“You shouldn’t be too cool to care, for Christ’s sake. You should be full of vim and vigour and trying to do everything you can to make a change.”

So said Damon back in ’97 about Good Will Hunting, a film scribbled by him and bezzie mate Ben Affleck to award themselves the kind of roles they craved.

The former plays a maths genius, the latter his caring, brawny mate – and it’s in Damon’s meltdowns, cackles, cockiness and all-consuming weakness that the film arises from good to great. Self-destructive, eventually self-assured, totally self-made.

Greatest Moment: In Robin Williams’ office, unleashing bloodcurdling bawls as the past creeps up.

Also See: Tom Ripley (The Talented Mr Ripley), Jason Bourne (the Bourne trilogy).