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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
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
Extract
The Last Duel
He's Just Not That Into You
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Against the Grain
Armageddon
Good Will Hunting
Halftime
The Rip
Runner Runner
The Last Thing He Wanted
Air
Daredevil
200 Cigarettes
Pearl Harbor
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
Gone Girl
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Justice League
The Town
The Accountant²
Surviving Christmas
Triple Frontier
Paycheck
Chasing Amy
Jersey Girl
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hypnotic
Argo
Dogma
The Tender Bar
The Accountant
The Sum of All Fears
The Way Back
Changing Lanes
Deep Water
Production Credits
Air
The Messenger
Keeper of the Lost Cities
Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League
The Accountant²
City on a Hill
The Instigators
Good Will Hunting
The Leisure Class
Small Things Like These
Kiss the Future
Argo
The Town
The Big Goodbye
The Rip
Project Greenlight
Gone Baby Gone
The Last Duel
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