Matthew McConaughey was born on November 4, 1969 in Uvalde, Texas.

Sometime Matthew McConaughey is credited as M. McConaughey. However his birthname is Matthew David McConaughey.

In the film adaptation of John Grisham's novel A TIME TO KILL Matthew McConaughey plays a young lawyer co-starring with Sandra Bullock and Kevin Spacey.

While a student, Matthew McConaughey changed his major to film and started appearing in student films and commercials. In 1992, he directed a short film called CHICANO CHARIOTS, later in his career McConaughey wrote, directed and starred in a 20-minute short film called THE REBEL in 1998.

Searching in the deserts of West Africa, Matthew McConaughey was in the hit adventure movie SAHARA in 2005 starring with Penelope Cruz, Steve Zahn and William H. Macy.

Playing a bloodthirsty killer Matthew McConaughey starred in THE RETURN OF THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE co-starring Renée Zellweger.

Matthew McConaughey and his brother Rooster McConaughey were in there first movie together in 1998 the movie was THE NEWTON BOYS.

Having to grow out his hair and a mustache, Matthew McConaughey for his role in DAZED AND CONFUSED.

Matthew McConaguhey co- starred with Jennifer Lopez as the a soon-to-be-wed groom in the charming romantic comedy, THE WEDDING PLANNER in 2001, marking just the beginning of his acting experience in romantic comedies.

All the bets were in and the prizes too big to refuse, when Matthew McConaughey co-starred with Kate Hudson in HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS.

Matthew McConaughey's other notable credits include...

FOOL'S GOLD (2008)

WE ARE MARSHALL (2006)

FAILURE TO LAUNCH (2006)

SAHARA (2005)

HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS (2003)

THE WEDDING PLANNER (2001)

EDTV (1999)

GLORY DAZE (1996)

ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD (1994)

DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993)