Matt Damon's main commercial success was in the Bourne series of films, although his critical acclaim came with Good Will Hunting. During his career he has worked will all the major contemporary directors. his first film role was a small part in Mystic Pizza. Though his first significant role was in Geronimo: An American Legend. His performance in Courage Under Fire brought him to the attention of Hollywood and his break came in Francis Ford Coppola's The Rainmaker. However it was Good Will Hunting that made him a major star and he got a Best Actor Oscar nomination. This was followed by the war film Saving Private Ryan. In Dogma he worked alongside his long time friend Ben Affleck. This was followed by Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr Ripley. He then appeared in the all star version of Ocean's Eleven. The Bourne Identity was the first of the Jason Bourne franchise of films and mad him a box office star and an action hero. Syrinan was a complex drama that was critically acclaimed. He then worked for Martin Scorsese in The Departed. THe Good Shepherd is about the founding of the CIA. Invictus was about the South African rugby team winning the rugby world cup. With True Grit he worked with the Coen brothers. During the early 2010's he stared in several scince fiction films (The Adjustment Bureau, Elysium, Interstellar and The Martian)
