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Ben Affleck
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
Born August 15, 1972 (50 years)
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984, 1988). He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and various Kevin Smith films, including Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997) and Dogma (1999). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Good Will Hunting (1997), which they also starred in. He then established himself as a leading man in studio films, including the disaster film Armageddon (1998), the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001), and the thrillers The Sum of All Fears and Changing Lanes (both 2002).
After a career downturn, during which he appeared in Daredevil (2003) and Gigli (2003), Affleck received a Golden Globe nomination for portraying George Reeves in the noir biopic Hollywoodland (2006). His directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received. He then directed, co-wrote and starred in the crime drama The Town (2010) and directed and starred in the political thriller Argo (2012); both were critical and commercial successes. For the latter, Affleck won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director, and the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Picture. He has since starred in the psychological thriller Gone Girl (2014), the thriller The Accountant (2016), the action-adventure Triple Frontier (2019), and the sports drama The Way Back (2020). In 2016, he began portraying Batman in superhero films set in the DC Extended Universe.
Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. He is also a stalwart supporter of the Democratic Party. Affleck and Damon are co-owners of the production company Pearl Street Films.
Filmography
| 2023 | The Flash · as Bruce Wayne / Batman |
| 2022 | Clerks III · as Unknown |
| 2022 | Deep Water · as Vic Van Allen |
| 2021 | The Last Duel · as Pierre d'Alençon |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League · as Bruce Wayne / Batman |
| 2021 | The Tender Bar · as Uncle Charlie |
| 2020 | The Last Thing He Wanted · as Treat Morrison |
| 2020 | The Way Back · as Jack Cunningham |
| 2019 | Triple Frontier · as Tom 'Redfly' Davis |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot · as Holden McNeil |
| 2017 | Justice League · as Batman / Bruce Wayne |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice · as Bruce Wayne / Batman |
| 2016 | Live by Night · as Joe Coughlin |
| 2016 | Suicide Squad · as Bruce Wayne / Batman |
| 2016 | The Accountant · as Chris Wolff |
| 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition · as Bruce Wayne |
| 2014 | Gone Girl · as Nick Dunne |
| 2013 | Runner Runner · as Ivan Block |
| 2012 | To the Wonder · as Neil |
| 2012 | Argo · as Tony Mendez |
| 2012 | Rescued from Tehran: We Were There · as Tony Mendez |
| 2010 | The Town · as Doug MacRay |
| 2010 | The Company Men · as Bobby Walker |
| 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You · as Neil |
| 2009 | State of Play · as Stephen Collins |
| 2009 | Extract · as Dean |
| 2007 | TMZ on TV (TV Series) · as Nick Dunne |
| 2006 | Hollywoodland · as George Reeves |
| 2006 | Man About Town · as Jack Giamoro |
| 2006 | Clerks II · as Gawking Guy |
| 2006 | Smokin' Aces · as Jack Dupree |
| 2004 | Jersey Girl · as Ollie Trinke |
| 2004 | Surviving Christmas · as Drew Latham |
| 2003 | Gigli · as Larry Gigli |
| 2003 | Daredevil · as Matt Murdock / Daredevil |
| 2003 | Paycheck · as Michael Jennings |
| 2003 | World Poker Tour (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | The Sum of All Fears · as Jack Ryan |
| 2002 | The Third Wheel · as Michael |
| 2002 | The Osbournes (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Changing Lanes · as Gavin Banek |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor · as Rafe McCawley |
| 2001 | Daddy and Them · as Lawrence Bowen |
| 2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back · as Holden McNeil / Ben Affleck |
| 2000 | Bounce · as Buddy Amaral |
| 2000 | Boiler Room · as Jim Young |
| 2000 | Joseph: King of Dreams · as Joseph (voice) |
| 2000 | Reindeer Games · as Rudy Duncan |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Man at Store |
| 1999 | Forces of Nature · as Ben |
| 1999 | Dogma · as Bartleby |
| 1999 | 200 Cigarettes · as Bartender |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love · as Ned Alleyn |
| 1998 | Armageddon · as A.J. Frost |
| 1998 | Phantoms · as Sheriff Bryce Hammond |
| 1998 | Aerosmith: I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing · as A.J. Frost |
| 1997 | Good Will Hunting · as Chuckie Sullivan |
| 1997 | Chasing Amy · as Holden McNeil |
| 1997 | Going All the Way · as Tom 'Gunner' Casselman |
| 1996 | This Week (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | Glory Daze · as Jack |
| 1995 | Mallrats · as Shannon Hamilton |
| 1993 | Dazed and Confused · as O'Bannion |
| 1993 | Almost Home (TV Series) · as Kevin Johnson |
| 1992 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer · as Basketball Player #10 (uncredited) |
| 1992 | School Ties · as Chesty Smith |
| 1992 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis (TV Series) · as Aaron Henry |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1991 | Daddy · as Ben Watson |
| 1991 | The Torkelsons (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1989 | Field of Dreams · as Baseball Fan at Fenway Park (uncredited) |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1987 | Hands of a Stranger · as Billy Hearn |
| 1984 | The Voyage of the Mimi (TV Series) · as C.T. Granville |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Unknown |