Matt Kowalski

Lieutenant Matthew "Matt" Kowalski is the secondary protagonist in Gravity and the Mission Commander of STS-157. He is portayed by George Clooney.

efore the events of the film, Kowalski mentions that whenever he was in space, he would look down at Texas and think of his wife looking up at him. However, all was not well at home. When he returned to Earth, Kowalski discovered that his wife had been having an affair with a lawyer. Later Kowalski got a divorce from his wife but it seemed that he still had gumption despite his wife cheating on him, although he decided to retire.