Matt Damon Is Ready to Play a 'Weird' Version of Himself Again - Here's Why (Exclusive)

It's always a treat seeing A-listers poke fun at themselves in movies or on TV.

Matt Damon - whose latest blockbuster The Odyssey is hitting theaters soon - has done it on more than one occasion. Fans might recall the Oscar winner, 55, playing himself on Entourage and yelling expletives at Vincent Chase (Adrien Grenier) over the phone for the sake of charitable donations.

Then there was House of Lies, where the Good Will Hunting star played "Matt Damon" once again and had a comedically strange rapport with Don Cheadle's lead character while keeping busy with his charity in a standout episode.

On that note, Damon just spoke exclusively to Parade about his Water.org nonprofit's new Get Blue initiative, and if he'd agree to another funny cameo for a good cause.

"If that opportunity presents itself, you know, I would definitely do it," he said. "I've always liked doing that. It's really fun to play like a weird, fictionalized version of yourself and do kind of surprising stuff, and it's always good. And again, humor is another way to... cut through and get people to kind of arrest people a little bit and get them to listen to you. So yeah, I would definitely be open to that."

The Jason Bourne actor also spoke passionately to Parade about his Water.org charity, which has helped empower more than 88 million people with access to safe water or sanitation.

"The thing that I would keep top of mind, beyond anything else, is that there are solutions, and that they really work, and so to not be daunted by the by the statistics that can feel overwhelming, but rather to be really excited by the opportunity that we get to be the generation that solves this, you know? It's a really exciting. And that's why we're doing Get Blue... If we can build that awareness, you know, even if you don't have the $5 to donate, you know if you're putting this on social, if you're talking to your friends about this, the ripple effect that that creates is really incalculable."

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This story was originally published June 12, 2026 at 7:09 AM.