Ben Affleck
Acting
- Born:
- 1972-08-15
- Place of birth:
- Berkeley, California, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Animals
Social Media Killed the Movie Star
The Rip
Believers: Boston Red Sox
Unraveling George
Netflix Tudum 2025
The Accountant²
The Roast of Tom Brady
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
This Is Me…Now
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
The Flash
Hypnotic
Air
A Case for Kindness
Clerks III
Halftime
Deep Water
The Tender Bar
The Making of the Last Duel
The Last Duel
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Clerk
Directors on Directors
537 Votes
History 101
Magnum Dopus
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
The Way Back
The Last Thing He Wanted
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Triple Frontier
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Justice League
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Live by Night
Hey New Hampshire, Let's Vote!
The Accountant
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Suicide Squad
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Gone Girl
E:60 - Dream On: Stories of Boston's Strongest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2013 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
Runner Runner
To the Wonder
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Argo
Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Finding Your Roots
The Company Men
The Town
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Extract
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
State of Play
He's Just Not That Into You
The Graham Norton Show
Smokin' Aces
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
El hormiguero
Hollywoodland
Clerks II
Man About Town
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
Making Dazed
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Surviving Christmas
Fahrenheit 9/11
Jersey Girl
Paycheck
Celebrity Poker Showdown
The Curse of the Bambino
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Gigli
Celebrities Uncensored
Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me
Real Time with Bill Maher
Daredevil
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
The Sum of All Fears
The Third Wheel
Changing Lanes
The Osbournes
Roadside Attractions with Kevin Smith
Project Greenlight
Revealed with Jules Asner
Daddy and Them
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Pearl Harbor
Bounce
Joseph: King of Dreams
Reindeer Games
Boiler Room
The Early Show
Dogma
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Teen Choice Awards
Making the Video
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Forces of Nature
200 Cigarettes
Shakespeare in Love
TRL
Armageddon
Phantoms
Armageddon: Target Earth
Good Will Hunting
Going All the Way
The View
Chasing Amy
The Daily Show
Mallrats
MADtv
Glory Daze
Inside the Actors Studio
Against the Grain
Dazed and Confused
School Ties
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Daddy
The Torkelsons
Field of Dreams
The Good Mother
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Second Voyage of the Mimi
Hands of a Stranger
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
The Voyage of the Mimi
This Week
Entertainment Tonight
The Dark End of the Street
Saturday Night Live
ABC Afterschool Special
The Grammys
The Oscars
Today
Golden Globe Awards
Ghost Army
Falling to Earth
I Am Still Alive
Hunting Whitey Bulger