American actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck began his career as a child, appearing in several television shows, including the PBS educational program The Voyage of the Mimi (1984). He played an antisemite in the sports film School Ties (1992) and featured as a regular on the television drama Against the Grain (1993). He gained attention for playing the supporting part of a high-school senior in Richard Linklater's cult film Dazed and Confused (1993), after which he had his first leading role in Rich Wilkes's comedy Glory Daze (1995). In 1997, Affleck played a comics artist in Smith's art-house success Chasing Amy. He co-wrote the script and starred with Matt Damon in Gus Van Sant's drama film Good Will Hunting, for which they won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Affleck emerged a star with Michael Bay's top-grossing science fiction film Armageddon (1998). In 2000, Affleck co-formed a production company named LivePlanet, which produced Project Greenlight (2001–05, 2015), a television series that provides training to first-time filmmakers. Affleck starred in Bay's war film Pearl Harbor (2001), which despite negative reviews was a box office hit. His career subsequently went through a period of decline when he starred in a series of critical and commercial failures, including Gigli (2003). He made a comeback with the biopic Hollywoodland (2006), in which his portrayal of George Reeves earned him a Golden Globe nomination.

In 2007, Affleck made his feature film directorial debut with Gone Baby Gone, a thriller adapted by Affleck from the Dennis Lehane novel, which was critically praised. He went on to act in and direct two acclaimed features for Warner Bros.the crime drama The Town (2010) and the thriller Argo (2012). The latter, about the 1979 Iran hostage crisis in which he played the intelligence agent Tony Mendez, won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Affleck won the Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Director. In 2014, Affleck played a man accused of murdering his wife in David Fincher's thriller Gone Girl. Two years later, he starred as Batman in the superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), which grossed $873 million to rank as his highest-grossing release; he reprised the role in a few installments set in the DC Extended Universe. He subsequently gained praise for playing a recovering alcoholic in the sports drama The Way Back (2020), Peter II, Count of Alençon in the period film The Last Duel (2021), and a caring father-figure in the drama The Tender Bar (2021). Affleck returned to direction with the acclaimed sports drama Air (2023), in which he also portrayed Phil Knight.

Film Acting roles

+Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes 1981 The Dark End of the Street Tommy 1988 The Good Mother Extra1989 Field of Dreams Uncredited1992 School Ties Chesty Smith Buffy the Vampire Slayer Basketball Player 10 Uncredited1993 Dazed and Confused Fred O'Bannion1995 Glory Daze Jack Freeman Mallrats Shannon Hamilton1997 Chasing Amy Holden McNeil Going All the Way Gunner Casselman Good Will Hunting Chuckie Sullivan1998 Phantoms Sheriff Bryce Hammond Armageddon A. J. Frost Shakespeare in Love Edward Alleyn1999 200 Cigarettes Bartender Forces of Nature Ben Holmes Dogma Bartleby2000 Boiler Room Jim Young Reindeer Games Rudy Duncan Joseph: King of Dreams Joseph Voice; direct-to-video Bounce Buddy Amaral 2001 Pearl Harbor Rafe McCawley Daddy and Them Lawrence Bowen Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Himself/Holden McNeil2002 Changing Lanes Gavin Banek The Sum of All Fears Jack Ryan The Third Wheel Michael2003 Daredevil Matt Murdock/Daredevil Gigli Larry Gigli Paycheck Michael Jennings2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 Himself Documentary Jersey Girl Ollie Trinke Surviving Christmas Drew Latham2005 ElektraMatt Murdock/Daredevil Director's cut only2006 Man About Town Jack Giamoro Clerks II Gawking Guy Cameo Hollywoodland George Reeves Smokin' Aces Jack Dupree2009 He's Just Not That Into You Neil State of PlayStephen Collins Extract Dean2010 The Town Douglas "Doug" MacRay2011 Bobby Walker2012 ArgoTony Mendez To the Wonder Neil2013 Runner Runner Ivan Block2014 Gone Girl Nick Dunne2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeBruce Wayne/Batman Suicide Squad Uncredited The Accountant Christian Wolff Live by Night Joe Coughlin2017 Justice LeagueBruce Wayne/Batman2019 Triple Frontier Tom "Redfly" Davis Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Holden McNeil Cameo2020 The Last Thing He WantedTreat Morrison The Way Back Jack Cunningham 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League Bruce Wayne/Batman Director's cut of Justice League The Last Duel Count Peter of Alençon The Tender Bar Uncle Charlie 2022 Deep Water Vic Van Allen Jennifer Lopez: Halftime Himself Documentary Clerks III Boston John Cameo2023 Hypnotic Daniel Rourke Air Phil Knight The Flash Bruce Wayne/Batman Uncredited2024 This Is Me... Now: A Love Story Rex Stone/Biker The Greatest Love Story Never Told Himself Documentary 2025 The Accountant 2 Christian Wolff 2026 The Rip JD Byrne Animals Mark Kimball Post-production

Filmmaking credits Feature film Year Title Director Writer Producer 1997 Good Will Hunting 2002 Stolen Summer 2007 Gone Baby Gone 2010 The Town 2012 Argo 2016 Live By Night 2021 The Last Duel 2023 Air Kiss the Future 2024 The Instigators Unstoppable 2025 The Accountant 2 2026 Animals

Executive producer The Third Wheel (2002) Speakeasy (2002) The Battle of Shaker Heights (2002) Feast (2005) Reporter (2009) (Documentary) Bending the Arc (2017) (Documentary) Justice League (2017) Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) Small Things Like These (2024) Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025)

Short film Year Title Director Producer 1993 I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney 2008 Gimme Shelter (Documentary) 2023 For People In Trouble

Television

Year Title Role Notes 1984 The Voyage of the Mimi C.T. Granville 6 episodes1986 ABC Afterschool Special Danny Coleman Episode: "Wanted: The Perfect Guy"1987 Hands of a Stranger Billy Hearn Television film1988 The Second Voyage of the Mimi C.T. Granville 12 episodes 1991 Daddy Ben Watson Television film1993 The Torkelsons Kevin Johnson Episode: "Is That All There Is?" Against the Grain Joe Willie Clemons 8 episodes1994 Lifestories: Families in Crisis Aaron Henry Episode: "A Body to Die For: The Aaron Henry Story" 2000–2013 Saturday Night LiveHimself 7 episodes2001–2005 & 2015 Project Greenlight 15 episodes2008 Curb Your Enthusiasm Customer Episode: "Officer Krupke"2024 The Roast of Tom Brady Himself Netflix comedy special

As producer Year Title Notes 2001–2005 & 2015 Project Greenlight Executive producer2002 Push, Nevada Executive producer and writer 2 episodes2015 The Leisure Class Television film; executive producer 2016 The Runner Executive producer Incorporated2019–2022 City on a Hill Executive producer and story concept2024 We Were the Lucky Ones Executive producer

Music videos Year Title Role Performer 2002 "Jenny from the Block"Himself Jennifer Lopez2020 "Antes Que El Mundo Se Acabe" Residente2022 "Marry Me (Ballad)" Jennifer Lopez, Maluma

See also Ben Affleck's unrealized projects List of awards and nominations received by Ben Affleck

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