'i always looked forward to being an experienced actor'. After a break from films that was more emotional than he bargained for, matt. Verkkomatt damon embarked on an unexpected journey into the heart of action cinema with his iconic role as jason bourne in the 2002 blockbuster, the bourne identity. Verkkoactors matt damon and john lithgow met at sanders theatre on thursday for a spirited. “don’t give up on this. ” damon left harvard in. Verkkothat more or less sums up the quintessential matt damon role: The blank canvas hero. For him, the appeal of embodying such ambiguous characters is.