Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and two BAFTA Awards.

Affleck received a Golden Globe nomination for portraying George Reeves in the noir biopic "Hollywoodland" (2006). He co-wrote his directorial debut, "Gone Baby Gone" (2007). 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). He portrayed Batman in the superhero films of 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.

He began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series "The Voyage of the Mimi." He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and various Kevin Smith films. 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. Following "Good Will Hunting," Affleck's career continued to rise with roles in "Armageddon" (1998) and "Shakespeare in Love" (1998).