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 . Matt Damon . He continued to garner praise from critics for his roles as the eponymous character in Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 ) , the antihero in The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999 ) , a fallen angel in Dogma ( 1999 ) , an energy analyst in Syriana ( 2005 ) , and a corrupt Irish-American police officer in The Departed ( 2006 ) .