Ben Affleck
Acting
Born: August 15, 1972 (age 54) · Berkeley, California, USA
Highest Rated
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
Suicide Squad
2016
Gone Girl
2014
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Good Will Hunting
1997
Justice League
2017
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Argo
2012
Armageddon
1998
The Accountant
2016
Pearl Harbor
2001
The Town
2010
Daredevil
2003
Photos (16)
Movies (72)
Gone Girl
Nick Dunne
The Rip
Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne
Good Will Hunting
Chuckie Sullivan
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Bruce Wayne / Batman
The Flash
Bruce Wayne / Batman (uncredited)
The Accountant²
Christian Wolff
Justice League
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Deep Water
Vic Van Allen
Suicide Squad
Bruce Wayne (uncredited)
The Town
Doug MacRay
The Accountant
Christian Wolff
Armageddon
A.J. Frost
Argo
Tony Mendez
Pearl Harbor
Rafe McCawley
Daredevil
Matt Murdock / Daredevil
He's Just Not That Into You
Neil
The Last Duel
Pierre d'Alençon
Air
Phil Knight
The Sum of All Fears
Jack Ryan
Paycheck
Michael Jennings
Dogma
Bartleby
Smokin' Aces
Jack Dupree
Triple Frontier
Tom 'Redfly' Davis
Hypnotic
Danny Rourke
State of Play
Stephen Collins
Live by Night
Joe Coughlin
Joseph: King of Dreams
Joseph (voice)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Basketball Player #10 (uncredited)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Holden McNeil / Ben Affleck
Changing Lanes
Gavin Banek
Shakespeare in Love
Ned Alleyn
Dazed and Confused
O'Bannion
Chasing Amy
Holden McNeil
Hollywoodland
George Reeves
Field of Dreams
Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Reindeer Games
Rudy Duncan
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Holden McNeil
Runner Runner
Ivan Block
The Last Thing He Wanted
Treat Morrison
Jersey Girl
Ollie Trinke
Clerks II
Gawking Guy
Clerks III
Auditioner
Boiler Room
Jim Young
Mallrats
Shannon
The Company Men
Bobby Walker
School Ties
Chesty Smith
Forces of Nature
Ben Holmes
The Way Back
Jack Cunningham
Extract
Dean
Bounce
Buddy Amaral
To the Wonder
Neil
Phantoms
Sheriff Bryce Hammond
The Tender Bar
Charlie Maguire
Surviving Christmas
Drew Latham
Gigli
Larry Gigli
Man About Town
Jack Giamoro
200 Cigarettes
Bartender
This Is Me…Now
Rex Stone / Biker
The Third Wheel
Michael
The Good Mother
Extra (uncredited)
Daddy and Them
Lawrence Bowen
Glory Daze
Jack
Going All the Way
Tom 'Gunner' Casselman
Daddy
Ben Watson
The Dark End of the Street
Tommy
Hands of a Stranger
Billy Hearn
2013 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
Narrator
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
Danny Coleman
Diari Chinta
2023
E:60 - Dream On: Stories of Boston's Strongest
Narrator
Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor
Rafe McCawley
TV Shows (9)
Saturday Night Live
Donnie Bartalotti (uncredited) · 1 eps
ABC Afterschool Special
Danny Coleman · 1 eps
TRL
1 eps
This Week
1 eps
The Torkelsons
Kevin Johnson · 1 eps
Making the Video
1 eps
Against the Grain
Joe Willie Clemons · 8 eps
The Voyage of the Mimi
C.T. Granville · 25 eps
The Second Voyage of the Mimi
12 eps
Self / Appearances (63)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 3 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 9 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 5 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 6 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 4 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The View
Self · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 3 eps
El hormiguero
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 6 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 5 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
Finding Your Roots
Self · 1 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self · 3 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 4 eps
Project Greenlight
Self · 21 eps
The Osbournes
Self · 1 eps
History 101
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Directors on Directors
Self · 2 eps
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Self · 1 eps
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
Fahrenheit 9/11
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
The Roast of Tom Brady
Self
Halftime
Self
MADtv
Self · 1 eps
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
Self (uncredited)
537 Votes
Self (archive footage)
Believers: Boston Red Sox
Self · 3 eps
Magnum Dopus
Self
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Self
Clerk
Self
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
Self
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Making Dazed
Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Self
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Armageddon: Target Earth
Self
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
Self
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
Self
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
Unraveling George
Self
Teen Choice Awards
Self · 1 eps
The Making of the Last Duel
Self
A Case for Kindness
Self
The Grammys
Self · 1 eps
Hey New Hampshire, Let's Vote!
Himself
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 5 eps
Upcoming (15)
A Statement
Executive Producer · Film
Animals
Mark Kimball · Film
Animals
Director · Film
Animals
Producer · Film
Animals
Writer · Film
King Leopold’s Ghost
Director · Film
King Leopold’s Ghost
Producer · Film
Ghost Army
Film
Ghost Army
Director · Film
Ghost Army
Producer · Film
Ghost Army
Screenplay · Film
The Big Goodbye
Director · Film
The Big Goodbye
Screenplay · Film
The Big Goodbye
Producer · Film
Keeper of the Lost Cities
Director · Film
Directing (7)
The Town
Director
Argo
Director
Air
Director
Gone Baby Gone
Director
Live by Night
Director
I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney
Director
Gimme Shelter
Director
Writing (6)
Producing (27)
The Rip
Producer
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Executive Producer
The Accountant²
Producer
Justice League
Executive Producer
City on a Hill
Executive Producer
Argo
Producer
Small Things Like These
Executive Producer
The Last Duel
Producer
Air
Producer
Incorporated
Executive Producer
Project Greenlight
Executive Producer
The Instigators
Producer
Live by Night
Producer
Unstoppable
Producer
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Executive Producer
Feast
Executive Producer
Push, Nevada
Executive Producer
The Third Wheel
Executive Producer
Kiss the Future
Producer
Bending the Arc
Executive Producer
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Executive Producer
The Merchants of Joy
Executive Producer
Stolen Summer
Producer
The Leisure Class
Producer
For People in Trouble
Producer
Reporter
Executive Producer
Speakeasy
Executive Producer
