Ben Affleck American Actor Known for Shakespeare in Love

Ben Affleck is an American actor and director born on 15 August 1972 in Berkeley. He is recognised as Edward Alleyn, Ned Alleyn in Shakespeare in Love (1998).

Early life

He attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, University of Vermont and Occidental College.

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is The Voyage of the Mimi, from 1984, as C.T. His 1990s credits include Armageddon (1998, as A.J. Frost) and Dogma (1999). During the 2000s, he worked on Pearl Harbor (2001) and Daredevil (2003, as Matt Murdock). Work from the 2010s includes Suicide Squad (2016, as Batman) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016, as Batman). Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021, as Batman) and The Flash (2023, as Batman) are among his 2020s credits.

In total, 67 films and one TV series are listed from 1984 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (22), followed by comedy (10) and action (8). The list ends, for now, with The Rip (2026). Of his ten titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) has the highest, at $874 million. Beyond acting, the credits show him as director on 7 titles, including Argo, and writer on 5 titles, including The Town.

Matt Damon appears in 12 of his listed titles, including Field of Dreams (1989) and The Last Duel (2021). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Kevin Smith (seven titles) and Jeremy Irons (four titles). Kevin Smith directed six of his titles on record, among them Mallrats (1995) and Chasing Amy (1997). Zack Snyder is credited as director on three of them, including Justice League (2017).

Recognition

Ben Affleck has collected two Academy Awards (1998 and 2013). Ben Affleck also has received the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (1998) for Good Will Hunting and the BAFTA Award for Best Direction (2013) for Argo. Altogether, 10 wins and 2 nominations are listed.

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Jennifer Garner (2005 to 2018, divorced) and Jennifer Lopez (2022 to 2024, divorced). He is the father of Violet Affleck, and has 3 children in total.