(Born Oct. 08, 1970) Matt Damon is an American film actor and screenwriter. Though sometimes seen as typecast in "pretty boy" parts aimed at the teenage market, Damon has been known to stray from the mainstream in his choice of roles, such as his portrayal of homosexual sociopath Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley, and a fallen angel who waxes pop culture as intellectual subject matter in Dogma.