US superstar Matt Damon looked to be in good spirits on Saturday when he was spotted enjoying a stroll through Byron Bay, NSW with his wife Luciana and close friend Lauren Phillips.
The Jason Bourne star, 53, looked effortlessly stylish in an unbuttoned patterned black dress shirt paired with a plain green T-shirt and beige pants.
The Massachusetts-born actor completed his slick look with white sneakers and accessorised with stylish aviator sunglasses and a brown baseball cap.
He completed his laid-back look with a salt-and-pepper five o’clock shadow beard.
The actor beamed as he chatted to Luciana and Lauren while strolling down the street.
The Hollywood heavyweight appeared to be in high spirits as he walked arm-in-arm with his vibrant wife, Luciana, 48.
The couple were joined by their Aussie pals, Nova radio star Phillips, who looked chic in a colourful ensemble, and her entrepreneur fiancé, Paul O’Brien.
Damon, who is currently in the country with Casey Affleck to promote their upcoming movie The Instigators, looked to be having the time of his life as he entered a local store to try on and buy some sunglasses.
![Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/10/10/88378071-13730203-US_superstar_Matt_Damon_pictured_looked_to_be_in_good_spirits_on-a-43_1723281452239.jpg)
US superstar Matt Damon (pictured) looked to be in good spirits on Saturday when he was spotted enjoying a stroll through Byron Bay, NSW with wife Luciana and friend Lauren Phillips
It was clear the legendary actor was soaking in every moment of his laid-back Aussie escape.
His outing comes after radio star Phillips made a very surprising admission about her ‘mate’ Matt.
The radio host, 41, admitted on Nova’s Jase and Lauren show on Wednesday that she hasn’t actually seen any of Matt’s films.
She then revealed how Matt convinced her to watch his Oscar-winning 1997 film Good Will Hunting that he both starred in and co-wrote with Ben Affleck.
‘Lauren is terrible at watching movies,’ her co-host Jase Hawkins revealed during an interview with the Hollywood actor.
![Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay 3 The Massachusetts-born actor completed his slick look with white sneakers and accessorised with stylish aviator sunglasses and a brown baseball cap](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/10/10/88378029-13730203-The_Massachusetts_born_actor_completed_his_slick_look_with_white-a-44_1723281452371.jpg)
The Massachusetts-born actor completed his slick look with white sneakers and accessorised with stylish aviator sunglasses and a brown baseball cap
![Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay 5 The Hollywood heavyweight appeared to be in high spirits as he walked arm-in-arm with his vibrant beauty of a wife, Luciana (right)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/10/10/88378069-13730203-The_Hollywood_heavyweight_appeared_to_be_in_high_spirits_as_he_w-a-47_1723281452397.jpg)
The Hollywood heavyweight appeared to be in high spirits as he walked arm-in-arm with his vibrant beauty of a wife, Luciana (right)
![Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay 7 It was clear the legendary actor was soaking in every moment of his laid-back Aussie escape](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/10/10/88378035-13730203-It_was_clear_the_legendary_actor_was_soaking_in_every_moment_of_-a-50_1723281452922.jpg)
It was clear the legendary actor was soaking in every moment of his laid-back Aussie escape
![Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay 9 The Bourne star, 53, looked effortlessly stylish in an unbuttoned patterned black dress shirt paired with a plain green tee and beige pants](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/10/10/88378067-13730203-image-a-29_1723280560471.jpg)
The Bourne star, 53, looked effortlessly stylish in an unbuttoned patterned black dress shirt paired with a plain green tee and beige pants
Phillips, who lives in Melbourne, was introduced to Damon by the Hemsworth family several years ago.
Her aviation tycoon fiancé, Paul O’Brien also counts Matt and Thor star Chris Hemsworth among his friends.
Matt is well known for his love of Australia and frequently travels to the region for holidays.
He appeared on Channel Seven’s Sunrise on Wednesday with Casey Affleck, 48, to promote their upcoming movie The Instigators.
The superstar, who spends a lot of time Down Under with his family, revealed in the interview the love he has for Queensland and in particular iconic Brisbane agricultural festival The Ekka.
![Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay 11 Pictured with his wife Luciana and Nova star Lauren Phillips (centre)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/10/10/88378027-13730203-The_Bourne_star_53_looked_effortlessly_stylish_in_an_unbuttoned_-a-49_1723281452911.jpg)
Pictured with his wife Luciana and Nova star Lauren Phillips (centre)
![Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay 13 He completed his laid-back look with a salt-and-pepper five o'clock shadow beard and beamed as he chatted to Luciana and Lauren while strolling down the street](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/10/10/88378025-13730203-He_completed_his_laid_back_look_with_a_salt_and_pepper_five_o_cl-a-45_1723281452386.jpg)
He completed his laid-back look with a salt-and-pepper five o’clock shadow beard and beamed as he chatted to Luciana and Lauren while strolling down the street
![Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay 15 The Hollywood heavyweight appeared to be in high spirits as he walked arm-in-arm with his vibrant wife](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/10/10/88378065-13730203-The_Hollywood_heavyweight_appeared_to_be_in_high_spirits_as_he_w-a-46_1723281452387.jpg)
The Hollywood heavyweight appeared to be in high spirits as he walked arm-in-arm with his vibrant wife
![Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay 17 The couple were joined by their Aussie pals, Nova radio star Phillips, who looked chic in a colourful ensemble, and her entrepreneur husband, Paul O'Brien](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/10/10/88378023-13730203-The_couple_weres_joined_by_their_Aussie_pals_Nova_radio_star_Lau-a-48_1723281452402.jpg)
The couple were joined by their Aussie pals, Nova radio star Phillips, who looked chic in a colourful ensemble, and her entrepreneur husband, Paul O’Brien
![Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay 19 His outing comes after radio star Lauren Phillips has made a very surprising admission about her 'mate' Matt Damon](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/10/10/88378021-13730203-image-a-26_1723280412018.jpg)
His outing comes after radio star Lauren Phillips has made a very surprising admission about her ‘mate’ Matt Damon
![Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay 21 The radio host, 41, admitted on Nova's Jase and Lauren show on Wednesday that she hasn't actually seen any of Matt's films](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/10/10/88378017-13730203-image-a-27_1723280441231.jpg)
The radio host, 41, admitted on Nova’s Jase and Lauren show on Wednesday that she hasn’t actually seen any of Matt’s films
![Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay 23 She then revealed how Matt convinced her to watch his Oscar-winning 1997 film Good Will Hunting that he both starred in and co-wrote with Ben Affleck](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/10/10/88378015-13730203-image-a-28_1723280448971.jpg)
She then revealed how Matt convinced her to watch his Oscar-winning 1997 film Good Will Hunting that he both starred in and co-wrote with Ben Affleck
‘You’re almost half Australian these days. You seem to be at the Ekka every other year,’ reporter Steve Hargrave said.
‘I’ve been a few years in a row to the Ekka,’ Matt admitted. ‘I don’t know if I’m gonna make it this year, though, because I have to come back to America.’
Matt then explained the festival to Casey Affleck, who was unaware of the annual event.
‘It’s awesome. I gotta bring him [Affleck] to the Ekka,’ Matt said.
The action star added that he’s usually the one to jump on the ‘terrifying’ rides while his family prefer to watch from the sidelines.
![Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Enjoy Stylish Stroll in Byron Bay 25 Damon, who is currently in the country with Casey Affleck to promote their upcoming movie The Instigators, looked to be having the time of his life as he entered a local store to try on and buy some sunglasses](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/08/10/09/88378037-13730203-image-a-23_1723280333559.jpg)
Damon, who is currently in the country with Casey Affleck to promote their upcoming movie The Instigators, looked to be having the time of his life as he entered a local store to try on and buy some sunglasses
‘My kids love it because they force me to go on all those terrifying rides and, you know, their mum refuses to go,’ Matt said.
‘So I draw the short straw. They like watching me get whipped around on those things.’
The Ekka, formally known as the Royal Queensland Show is Queensland’s annual agricultural show and it is held at the Brisbane Showgrounds.
Matt is dad to daughters Isabella, 18, Gia, 15, and Stella, 13, with wife Luciana, 48 – as well as daughter Alexia, 25, from a previous relationship.