the Creator/{{HBO}} anthology drama ''Series/TrueDetective''.

-> ''"Awright awright awright."''

And then he accepted the titular role in William Friedkin's [[{{Understatement}} black comedy]], ''Film/KillerJoe''. The character was a role that was so against the type he normally played that everyone started taking interest in [=McConaughey=]. What started out as a shocking example of HeReallyCanAct turned into one hell of a CareerResurrection (styled as the "[=McConnaissance=]") which contained movies such as ''Film/TheLincolnLawyer'', ''Film/MagicMike'' and ''Film/DallasBuyersClub'' (for which he won the Best Actor UsefulNotes/AcademyAward) and the {{Creator/HBO}} anthology drama ''Series/TrueDetective''.

Was imitated by Creator/JimCarrey on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''.

!!Selected works:

* ''Film/TheLincolnLawyer'' (2011)

* ''{{Film/Mud}}'' (2012)

* ''Film/TheDarkTower2017''

* ''Film/TheDarkTower2017'' (2017)

* ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' (2017)

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD2cVhC-63I Oscar acceptance speech]] is definitely this.

* CatchPhrase: David Wooderson's ([=McConaughey=]'s character from ''Film/DazedAndConfused'') "Alright, alright, alright!" has become [=McConaughey=]'s own catchphrase, especially since he dropped it during his Oscar speech.

* ''WesternAnimation/Sing'' (2016)

* ''Film/{{Sahara}}'' (2005)

* ''Literature/TheDarkTower'' (2017)

* ''Film/Free State of Jones'' (2016)

* CareerResurrection: And how! He took home a Golden Globe and an Oscar for his role in ''Film/DallasBuyersClub'', and topped it off with a critically-acclaimed performance in the new HBO drama ''Series/TrueDetective''.

* DyeingForYourArt: He lost 38 pounds to play a man with AIDS in the 2013 film ''Film/DallasBuyersClub''.
* LeslieNielsenSyndrome: After doing serious works in TheNineties, he spends most of the TurnOfTheMillennium doing ([[Film/{{Sahara}} mostly]]) Rom-Coms. It wasn't until TheNewTens when he starts doing serious and dark stuff again. And then he went from [[Series/SaturdayNightLive winning an Oscar to doing a car commercial]].
* OldShame: His view on ''Film/TexasChainsawMassacreTheNextGeneration''. While him saying yes to the film was due to IWasYoungAndNeededTheMoney, he tried suing to block its release.
* PlayingAgainstType: Overlapping with CareerResurrection, the past few years of his career have been this, with movies like ''Film/MagicMike'', ''Film/KillerJoe'', ''Film/{{Mud}}'', and ''The Paperboy'', all far darker and more serious than the romantic comedies that he's done for the past decade. While he still ''does'' comedies - such as the aforementioned ''Film/KillerJoe'' and ''Film/{{Bernie}}'' - they tend towards BlackComedy, with the former being ''extremely'' dark.
* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/KateHudson and Creator/JenniferGarner both co-starred with him twice in different films.

''Awright awright awright.''

Matthew David [=McConaughey=] (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor best known for his roles in {{Romantic Comed|y}}ies and a particularly epic CareerResurrection. After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s, [=McConaughey=] gained notice for his breakout role in ''Film/DazedAndConfused'' (1993) and ''Film/ATimeToKill'' in 1996. However, after that he starred in a series of box-office disappointments, but then started having a CareerResurrection (styled as the "[=McConnaissance=]") thanks movies such as ''Film/TheLincolnLawyer'', ''Film/MagicMike'' and ''Film/DallasBuyersClub'' for which he won the Best Actor UsefulNotes/AcademyAward and the {{Creator/HBO}} anthology drama ''Series/TrueDetective''.

* WalkingShirtlessScene: To the point where it's a RunningGag on {{Rifftrax}}.

Matthew David [=McConaughey=] (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor best known for his roles in {{Romantic Comed|y}}ies and a particularly epic CareerResurrection. After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s, [=McConaughey=] gained notice for his breakout role in ''Film/DazedAndConfused'' (1993) and ''Film/ATimeToKill'' in 1996. However, after that he starred in a series of box-office disappointments, but then started having a CareerResurrection (styled as the "[=McConnaissance=]") thanks to the {{Creator/HBO}} anthology drama ''Series/TrueDetective'' and movies such as ''Film/TheLincolnLawyer'', ''Film/MagicMike'' and ''Film/DallasBuyersClub'' for which he won the Best Actor UsefulNotes/AcademyAward. Was imitated by Creator/JimCarrey on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''.

* WalkingShirtlessScene: To the point where it's a RunningGag on '{{Rifftrax}}''.

* AntiHero: He have a tendency to play these.

Matthew David [=McConaughey=] (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor best known for his roles in {{Romantic Comed|y}}ies and a particularly epic CareerResurrection. After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s, [=McConaughey=] gained notice for his breakout role in ''Film/DazedAndConfused'' (1993) and ''Film/ATimeToKill'' in 1996. However, after that he starred in a series of box-office disappointments, but then started having a CareerResurrection (styled as the "[=McConnaissance=]") thanks to the {{Creator/HBO}} anthology drama ''Series/TrueDetective'' and movies such as ''Film/TheLincolnLawyer'', ''Film/MagicMike'' and ''Film/DallasBuyersClub'' for which he won the Best Actor AcademyAward. Was imitated by Creator/JimCarrey on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''.

* LeslieNielsenSyndrome: After doing serious works in TheNineties, he spends most of the TurnOfTheMillennium doing ([[Film/{{Sahara}} mostly]]) Rom-Coms. It wasn't until TheNewTens when he starts doing serious and dark stuff again.

Matthew David [=McConaughey=] (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor best known for his roles in {{Romantic Comed|y}}ies and a particularly epic CareerResurrection. After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s, [=McConaughey=] gained notice for his breakout role in ''Film/DazedAndConfused'' (1993) and ''Film/ATimeToKill'' in 1996. However, after that he starred in a series of box-office disappointments, but then started having a CareerResurrection (styled as the "[=McConnaissance=]") thanks to the {{HBO}} anthology drama ''Series/TrueDetective'' and movies such as ''Film/TheLincolnLawyer'', ''Film/MagicMike'' and ''Film/DallasBuyersClub'' for which he won the Best Actor AcademyAward. Was imitated by Creator/JimCarrey on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''.

Matthew David [=McConaughey=] (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor best known for his roles in {{Romantic Comed|y}}ies and a particularly epic CareerResurrection. After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s, [=McConaughey=] gained notice for his breakout role in ''Film/DazedAndConfused'' (1993) and ''Film/ATimeToKill'' in 1996. However, after that he starred in a series of box-office disappointments, but then started having a CareerResurrection (styled as the "[=McConnaissance=]") thanks to the {{HBO}} anthology drama ''Series/TrueDetective'' and movies such as ''Film/TheLincolnLawyer'', ''Film/MagicMike'' and ''Film/DallasBuyersClub'' for which he won the Best Actor AcademyAward.

* CloudCuckooLander: If his Golden Globe and SAG Award acceptance speeches didn't convince you, there's also the infamous nude bongos incident...

* MrFanservice

* TallDarkAndHandsome: He stands 6'0 and [[OneHeadTaller it shows]] in many of his films.

* WalkingShirtlessScene: To the point where it's a RunningGag on {{Rifftrax}}.