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