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Ben Affleck

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Ben Affleck

Born August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California, USA71 films

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).

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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.

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Good Will Hunting posterFirst watchGood Will Hunting19978.2as Chuckie SullivanWill Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Gone Girl poster7.9Gone Girl2014Zack Snyder's Justice League poster8.1Zack Snyder's Justice League2021Argo poster7.3Argo2012The Accountant poster7.1The Accountant2016The Town poster7.2The Town2010Armageddon poster6.8Armageddon1998Pearl Harbor poster6.9Pearl Harbor2001The Last Duel poster7.4The Last Duel2021

Filmography

71 films as actor
  1. TBAGhost Army
  2. TBAI Am Still Alive
  3. TBAFalling to Earth
  4. 2026AnimalsMark Kimball
  5. 2026The RipDetective Sergeant J.D. Byrne
  6. 2025The Accountant²Christian Wolff
  7. 2023The FlashBruce Wayne / Batman (uncredited)
  8. 2023HypnoticDanny Rourke
  9. 2023AirPhil Knight
  10. 2022Clerks IIIAuditioner
  11. 2022Deep WaterVic Van Allen
  12. 2021The Tender BarCharlie Maguire
  13. 2021The Last DuelPierre d'Alençon
  14. 2021Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueBatman / Bruce Wayne
  15. 2020The Way BackJack Cunningham
  16. 2020The Last Thing He WantedTreat Morrison
  17. 2019Jay and Silent Bob RebootHolden McNeil
  18. 2019Triple FrontierTom 'Redfly' Davis
  19. 2017Justice LeagueBatman / Bruce Wayne
  20. 2016Live by NightJoe Coughlin
  21. 2016The AccountantChristian Wolff
  22. 2016Suicide SquadBruce Wayne (uncredited)
  23. 2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeBruce Wayne / Batman
  24. 2014Gone GirlNick Dunne
  25. 2013Runner RunnerIvan Block
  26. 2013To the WonderNeil
  27. 2012ArgoTony Mendez
  28. 2010The Company MenBobby Walker
  29. 2010The TownDoug MacRay
  30. 2009ExtractDean
  31. 2009State of PlayStephen Collins
  32. 2009He's Just Not That Into YouNeil
  33. 2006Smokin' AcesJack Dupree
  34. 2006HollywoodlandGeorge Reeves
  35. 2006Clerks IIGawking Guy
  36. 2006Man About TownJack Giamoro
  37. 2004Surviving ChristmasDrew Latham
  38. 2004Jersey GirlOllie Trinke
  39. 2003PaycheckMichael Jennings
  40. 2003GigliLarry Gigli
  41. 2003DaredevilMatt Murdock / Daredevil
  42. 2002The Sum of All FearsJack Ryan
  43. 2002The Third WheelMichael
  44. 2002Changing LanesGavin Banek
  45. 2001Daddy and ThemLawrence Bowen
  46. 2001Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackHolden McNeil / Ben Affleck
  47. 2001Pearl HarborRafe McCawley
  48. 2000BounceBuddy Amaral
  49. 2000Joseph: King of DreamsJoseph (voice)
  50. 2000Reindeer GamesRudy Duncan
  51. 2000Boiler RoomJim Young
  52. 1999DogmaBartleby
  53. 1999Forces of NatureBen
  54. 1999200 CigarettesBartender
  55. 1998Shakespeare in LoveNed Alleyn
  56. 1998ArmageddonA.J. Frost
  57. 1998PhantomsSheriff Bryce Hammond
  58. 1997Good Will HuntingChuckie Sullivan
  59. 1997Going All the WayTom 'Gunner' Casselman
  60. 1997Chasing AmyHolden McNeil
  61. 1995MallratsShannon
  62. 1995Glory DazeJack
  63. 1993Dazed and ConfusedO'Bannion
  64. 1992School TiesChesty Smith
  65. 1992Buffy the Vampire SlayerBasketball Player #10 (uncredited)
  66. 1991DaddyBen Watson
  67. 1989Field of DreamsBaseball Fan (uncredited)
  68. 1988The Good MotherExtra (uncredited)
  69. 1987Hands of a StrangerBilly Hearn
  70. 1986Wanted: The Perfect GuyDanny Coleman
  71. 1981The Dark End of the StreetTommy