Ben Affleck
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1972-08-15
Place of Birth
Berkeley, California, USA
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.
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Armageddon
Jul 01, 1998
Good Will Hunting
Dec 05, 1997
Hollywoodland
Aug 31, 2006
Changing Lanes
Apr 07, 2002
Pearl Harbor
May 21, 2001
Reindeer Games
Feb 25, 2000
He's Just Not That Into You
Feb 06, 2009
Forces of Nature
Mar 12, 1999
Chasing Amy
Apr 04, 1997
Mallrats
Oct 20, 1995
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Aug 22, 2001
Clerks II
Jul 21, 2006
Dogma
Oct 04, 1999
Shakespeare in Love
Dec 11, 1998
The Sum of All Fears
May 31, 2002
Bounce
Nov 15, 2000
The Town
Sep 15, 2010
Smokin' Aces
Dec 09, 2006
Gigli
Aug 01, 2003
Extract
Sep 03, 2009
Daredevil
Feb 14, 2003
Jersey Girl
Mar 25, 2004
Man About Town
Jun 08, 2006
Glory Daze
Oct 01, 1995
Paycheck
Dec 25, 2003
Phantoms
Jan 23, 1998
537 Votes
Oct 21, 2020
Boiler Room
Feb 18, 2000
School Ties
Sep 18, 1992
To the Wonder
Feb 22, 2013
The Third Wheel
May 31, 2002
200 Cigarettes
Feb 26, 1999
Surviving Christmas
Sep 21, 2004
The Company Men
Oct 21, 2010
Clerk
Mar 17, 2021
Joseph: King of Dreams
Nov 07, 2000
State of Play
Apr 17, 2009
Argo
Oct 11, 2012
The Curse of the Bambino
Sep 16, 2003
Runner Runner
Sep 24, 2013
Going All the Way
Sep 19, 1997
Air
Apr 05, 2023
Daddy
Oct 23, 1991
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Mar 23, 2016
Gone Girl
Oct 01, 2014
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Aug 05, 2016
Halftime
Jun 08, 2022
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
Oct 01, 1986
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Aug 29, 2023
Live by Night
Dec 25, 2016
Justice League
Nov 15, 2017
Clerks III
Sep 04, 2022
Dazed and Confused
Sep 24, 1993
The Making of the Last Duel
Nov 29, 2021
This Is Me…Now
Feb 15, 2024
The Accountant
Oct 13, 2016
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
Feb 26, 2024
Suicide Squad
Aug 03, 2016
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Jul 24, 1992
The Roast of Tom Brady
May 05, 2024
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
Sep 03, 2002
Daddy and Them
Oct 26, 2001
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
Aug 04, 2009
The Rip
Jan 13, 2026
2013 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
Nov 26, 2013
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
Nov 28, 2006
Triple Frontier
Mar 06, 2019
The Way Back
Mar 05, 2020
The Last Thing He Wanted
Feb 14, 2020
Ghost Army
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Oct 15, 2019
The Last Duel
Oct 13, 2021
Deep Water
Mar 17, 2022
Hypnotic
May 11, 2023
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Jan 15, 2013
Making Dazed
Mar 01, 2005
The Dark End of the Street
Feb 01, 1981
Hands of a Stranger
May 10, 1987
Falling to Earth
I Am Still Alive
Fahrenheit 9/11
Jun 25, 2004
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Nov 17, 2004
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Nov 12, 2017
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Oct 05, 2018
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Dec 22, 2009
Hey New Hampshire, Let's Vote!
Oct 25, 2016
Magnum Dopus
Apr 20, 2020
The Tender Bar
Dec 17, 2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Mar 18, 2021
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
Sep 20, 2005
The Flash
Jun 13, 2023
The Accountant²
Apr 23, 2025
TMZ Investigates: JLo & Ben: Missed Warning Signs
Sep 13, 2024
A Case for Kindness
Oct 19, 2022
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Aug 21, 2012
Armageddon: Target Earth
Jan 01, 1998
Animals
The Good Mother
Nov 04, 1988
Netflix Tudum 2025
May 30, 2025
Roadside Attractions with Kevin Smith
Jan 01, 2002
Unraveling George
Aug 01, 2025
Field of Dreams
Apr 21, 1989
E:60 - Dream On: Stories of Boston's Strongest
Apr 15, 2014
The Osbournes
Mar 05, 2002
Inside the Actors Studio
Aug 14, 1994
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
Today
Jan 14, 1952
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
The Torkelsons
Sep 21, 1991
This Week
Nov 15, 1981
The View
Aug 11, 1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
The Early Show
Nov 01, 1999
Finding Your Roots
Mar 24, 2012
MADtv
Oct 14, 1995
Making the Video
Jul 11, 1999
Celebrities Uncensored
Jun 04, 2003
The Voyage of the Mimi
Aug 28, 1984
Revealed with Jules Asner
Dec 01, 2001
Against the Grain
Oct 01, 1993
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Mar 30, 1999
ABC Afterschool Special
Oct 04, 1972
TRL
Sep 14, 1998
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Mar 23, 2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Teen Choice Awards
Aug 01, 1999
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Dec 02, 2003
History 101
May 22, 2020
Entertainment Tonight
Sep 15, 1981
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Real Time with Bill Maher
Feb 21, 2003
Directors on Directors
Mar 03, 2021
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
El hormiguero
Sep 24, 2006
The Grammys
Nov 29, 1959
The Second Voyage of the Mimi
Jan 01, 1988
Project Greenlight
Dec 02, 2001
Believers: Boston Red Sox
Sep 26, 2025