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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.
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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.
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Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Oscars
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
El hormiguero
The Graham Norton Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Today
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Grammys
The Early Show
MADtv
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Entertainment Tonight
Teen Choice Awards
History 101
Finding Your Roots
Golden Globe Awards
Celebrities Uncensored
Project Greenlight
The Torkelsons
Revealed with Jules Asner
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Flash
Suicide Squad
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Field of Dreams
Clerks III
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dazed and Confused
Boiler Room
Smokin' Aces
Shakespeare in Love
School Ties
Clerks II
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
The Last Duel
Extract
He's Just Not That Into You
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Armageddon
Good Will Hunting
Air
Against the Grain
The Last Thing He Wanted
Runner Runner
Halftime
The Rip
Deep Water
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
The Sum of All Fears
Gone Girl
Jersey Girl
Changing Lanes
Zack Snyder's Justice League
200 Cigarettes
Argo
Hypnotic
Pearl Harbor
The Accountant
Justice League
Daredevil
Chasing Amy
Surviving Christmas
Triple Frontier
The Town
The Way Back
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Paycheck
The Tender Bar
Dogma
The Accountant²
Production Credits
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Gone Baby Gone
The Messenger
Project Greenlight
The Big Goodbye
The Rip
Argo
Small Things Like These
The Last Duel
Justice League
The Instigators
Kiss the Future
City on a Hill
The Leisure Class
The Accountant²
Air
Keeper of the Lost Cities
The Town
Good Will Hunting
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