Cast

Ben Affleck

Acting

Cast

Ben Affleck

Known for

Acting

Born

1972-08-15

From

Berkeley, California, USA

Also known as Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt, Benjamin Géza Affleck, Benjamin Geza Affleck

Biography

Benjamin Géza Affleck (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.

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Biography

The Rip

Gone Girl

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Zack Snyder's Justice League

The Accountant²

Good Will Hunting

The Flash

The Town

The Sum of All Fears

Armageddon

Justice League

The Accountant

Argo

Pearl Harbor

Suicide Squad

Deep Water

He's Just Not That Into You

Live by Night

The Last Duel

Daredevil

Magnum Dopus

Dogma

Dazed and Confused

Field of Dreams

Runner Runner

Triple Frontier

Shakespeare in Love

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Smokin' Aces

Paycheck

Joseph: King of Dreams

Air

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Hypnotic

The Last Thing He Wanted

This Is Me…Now

State of Play

The Roast of Tom Brady

Gigli

Netflix Tudum 2025

Daddy

To the Wonder

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Diari Chinta

The Way Back

Extract

Chasing Amy

The Good Mother

Clerks III

Mallrats

Jersey Girl

Boiler Room

Changing Lanes

Reindeer Games

Hollywoodland

200 Cigarettes

Fahrenheit 9/11

The Company Men

Hands of a Stranger

Going All the Way

Bounce

Forces of Nature

School Ties

Surviving Christmas

The Tender Bar

Clerks II

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

Man About Town

Strangers

Phantoms

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

537 Votes

Armageddon: Target Earth

Daddy and Them

The Dark End of the Street

The Curse of the Bambino

Animals