His last true TV role was as Rustin “Rust” Cohle on HBO’s True Detective during Season 1, where he also served as executive producer.
With McConaughey’s last TV role being on HBO, it makes sense that his first in seven years would be with the same network.
The actor hasn’t done too much TV, except for a few episodes here and there on several shows, as well as hosting Saturday Night Live twice.
Although Matthew McConaughey had already done multiple movies before A Time To Kill, the film marked his first lead role and the one that would launch him into superstardom, even if that could have turned out completely different.