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Ben Affleck
$\"Photograph$ Affleck in 2023
Born	Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt^[a] (1972-08-15) August 15, 1972 (age 52) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor film director producer screenwriter
Years active	1981\u2013present
Works	Full list
Spouses	\n \n Jennifer Garner \n (m. 2005; div. 2018) \n \n Jennifer Lopez \n (m. 2022; div. 2025) \n
Children	3
Relatives	Casey Affleck (brother)
Awards	Full list

Benjamin G\u00e9za Affleck^[b] (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984\u20131988). He later appeared in the independent comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and several Kevin Smith comedies, including Chasing Amy (1997).\n

Affleck gained wider recognition when he and Matt Damon won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Good Will Hunting (1997), which they also starred in. He established himself as a leading man in studio films, including the disaster film Armageddon (1998), the action crime thriller Reindeer Games (2000), the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001), and the thriller The Sum of All Fears (2002). After a career downturn, Affleck made a comeback by portraying George Reeves in the biopic Hollywoodland (2006), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.\n

Afflecks's directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), which Affleck also co-wrote, was well received. He then directed and starred in the crime drama The Town (2010) and the political thriller Argo (2012), both of which were critical and commercial successes. For the latter, Affleck won the BAFTA Award for Best Director, and the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Picture. Affleck then starred in the psychological thriller Gone Girl (2014) and played the superhero Batman in the DC Extended Universe (2016\u20132023). He starred in the thriller The Accountant (2016) and the sports drama The Way Back (2020). Affleck had supporting roles in the dramas The Last Duel (2021), The Tender Bar (2021) and Air (2023), the latter of which he also directed.\n

Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. He is a supporter of the Democratic Party. Affleck and Damon are co-owners of the production company Artists Equity and were also co-owners of Pearl Street Films.\n

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v t e Ben Affleck
\n Filmography \n Awards and nominations \n Unrealized projects \n
Directed	\n Gone Baby Gone (2007) \n The Town (2010) \n Argo (2012) \n Live by Night (2016) \n Air (2023) \n
Written only	\n Good Will Hunting (1997) \n The Last Duel (2021) \n
Produced only	\n Stolen Summer (2002) \n The Instigators (2024) \n Unstoppable (2024) \n Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025) \n The Accountant 2 (2025) \n
Related	\n Bennifer \n I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney (1993; short film) \n Bruce Wayne (DC Extended Universe) \n Jack Ryan (character) \n Eastern Congo Initiative \n LivePlanet \n Pearl Street Films \n Artists Equity \n

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Early life

Career

1981\u20131997: Child acting and Good Will Hunting

1998\u20132002: Leading man status

2003\u20132005: Career downturn and tabloid notoriety

2006\u20132015: Emergence as a director

2016\u20132019: Batman and continued directing

2020\u2013present: Supporting roles and Artists Equity

Philanthropy

Eastern Congo Initiative

Other charitable causes

Political views

Personal life

Relationship with Jennifer Garner

Relationship with Jennifer Lopez

Other relationships

Health

Professional gambling

Religious beliefs

Ancestry

Me Too allegations

Filmography and awards

Notes

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