Ben Affleck
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 15, 1972 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Credits
- 149
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
2016Movie
Bruce Wayne (uncredited)
Gone Girl
2014Movie
Nick Dunne
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016Movie
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Good Will Hunting
1997Movie
Chuckie Sullivan
Justice League
2017Movie
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021Movie
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Filmography
Animals
2026Movie
Mark Kimball
The Rip
2026Movie
Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne
Believers: Boston Red Sox
2025TV
Self
Unraveling George
2025Movie
Self
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025Movie
Self
The Accountant²
2025Movie
Christian Wolff
The Adventures of Alexandra and Martin in Time
2025Movie
The Roast of Tom Brady
2024Movie
Self
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
2024Movie
Self
This Is Me…Now
2024Movie
Rex Stone / Biker
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
2023Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Flash
2023Movie
Bruce Wayne / Batman (uncredited)
Hypnotic
2023Movie
Danny Rourke
Air
2023Movie
Phil Knight
A Case for Kindness
2022Movie
Self
Clerks III
2022Movie
Auditioner
Halftime
2022Movie
Self
Deep Water
2022Movie
Vic Van Allen
The Tender Bar
2021Movie
Charlie Maguire
The Making of the Last Duel
2021Movie
Self
The Last Duel
2021Movie
Pierre d'Alençon
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021Movie
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Clerk
2021Movie
Self
Directors on Directors
2021TV
Self
537 Votes
2020Movie
Self (archive footage)
History 101
2020TV
Self (archive footage)
Magnum Dopus
2020Movie
Self
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020TV
Self - Contestant
The Way Back
2020Movie
Jack Cunningham
The Last Thing He Wanted
2020Movie
Treat Morrison
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019Movie
Holden McNeil
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
Triple Frontier
2019Movie
Tom 'Redfly' Davis
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018Movie
Self
Justice League
2017Movie
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017Movie
Self
Live by Night
2016Movie
Joe Coughlin
Hey New Hampshire, Let's Vote!
2016Movie
Himself
The Accountant
2016Movie
Christian Wolff
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Suicide Squad
2016Movie
Bruce Wayne (uncredited)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016Movie
Bruce Wayne / Batman
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015TV
Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014TV
Self
Gone Girl
2014Movie
Nick Dunne
E:60 - Dream On: Stories of Boston's Strongest
2014Movie
Narrator
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self - Guest, Self
2013 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
2013Movie
Narrator
Runner Runner
2013Movie
Ivan Block
To the Wonder
2013Movie
Neil
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013Movie
Self
Argo
2012Movie
Tony Mendez
Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
2012Movie
Self
Finding Your Roots
2012TV
Self
The Company Men
2010Movie
Bobby Walker
The Town
2010Movie
Doug MacRay
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009Movie
Self
Extract
2009Movie
Dean
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
2009Movie
Self
State of Play
2009Movie
Stephen Collins
He's Just Not That Into You
2009Movie
Neil
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
Smokin' Aces
2006Movie
Jack Dupree
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
2006Movie
Self (uncredited)
El hormiguero
2006TV
Self - Guest
Hollywoodland
2006Movie
George Reeves
Clerks II
2006Movie
Gawking Guy
Man About Town
2006Movie
Jack Giamoro
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
2005Movie
Self
Making Dazed
2005Movie
Self
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004Movie
Self
Surviving Christmas
2004Movie
Drew Latham
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
Jersey Girl
2004Movie
Ollie Trinke
Paycheck
2003Movie
Michael Jennings
Celebrity Poker Showdown
2003TV
Self
The Curse of the Bambino
2003Movie
Narrator
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
Gigli
2003Movie
Larry Gigli
Celebrities Uncensored
2003TV
Self
Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me
2003Movie
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003TV
Self
Daredevil
2003Movie
Matt Murdock / Daredevil
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self, Self - Guest
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
2002Movie
Self
The Sum of All Fears
2002Movie
Jack Ryan
The Third Wheel
2002Movie
Michael
Changing Lanes
2002Movie
Gavin Banek
The Osbournes
2002TV
Self
Roadside Attractions with Kevin Smith
2002Movie
Project Greenlight
2001TV
Self
Revealed with Jules Asner
2001TV
Daddy and Them
2001Movie
Lawrence Bowen
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001Movie
Holden McNeil / Ben Affleck
Pearl Harbor
2001Movie
Rafe McCawley
Bounce
2000Movie
Buddy Amaral
Joseph: King of Dreams
2000Movie
Joseph (voice)
Reindeer Games
2000Movie
Rudy Duncan
Boiler Room
2000Movie
Jim Young
The Early Show
1999TV
Self
Dogma
1999Movie
Bartleby
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999Movie
Self
Teen Choice Awards
1999TV
Self
Making the Video
1999TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999TV
Self
Forces of Nature
1999Movie
Ben
200 Cigarettes
1999Movie
Bartender
Shakespeare in Love
1998Movie
Ned Alleyn
TRL
1998TV
Armageddon
1998Movie
A.J. Frost
Phantoms
1998Movie
Sheriff Bryce Hammond
Armageddon: Target Earth
1998Movie
Self
Good Will Hunting
1997Movie
Chuckie Sullivan
Going All the Way
1997Movie
Tom 'Gunner' Casselman
The View
1997TV
Self
Chasing Amy
1997Movie
Holden McNeil
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self
Mallrats
1995Movie
Shannon
MADtv
1995TV
Self
Glory Daze
1995Movie
Jack
Inside the Actors Studio
1994TV
Self
Against the Grain
1993TV
Joe Willie Clemons
Dazed and Confused
1993Movie
O'Bannion
School Ties
1992Movie
Chesty Smith
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992Movie
Basketball Player #10 (uncredited)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
Self
Daddy
1991Movie
Ben Watson
The Torkelsons
1991TV
Kevin Johnson
Field of Dreams
1989Movie
Baseball Fan (uncredited)
The Good Mother
1988Movie
Extra (uncredited)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Self
The Second Voyage of the Mimi
1988TV
Hands of a Stranger
1987Movie
Billy Hearn
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
1986Movie
Danny Coleman
The Voyage of the Mimi
1984TV
C.T. Granville
This Week
1981TV
Entertainment Tonight
1981TV
Self
The Dark End of the Street
1981Movie
Tommy
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host, Self (uncredited), Donnie Bartalotti (uncredited)
ABC Afterschool Special
1972TV
Danny Coleman
The Grammys
1959TV
Self
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Today
1952TV
Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Presenter
Hunting Whitey Bulger
TV
Narrator (voice)
Ghost Army
Movie
I Am Still Alive
Movie
Falling to Earth
Movie