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‘Good Will Hunting’ Star Embraces His Silver Fox Era

“This is the best he has ever looked.”

Roosa RahkonenReporter, The Looker

PublishedMar 23, 2026, 7:32 PM EDT

UpdatedMar 23, 2026, 11:28 PM EDT

Updated Mar 23, 2026, 11:28 PM EDTPublished Mar 23, 2026, 7:32 PM EDT

Matt Damon, 55, is walking proof that going gray looks just as great on men as it does on women.

The Good Will Hunting star has embraced his silvery transition over the years, but his salt-and-pepper look continues to draw attention and praise, especially on social media.

On Saturday, as Damon arrived at the Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Australia to enjoy the legendary Golden Slipper horse racing event, his hair appeared to be a noticeably lighter shade of gray.

A post about the outing by the Australian Turf Club, an organization behind several luxe racecourses in Sydney that host star-studded events, quickly garnered comments from people admiring Damon’s hair.

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In the video, Damon stepped out of a black car and walked towards the event in a sharp navy blue suit, a tan tie, and sunglasses.

His gray hair was brushed up, and his beard and mustache trimmed.

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People in the comments expressed their love for the style, calling the Oscar winner handsome and “sexy silver fox.”

“He looks more handsome now than he did when he was younger,” one commenter wrote.

His sharp, tailored look even drew comparisons to his namesake role as a CIA agent in the Jason Bourne action-thriller series.

Damon attended the event with his wife, Luciana Damon, whom he married in 2005.

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In 2011, Damon, who had recently shaved his hair for a role, told Cooper Anderson that he was already gray on Anderson Live.

He said his color began to change after having children. He is a father to four daughters: Alexia, 26, from Luciana’s previous marriage; Isabella, 19; Gia, 17; and Stella, 15.

“I like to say to my daughters. I point out all the gray, and I’m like, ‘you did this, and you did this, and you did this,’” he joked to People in 2012. “They really think it’s funny.”

That same year, Damon said he wanted to embrace his gray hair for his 2011 role in the comedy We Bought a Zoo, but the studio made him dye his grays out.

“I was like, ‘I like my gray hair, I’m proud of it,’” he recalled.

Thankfully, for his next role in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, set to release in July 2026, Damon gets to fully embrace his gray hair—and pair it with a full beard.

Roosa RahkonenReporter, The Looker

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