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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 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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Teen Choice Awards
History 101
New Heights
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
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Field of Dreams
Clerks III
Suicide Squad
Deadpool & Wolverine
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Boiler Room
Dazed and Confused
Smokin' Aces
Shakespeare in Love
School Ties
Clerks II
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
He's Just Not That Into You
Extract
The Last Duel
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Against the Grain
Armageddon
Good Will Hunting
Air
The Rip
The Last Thing He Wanted
Runner Runner
Halftime
Zack Snyder's Justice League
The Sum of All Fears
Daredevil
The Way Back
Gone Girl
Surviving Christmas
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Hypnotic
Argo
The Accountant
The Tender Bar
Paycheck
Triple Frontier
Changing Lanes
Deep Water
The Accountant²
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
Chasing Amy
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Pearl Harbor
200 Cigarettes
Justice League
The Town
Dogma
Jersey Girl
Production Credits
Project Greenlight
The Leisure Class
Small Things Like These
The Rip
Air
Kiss the Future
The Accountant²
Argo
The Instigators
Justice League
Good Will Hunting
The Last Duel
Keeper of the Lost Cities
The Big Goodbye
The Town
Gone Baby Gone
Zack Snyder's Justice League
The Messenger
City on a Hill
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