▲The actor’s breakout performance was in 1993's ‘Dazed and Confused,’ a coming-of-age comedy directed by Richard Linklater.

▲McConaughey followed that up by starring in this 1994 horror.

▲In 1996, the actor starred alongside Sandra Bullock (right) in ‘A Time to Kill.’ He plays a lawyer who helps a client in a controversial case.

▲In 1997's ‘Amistad,’ he starred as Roger Sherman Baldwin, a lawyer who defends African slaves in the 1841 Amistad case.

▲Also in 1997, McConaughey starred in ‘Contact,’ alongside Jodie Foster. He plays Palmer Joss, a Christian philosopher who crosses paths with a cosmic scientist.

▲The next year, McConaughey played Willis Newton in the crime drama ‘The Newton Boys.’

▲In 2000, McConaughey starred as Lieutenant Andrew Tyler in ‘U-571.’ It was a drama that centered around a German submarine during World War II.

▲During the 2000s, the actor was typecast in many romantic comedies, starting with 2001's ‘The Wedding Planner.’

▲That same year, he switched things up in ‘Frailty,’ playing the son of a fanatically religious serial killer.

▲Indeed, 2001 was a busy year for the actor, who played a district attorney in this drama. His character was reeling from guilt after being involved in a hit and run.

▲The actor ventured into the world of sports gambling for ‘Two for the Money' in 2005.

▲In 2006's ‘Failure to Launch,’ McConaughey played a 35-year-old who still lives with this parents. He crosses paths with an expert who tries to get him kicked out of the house.

▲This 2006 historical drama is based on the tragic Southern Airways Flight 932 plane crash. The crash killed 75 people in total. McConaughey starred as head coach Jack Lengyel.

▲Hudson and McConaughey reunited for 2008's ‘Fool’s Gold,’ a romantic drama that focuses on a divorced couple who reunite to find lost treasure.

▲Also in 2008, the actor starred in this action comedy, playing eccentric talent manager Rick Peck.

▲In 2009, McConaughey appeared in this rom-com, based on Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol.’

▲In this 2011 Richard Linklater film, McConaughey plays a Texan district attorney (again). He is stuck handling Bernie Tiede, a murderous mortician.

▲In 2012, McConaughey made an unexpected appearance in ‘Magic Mike,’ playing an ex-stripper who owns the Xquisite club.

▲In this 2012 drama, McConaughey plays an idealistic reporter named Ward Jansen, who investigates the events surrounding a local murder.

▲The same year, he made a humorous appearance in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street,’ alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.

▲In 2014, McConaughey wowed audiences around the world in the series ‘True Detective.’ He played Rustin Cohle, a detective who investigates a string of murders in Louisiana.

▲The same year, he lit up the screen in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar.’ The actor played Cooper, a NASA pilot who ventures into space.

▲Indeed, 2019 was not a good year film-wise for McConaughey. 'Serenity' and ''The Beach Bum' were both panned by critics.

▲The same year, the actor led the cast of ‘Mud.’ He plays the titular star, a vigilante who befriends two 14-year-old locals.

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Released in late 2019, this Guy Ritchie film didn't fare much better, receiving lukewarm reviews.

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Few A-list actors have had a career like Matthew McConaughey's. The chameleonic actor got his start in the '90s, starring in the hit comedy 'Dazed and Confused.' After a few dramatic roles, the actor was typecast in many rom-coms, like 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.' After that, he returned to some defining dramatic roles, winning an Oscar in the process. But since then, he's also starred in some flops.

Click on to see the many faces of the talented actor, hits and misses included.

▲In 2018, the actor starred in crime drama ‘White Boy Rick.’

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In 2017, he starred alongside Idris Elba in ‘The Dark Tower,’ a film based on Stephen King’s book of the same name.

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In 2002's ‘Reign of Fire,’ McConaughey played Denton Van Zan, the leader of a cult-like group.

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The same year, McConaughey starred in comedy crime film ‘Killer Joe.’ He plays a police detective who moonlights as a contract killer.

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In 2011, he returned to drama for ‘The Lincoln Lawyer.’ McConaughey plays a criminal defense attorney who works out of the back seat of his car.

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The next year, the actor stunned in historical drama ‘Dallas Buyers Club.’ He played Ron Woodroof, a real-life AIDS patient who smuggled medication that helped treat his condition. For this the actor was nominated for his first Academy Award, and won!

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McConaughey returned to rom-coms with this film in 2003, which also starred Kate Hudson.