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Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Birthday: 1972-08-15 | Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, USA

Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt (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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
On My Way

as    Himself

2022
Halftime

as    Self

2022
Deep Water

as    Vic Van Allen

2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League

as    Bruce Wayne / Batman

2021
The Tender Bar

as    Charlie Maguire

2021
The Last Duel

as    Pierre d'Alençon

2020
The Way Back

as    Jack Cunningham

2020
Siempre, Luis

as    Self (archive footage)

2020
The Last Thing He Wanted

as    Treat Morrison

2019
Triple Frontier

as    Tom 'Redfly' Davis

2017
Justice League

as    Batman / Bruce Wayne

2017
2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

as    Bruce Wayne / Batman

2016
The Accountant

as    Chris Wolff

2016
2016
Live by Night

as    Joe Coughlin

2014
Gone Girl

as    Nick Dunne

2013
Runner Runner

as    Ivan Block

2013
To the Wonder

as    Neil

2012
Argo

as    Tony Mendez

2010
The Company Men

as    Bobby Walker

2010
The Town

as    Doug MacRay

2009
Extract

as    Dean

2009
2009
State of Play

as    Stephen Collins

2006
Clerks II

as    Gawking Guy

2006
Hollywoodland

as    George Reeves