Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck in Paramount's The Sum of All Fears - 2002

Biography

Born 08/15/1972

Actor, writer, and director Ben Affleck hit the Hollywood radar in 1997 as the co-writer and co-star of “Good Will Hunting,” earning an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay along with childhood best friend Matt Damon. In fact, the seemingly overnight ascent to stardom in tandem with Damon, became...
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Awards

  • In 2007, received Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Filmmaker
  • In 2007, received National Board of Review Award for Best Directorial Debut
  • In 2006, received Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actor

Highlights

  • In 2009, Played a Congressman, opposite Russell Crowe, in the thriller "State of Play"
  • In 2009, Played Jason Bateman's best friend in Mike Judge's "Extract"
  • In 2007, Directorial and writing debut, the feature adaptation of "Gone, Baby, Gone"; based on the book by "Mystic River" author Dennis Lehane and starring his brother Casey Affleck

Family & Companions

  • Jennifer Garner: wife (Met in 2003, while working together on "Daredevil" (2003); began dating in 2004; engaged April 2005; married Wednesday June 28, 2005, at the Parrot Cay resort in the Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos)
  • Cheyenne Rothman: dated on and off since high school; broke up in the fall of 1997
  • Gwyneth Paltrow: began dating in December 1997; co-starred together in "Shakespeare in Love"; reportedly separated in December 1998; later worked together in "Bounce" (2000), fueling speculation they had reconciled

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