Ben Affleck

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Full Name
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt
Born
August 15th, 1972
Height
6ft 2in
Hometown
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Net Worth
Estimated $150 million
Family
Ben Affleck was born to Christopher Anne Boldt, a schoolteacher, and Timothy Byers Affleck, who worked in a variety of occupations including as a social worker and janitor, in Berkeley, California. He has one younger brother, Casey Affleck, who is also an Academy Award-winning actor. Affleck has three children with his former wife, Jennifer Garner. He later married Jennifer Lopez in 2022 before the couple divorced in 2025.
Top Movies
'Good Will Hunting', 'Argo', 'Gone Girl', 'The Town', 'The Accountant'
Top Shows
'The Second Voyage of the Mimi', 'Project Greenlight', 'The Simpsons'
Awards
Academy Award for 'Best Original Screenplay', Golden Globe Award for 'Best Screenplay', Bafta Award for 'Best Direction', Academy Award for 'Best Picture'
Fun Facts
Affleck and Matt Damon became lifelong friends as children while growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, before winning an Academy Award together for 'Good Will Hunting'. ### He became the first actor to portray Batman in a live-action film after previously playing Superman actor George Reeves in 'Hollywoodland'. ### Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a non-profit organisation supporting community-based development projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Related Actors
Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, George Clooney, Jennifer Garner, Jon Hamm

Ben Affleck is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer whose career has spanned more than three decades.

He first gained widespread recognition after co-writing and starring in ‘Good Will Hunting’, which earned him the Academy Award for ‘Best Original Screenplay’ alongside Matt Damon. Affleck went on to establish himself as a leading Hollywood actor through films including ‘Armageddon’, ‘Pearl Harbor’, ‘Gone Girl’ and his portrayal of Batman in the DC Extended Universe. As a director, he has received equal acclaim, with ‘Gone Baby Gone’, ‘The Town’ and the Academy Award-winning ‘Argo’ demonstrating his skill behind the camera.

Recognised for his versatility both in front of and behind the lens, Affleck remains one of contemporary American cinema’s most prominent figures.

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Ben Affleck is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer best known for 'Good Will Hunting', 'Argo', 'Gone Girl' and portraying Batman in the DC Extended Universe.
Yes. Ben Affleck has won two Academy Awards: 'Best Original Screenplay' for 'Good Will Hunting' and 'Best Picture' as a producer of 'Argo'.
Ben Affleck is best known for films including 'Good Will Hunting', 'Argo', 'Gone Girl', 'Armageddon' and 'The Town', although opinions vary on which is his defining performance.
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