Acting
Ben Affleck
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.
Movies with Ben Affleck
The Rip
2026
Good Will Hunting
1997
Gone Girl
2014
Armageddon
1998
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
The Flash
2023
The Accountant²
2025
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Pearl Harbor
2001
Deep Water
2022
The Town
2010
Argo
2012
Justice League
2017
The Sum of All Fears
2002
Suicide Squad
2016
Triple Frontier
2019
The Accountant
2016
Reindeer Games
2000
Changing Lanes
2002
He's Just Not That Into You
2009
Daredevil
2003
Air
2023
The Last Duel
2021
Field of Dreams
1989
Dogma
1999
Dazed and Confused
1993
Paycheck
2003
Hypnotic
2023
Joseph: King of Dreams
2000
State of Play
2009
Shakespeare in Love
1998
Smokin' Aces
2006
Live by Night
2016
Jersey Girl
2004
Hollywoodland
2006
Boiler Room
2000
To the Wonder
2013
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
School Ties
1992
Runner Runner
2013
The Way Back
2020
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
200 Cigarettes
1999
Mallrats
1995
The Tender Bar
2021
Magnum Dopus
2020
Chasing Amy
1997
Forces of Nature
1999
The Company Men
2010
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004
This Is Me…Now
2024
Extract
2009
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition
2016
Clerks II
2006
Phantoms
1998
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
Bounce
2000
The Last Thing He Wanted
2020
Clerks III
2022
Gigli
2003
Daddy and Them
2001
The Third Wheel
2002
Daddy
1991
The Good Mother
1988
Surviving Christmas
2004
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025
537 Votes
2020
Halftime
2022
Glory Daze
1995
Man About Town
2006
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004
The Roast of Tom Brady
2024
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
Hands of a Stranger
1987
Strangers
Animals
Making Dazed
2005
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
2024
Going All the Way
1997
Clerk
2021
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
2002
I Am Still Alive
Armageddon: Target Earth
1998
The Making of the Last Duel
2021
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
2012
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
2023
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
2006
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
1986
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009
The Dark End of the Street
1981
Ghost Army
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
2005
Falling to Earth
Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor
2001
Unraveling George
2025
A Case for Kindness
2022
The Curse of the Bambino
2003
E:60 - Dream On: Stories of Boston's Strongest
2014
Roadside Attractions with Kevin Smith
2002
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
2009
Hey New Hampshire, Let's Vote!
2016
2013 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
2013
TV Shows with Ben Affleck
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Daily Show
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
The View
1997
Golden Globe Awards
1944
El hormiguero
2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Today
1952
The Oscars
1953
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Finding Your Roots
2012
The Torkelsons
1991
Project Greenlight
2001
History 101
2020
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
The Osbournes
2002
TRL
1998
Entertainment Tonight
1981
This Week
1981
Directors on Directors
2021
Making the Video
1999
Celebrity Poker Showdown
2003
The Early Show
1999
Against the Grain
1993
Revealed with Jules Asner
2001
The Voyage of the Mimi
1984
MADtv
1995
Believers: Boston Red Sox
2025
Teen Choice Awards
1999
Hunting Whitey Bulger
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
The Grammys
1959
The Second Voyage of the Mimi
1988
Celebrities Uncensored
2003