Matthew McConaughey: Dallas Buyers Club

Earlier in his career, Matthew McConaughey was commonly known to be shirtless in romantic comedies like Failure to Launch and Tiptoes, also appearing in mediocre action films such as Sahara and Reign of Fire. In the early 2010s, McConaughey's career began to take a turn, playing more serious roles like the title role in Mud and Mickey Haller in The Lincoln Lawyer. It wasn't until 2013 when he took on the role of Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club, earning himself an Academy Award for Best Actor in 2014 that he earned critical acclaim. Since then, his career has been on an upwards trajectory, starring in projects like Christopher Nolan's Interstellar and the critically acclaimed TV series True Detective.