Matt Damon | The Martian

Matt Damon currently has a net worth of $170 million. The actor has been active in the movie industry since the mid-’90s. In recent years, he has been a significant box office draw. Damon’s childhood best friend is fellow A-list actor Ben Affleck. Both boys received their big break when they wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting. Good Will Hunting was Damon’s school project that was turned into a screenplay. After he decided to make it into a movie, he was surprised by its success. He then went from obscurity to fame overnight!

The actor attended Harvard University but quit 12 credits shy of a bachelor of arts in English. Nevertheless, important film roles quickly followed him after Good Will Hunting, such as The Rainmaker and Saving Private Ryan. For the 2015 film The Martian, he was reportedly paid $25 million.