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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…
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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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BODY OF WORK
Ben Affleck's Filmography
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Animals
as Mark Kimball
Social Media Killed the Movie Star
as Ben Affleck
The Rip
as Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne
Unraveling George
as Self
Netflix Tudum 2025
as Self
The Accountant²
as Christian Wolff
The Roast of Tom Brady
as Self
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
as Self
This Is Me…Now
as Rex Stone / Biker
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Flash
as Bruce Wayne / Batman (uncredited)
Hypnotic
as Danny Rourke
Air
as Phil Knight
A Case for Kindness
as Self
Clerks III
as Auditioner
Halftime
as Self
Deep Water
as Vic Van Allen
The Tender Bar
as Charlie Maguire
The Making of the Last Duel
as Self
The Last Duel
as Pierre d'Alençon
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Batman / Bruce Wayne
Clerk
as Self
537 Votes
as Self (archive footage)
Magnum Dopus
as Self
The Way Back
as Jack Cunningham
The Last Thing He Wanted
as Treat Morrison
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Holden McNeil
Triple Frontier
as Tom 'Redfly' Davis
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
as Self
Justice League
as Batman / Bruce Wayne
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
as Self
Live by Night
as Joe Coughlin
Hey New Hampshire, Let's Vote!
as Himself
The Accountant
as Christian Wolff
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Suicide Squad
as Bruce Wayne (uncredited)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
as Bruce Wayne / Batman
Gone Girl
as Nick Dunne
E:60 - Dream On: Stories of Boston's Strongest
as Narrator
2013 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film
as Narrator
Runner Runner
as Ivan Block
To the Wonder
as Neil
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
as Self
Argo
as Tony Mendez
Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
as Self
The Company Men
as Bobby Walker
The Town
as Doug MacRay
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
as Self
Extract
as Dean
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
as Self
State of Play
as Stephen Collins
He's Just Not That Into You
as Neil
Smokin' Aces
as Jack Dupree
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
as Self (uncredited)
Hollywoodland
as George Reeves
Clerks II
as Gawking Guy
Man About Town
as Jack Giamoro
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
as Self
Making Dazed
as Self
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
as Self
Surviving Christmas
as Drew Latham
Fahrenheit 9/11
as Self (archive footage)
Jersey Girl
as Ollie Trinke
Paycheck
as Michael Jennings
The Curse of the Bambino
as Narrator
Gigli
as Larry Gigli
Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me
as Self
Daredevil
as Matt Murdock / Daredevil
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
as Self
The Sum of All Fears
as Jack Ryan
The Third Wheel
as Michael
Changing Lanes
as Gavin Banek
No Poster
Roadside Attractions with Kevin Smith
Daddy and Them
as Lawrence Bowen
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Holden McNeil / Ben Affleck
Pearl Harbor
as Rafe McCawley
Bounce
as Buddy Amaral
Joseph: King of Dreams
as Joseph (voice)
Reindeer Games
as Rudy Duncan
Boiler Room
as Jim Young
Dogma
as Bartleby
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
Forces of Nature
as Ben
200 Cigarettes
as Bartender
Shakespeare in Love
as Ned Alleyn
Armageddon
as A.J. Frost
Phantoms
as Sheriff Bryce Hammond
Armageddon: Target Earth
as Self
Good Will Hunting
as Chuckie Sullivan
Going All the Way
as Tom 'Gunner' Casselman
Chasing Amy
as Holden McNeil
Mallrats
as Shannon
Glory Daze
as Jack
Dazed and Confused
as O'Bannion
School Ties
as Chesty Smith
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Basketball Player #10 (uncredited)
Daddy
as Ben Watson
Field of Dreams
as Baseball Fan (uncredited)
The Good Mother
as Extra (uncredited)
Hands of a Stranger
as Billy Hearn
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
as Danny Coleman
The Dark End of the Street
as Tommy
Ghost Army
No Poster
I Am Still Alive
No Poster