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Ben Affleck

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

Movie
2025
The Accountant²

as Christian Wolff

Movie
2023
Hypnotic

as Danny Rourke

Movie
2023
Air

as Phil Knight

Movie
2022
Deep Water

as Vic Van Allen

Movie
2021
The Last Duel

as Pierre d'Alençon

Movie
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League

as Batman / Bruce Wayne

Movie
2017
Justice League

as Batman / Bruce Wayne

Movie
2016
The Accountant

as Christian Wolff

Movie
2016
Suicide Squad

as Bruce Wayne / Batman (uncredited)

Movie
2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

as Bruce Wayne / Batman

Movie
2014
Gone Girl

as Nick Dunne

Movie
2012
Argo

as Tony Mendez

Movie
2010
The Town

as Doug MacRay

Movie
2003
Paycheck

as Michael Jennings

Movie
2003
Daredevil

as Matt Murdock / Daredevil

Movie
2001
Pearl Harbor

as Rafe McCawley

Movie
2000
Reindeer Games

as Rudy Duncan

Movie
1999
Dogma

as Bartleby

Movie
1999
Forces of Nature

as Ben Holmes

Movie
1998
Armageddon

as A.J. Frost

Movie
1997
Good Will Hunting

as Chuckie Sullivan

Movie
1995
Mallrats

as Shannon

Movie
1993
Dazed and Confused

as O'Bannion

Movie