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