Ben Affleck
Acting
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.
Born: August 15, 1972
Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Det. Sgt. JD Byrne
as Self
as Self
as Christian Wolff
as Self
as Rex Stone / Biker
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Bruce Wayne / Batman (uncredited)
as Danny Rourke
as Phil Knight
as Self
as Auditioner
as Self
as Vic Van Allen
as Charlie Maguire
as Self
as Pierre d'Alençon
as Self
as Batman / Bruce Wayne
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Jack Cunningham
as Treat Morrison
as Holden McNeil
as Self
as Tom 'Redfly' Davis
as Batman / Bruce Wayne
as Joe Coughlin
as Himself
as Christian Wolff
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Bruce Wayne / Batman (uncredited)
as Bruce Wayne / Batman
as Self - Guest
as Nick Dunne
as Self - Guest
as Ivan Block
as Neil
as Tony Mendez
as Self
as Bobby Walker
as Doug MacRay
as Dean
as Stephen Collins
as Neil
as Self
as Jack Dupree
as Self (uncredited)
as Self - Guest
as George Reeves
as Gawking Guy
as Jack Giamoro
as Self
as Self
as Drew Latham
as Self (archive footage)
as Ollie Trinke
as Michael Jennings
as Self
as Larry Gigli
as Self
as Self
as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
as Self
as Joseph (voice)
as Jack Ryan
as Michael
as Gavin Banek
as Self
as Self
as Lawrence Bowen
as Holden McNeil / Ben Affleck
as Rafe McCawley
as Buddy Amaral
as Rudy Duncan
as Jim Young
as Self
as Bartleby
as Self - Nominee
as Ben Holmes
as Bartender
as Ned Alleyn
as A.J. Frost
as Sheriff Bryce Hammond
as Self
as Chuckie Sullivan
as Tom 'Gunner' Casselman
as Self
as Holden McNeil
as Self
as Shannon
as Self
as Jack
as Self
as Joe Willie Clemons
as O'Bannion
as Chesty Smith
as Basketball Player #10 (uncredited)
as Ben Watson
as Kevin Johnson
as Baseball Fan (uncredited)
as Extra (uncredited)
as Self
as Billy Hearn
as Danny Coleman
as C.T. Granville
as Self
as Tommy
as Self - Host
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Danny Coleman
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Presenter