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Ben Affleck
20 FOLLOWERS • 83 CREDITS • AUG 15, 1972 • 52
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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Known For
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Saturday Night Live
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The Daily Show
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Graham Norton Show
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Today
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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The Early Show
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MADtv
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Teen Choice Awards
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Honest Trailers
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History 101
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Golden Globe Awards
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Finding Your Roots
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Celebrities Uncensored
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The Torkelsons
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Revealed with Jules Asner
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The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
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The Oscars
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The Flash
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Field of Dreams
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Clerks III
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Suicide Squad
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
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Deadpool & Wolverine
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Boiler Room
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Dazed and Confused
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Smokin' Aces
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Shakespeare in Love
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Clerks II
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He's Just Not That Into You
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School Ties
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Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
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Extract
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The Last Duel
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Against the Grain
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
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Good Will Hunting
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Armageddon
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Air
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Halftime
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The Last Thing He Wanted
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Surviving Christmas
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Zack Snyder's Justice League
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Paycheck
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
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Justice League
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Daredevil
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Triple Frontier
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The Accountant
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200 Cigarettes
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Hypnotic
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Dogma
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Changing Lanes
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Argo
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The Way Back
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Jersey Girl
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The Tender Bar
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Pearl Harbor
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The Sum of All Fears
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Chasing Amy
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The Town
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Deep Water
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Gone Girl
Production Credits
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