Ben Affleck

Acting

Born Aug 15, 1972

From Berkeley, California, USA

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

Known For

The Rip

Gone Girl

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Good Will Hunting

Zack Snyder's Justice League

The Flash

Deep Water

The Accountant²

Justice League

Suicide Squad

Filmography — Acting

The Rip

Gone Girl

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Good Will Hunting

Zack Snyder's Justice League

The Flash

Deep Water

The Accountant²

Justice League

Suicide Squad

Pearl Harbor

Armageddon

The Town

The Accountant

Daredevil

Argo

The Last Duel

The Sum of All Fears

Field of Dreams

Dogma

Joseph: King of Dreams

He's Just Not That Into You

Air

Jersey Girl

Dazed and Confused

Triple Frontier

State of Play

Smokin' Aces

Hypnotic

Paycheck

Shakespeare in Love

School Ties

Boiler Room

Reindeer Games

Mallrats

Chasing Amy

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Live by Night

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Bounce

Runner Runner

Fahrenheit 9/11

Phantoms

Gigli

Changing Lanes

Hollywoodland

Clerks III

Extract

The Company Men

Glory Daze

Clerks II

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

The Tender Bar

The Way Back

Man About Town

Forces of Nature

Surviving Christmas

The Third Wheel

The Last Thing He Wanted

To the Wonder

Animals

This Is Me…Now

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

Netflix Tudum 2025

Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'

200 Cigarettes

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny