In
1996
,
he
had
to
lose
40
pounds
for
his
role
as
a
drug
-
addicted
soldier
in
Courage
under
Fire
.
While
he
was
____________________
,
he
____________________
ill
and
____________________
to
take
medication
for
several
years
afterwards
.
In
2000
,
he
____________________
a
rib
while
he
was
____________________
golf
in
Th
e
Legend
of
Bagger
Vance
.
Then
,
12
years
after
losing
weight
for
Courage
under
Fire
,
he
____________________
to
gain
30
pounds
to
play
a
businessman
in
The
Informant
.
Matt
____________________
up
in
Massachusetts
in
the
U
.
S
.
and
____________________
____________________
while
he
was
still
a
student
.
He
was
____________________
English
at
Harvard
University
when
he
____________________
a
part
in
the
movie
Geronimo
:
An
American
Legend
.
When
he
____________________
the
good
news
,
he
immediately
____________________
out
of
Harvard
,
____________________
that
Hollywood
would
take
notice
of
him
.
It
didn
?
t
.
It
wasn
?
t
until
he
____________________
an
Oscar
with
his
friend
,
Ben
Affl
eck
,
for
Good
Will
Hunting
in
1997
that
Hollywood
____________________
to
show
interest
.
After
excellent
performances
in
Th
e
Talented
Mr
.
Ripley
,
____________________
Private
Ryan
,
and
Ocean
?
s
11
,
he
was
off
ered
the
lead
role
in
2002
as
the
assassin
Jason
Bourne
in
Th
e
Bourne
Identity
.
From
then
on
,
his
career
moved
in
one
direction
only
?
upward
.
