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.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
Awards and nominations
- 2013 Academy Award for Best Picture
- 2013 BAFTA Award for Best Direction
- 2013 Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated
- 2006 Volpi Cup for Best Actor
- 1998 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- 1998 Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
- 1998 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- 1998 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated
- — Saturn Awards
- — César Award
- — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
- — Directors Guild of America Award
The career in numbers
- US$ 271 mi Total budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 534 mi Total box office from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 54 mi Average budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 107 mi Average box office from 5 film(s) with data
- 7.1 Average rating from 5 film(s) with data
- 2.0× Return on investment from 5 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Animals
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2026 | — | — | — |
Air
|
2023 | US$ 80 mi | US$ 90 mi | 7.3 |
Live by Night
|
2016 | US$ 90 mi | US$ 23 mi | 6.3 |
Argo
|
2012 | US$ 45 mi | US$ 232 mi | 7.3 |
The Town
|
2010 | US$ 37 mi | US$ 154 mi | 7.2 |
Gone Baby Gone
|
2007 | US$ 19 mi | US$ 35 mi | 7.3 |
I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney
|
1993 | — | — | 4.1 |
Ghost Army
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