Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 15, 1972
Place of Birth
Berkeley, California, USA
Credits
176 titles
Ben Affleck
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
The Rip
Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne
The Merchants of Joy
Executive Producer
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Executive Producer
Believers: Boston Red Sox
Self
Unraveling George
Self
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
The Accountant²
Christian Wolff
Unstoppable
Producer
Small Things Like These
Executive Producer
The Instigators
Producer
The Roast of Tom Brady
Self
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
Self
Kiss the Future
Producer
This Is Me…Now
Rex Stone / Biker
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Flash
Bruce Wayne / Batman (uncredited)
For People in Trouble
Producer
Hypnotic
Danny Rourke
Air
Phil Knight
Diari Chinta
A Case for Kindness
Self
Clerks III
Auditioner
Halftime
Self
Deep Water
Vic Van Allen
The Tender Bar
Charlie Maguire
The Making of the Last Duel
Self
The Last Duel
Pierre d'Alençon
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Clerk
Self
Directors on Directors
Self
537 Votes
Self (archive footage)
History 101
Self (archive footage)
Magnum Dopus
Self
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant
The Way Back
Jack Cunningham
The Last Thing He Wanted
Treat Morrison
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Holden McNeil
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
City on a Hill
Executive Producer
Triple Frontier
Tom 'Redfly' Davis
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
Justice League
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
Bending the Arc
Executive Producer
Live by Night
Joe Coughlin
Incorporated
Executive Producer
Hey New Hampshire, Let's Vote!
Himself
The Accountant
Christian Wolff
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Suicide Squad
Bruce Wayne (uncredited)