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Ben Affleck

Born: 1972-08-15 in Berkeley, California, USA

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2026

The Rip as Det. Sgt. JD Byrne

2025

The Accountant² as Christian Wolff
The Merchants of Joy ... (Executive Producer)
Kiss of the Spider Woman ... (Executive Producer)
Netflix Tudum 2025 as Self
Believers: Boston Red Sox as Self
Unraveling George as Self

2024

Unstoppable ... (Producer)
This Is Me…Now as Rex Stone / Biker
The Roast of Tom Brady as Self
Small Things Like These ... (Executive Producer)
The Greatest Love Story Never Told as Self
The Instigators ... (Producer)
Kiss the Future ... (Producer)
TMZ Investigates: JLo & Ben: Missed Warning Signs

2023

The Flash as Bruce Wayne / Batman (uncredited)
Air as Phil Knight
Hypnotic as Danny Rourke
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
For People in Trouble ... (Producer)

2022

Deep Water as Vic Van Allen
Halftime as Self
Clerks III as Auditioner
New Heights as Self
A Case for Kindness as Self

2021

Zack Snyder's Justice League as Batman / Bruce Wayne
The Last Duel as Pierre d'Alençon
Clerk as Self
The Tender Bar as Charlie Maguire
The Making of the Last Duel as Self
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors as Self

2020

The Way Back as Jack Cunningham
History 101 as Self (archive footage)
Magnum Dopus as Self
The Last Thing He Wanted as Treat Morrison
537 Votes as Self (archive footage)

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
City on a Hill ... (Executive Producer)
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Holden McNeil
Triple Frontier as Tom 'Redfly' Davis

2018

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion as Self

2017

Justice League as Batman / Bruce Wayne
Bending the Arc ... (Executive Producer)
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies as Self

2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Bruce Wayne / Batman
The Accountant as Christian Wolff
Suicide Squad as Bruce Wayne / Batman (uncredited)
Incorporated ... (Executive Producer)
Live by Night as Joe Coughlin
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hey New Hampshire, Let's Vote! as Himself

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
The Leisure Class ... (Producer)

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
Gone Girl as Nick Dunne
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
E:60 - Dream On: Stories of Boston's Strongest as Narrator

2013

To the Wonder as Neil
Runner Runner as Ivan Block
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
2013 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film as Narrator

2012

Finding Your Roots as Self
Argo as Tony Mendez
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later as Self

2010

The Town as Doug MacRay
The Company Men as Bobby Walker

2009

Extract as Dean
The Messenger ... (Thanks)
He's Just Not That Into You as Neil
State of Play as Stephen Collins
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc as Self
Reporter ... (Executive Producer)
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe as Self

2008

Gimme Shelter ... (Director)

2007

The Graham Norton Show as Self
Gone Baby Gone ... (Screenplay)

2006

El hormiguero as Self - Guest
Smokin' Aces as Jack Dupree
Clerks II as Gawking Guy
Hollywoodland as George Reeves
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II' as Self (uncredited)
Man About Town as Jack Giamoro

2005

Feast ... (Executive Producer)
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats as Himself
Making Dazed as Self

2004

Surviving Christmas as Drew Latham
Jersey Girl as Ollie Trinke
Fahrenheit 9/11 as Self (archive footage)
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party as Self

2003

Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
Paycheck as Michael Jennings
Daredevil as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
Gigli as Larry Gigli
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
The Battle of Shaker Heights ... (Executive Producer)
Celebrity Poker Showdown as Self
The Curse of the Bambino as Narrator
Celebrities Uncensored as Self

2002

Joseph: King of Dreams as Joseph (voice)
Stolen Summer ... (Producer)
The Sum of All Fears as Jack Ryan
Changing Lanes as Gavin Banek
The Osbournes as Self
Speakeasy ... (Executive Producer)
The Third Wheel as Michael
Roadside Attractions with Kevin Smith
Push, Nevada ... (Writer)
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma as Self

2001

Pearl Harbor as Rafe McCawley
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Holden McNeil / Ben Affleck
Project Greenlight as Self
Daddy and Them as Lawrence Bowen
Revealed with Jules Asner

2000

Reindeer Games as Rudy Duncan
Bounce as Buddy Amaral
Boiler Room as Jim Young

1999

Dogma as Bartleby
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
Making the Video
200 Cigarettes as Bartender
The Early Show as Self
Forces of Nature as Ben Holmes
Teen Choice Awards as Self

1998

Armageddon as A.J. Frost
Shakespeare in Love as Ned Alleyn
Phantoms as Sheriff Bryce Hammond
TRL
Armageddon: Target Earth as Self

1997

The View as Self
Good Will Hunting as Chuckie Sullivan
Chasing Amy as Holden McNeil
Going All the Way as Tom 'Gunner' Casselman

1996

The Daily Show as Self

1995

Mallrats as Shannon
Glory Daze as Jack
MADtv as Self

1994

Inside the Actors Studio as Self

1993

Dazed and Confused as O'Bannion
I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney ... (Director)
Against the Grain as Joe Willie Clemons

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
School Ties as Chesty Smith
Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Basketball Player #10 (uncredited)

1991

Daddy as Ben Watson
The Torkelsons as Kevin Johnson

1989

Field of Dreams as Baseball Fan (uncredited)

1988

1987

Hands of a Stranger as Billy Hearn

1986

Wanted: The Perfect Guy as Danny Coleman

1984

The Voyage of the Mimi as C.T. Granville

1981

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1972

ABC Afterschool Special as Danny Coleman

1959

The Grammys as Self

1953

The Oscars as Self

1952

Today as Self

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter