Matt Damon works in the film industry.
Dogma is a 1999 American fantasy comedy film , written and directed by Kevin Smith , who also stars along with Ben Affleck , Matt Damon , Linda Fiorentino , Alan Rickman , Bud Cort , Salma Hayek , Chris Rock , Jason Lee , George Carlin , Janeane Garofalo , Alanis Morissette , and Jason Mewes . Jason Bourne . The novel was very loosely adapted in 2002 into a feature film under the same name and starred Matt Damon in the lead role . Matt Damon . He came to prominence in 1997 when he wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting alongside Ben Affleck , which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay , and earned Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor . Damon is also known for his starring roles as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise ( 2002 -- 16 ) and as a con man in the Ocean 's Trilogy ( 2001 -- 07 ) .