Ben Affleck Highlights

  • 2009: Played a Congressman, opposite Russell Crowe, in the thriller "State of Play"
  • 2009: Played Jason Bateman's best friend in Mike Judge's "Extract"
  • 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
  • 2006: Executive produced "Feast" a horror film, which is a result of the third season of the Project Greenlight contest
  • 2006: Portrayed the 1950s 'Superman' TV star George Reeves in "Hollywoodland"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • 2004: Re-teamed with director Kevin Smith for the romantic comedy "Jersey Girl"
  • 2004: Starred as a lonely guy who rents himself a family for the holidays in the comedy "Surviving Christmas"
  • 2003: Cast as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in the blockbuster, "Daredevil," based on the Marvel comic book character
  • 2003: Played the lead in the John Woo thriller "Paycheck"
  • 2003: Co-starred with Jennifer Lopez in the box office flop, "Gigli"
  • 2002: Executive produced and appeared in the HBO series "Project Greenlight" about the script writing contest he co-sponsored
  • 2002: Served as an executive producer on "Stolen Summer"; winner of the Project Greenlight competition
  • 2002: Assumed the role of Jack Ryan (previously played by Alec Baldwin and Harrison Ford) in "The Sum of All Fears"
  • 2002: Co-created (with Sean Bailey) and executive produced (with Matt Damon) the short-lived ABC drama, "Push, Nevada"
  • 2001: With Damon, co-executive produced and acted in "The Third Wheel" (filmed in 1999), scripted by buddy Jay Lacopo
  • 2001: Had leading role in the WWII-era drama "Pearl Harbor"
  • 2001: Made a brief appearance in Kevin Smith's "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back"; reprised role of Holden from "Chasing Amy" as well as appeared as himself
  • 2000: With Damon and backed by HBO and Miramax, sponsored Project Greenlight, a screenwriting competition that would result in a produced motion picture
  • 2000: Led the ensemble cast of "The Boiler Room," about Wall Street brokers
  • 2000: Re-teamed with Gwyneth Paltrow for "Bounce"
  • 1999: Played a bartender in the ensemble comedy-drama "200 Cigarettes"
  • 1999: Re-teamed with director Kevin Smith for "Dogma"; also re-teamed with Damon to play a pair of renegade angels
  • 1998: Appeared opposite Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in the award winning "Shakespeare in Love"
  • 1998: Co-starred in the Michael Bay blockbuster "Armageddon"
  • 1997: Charmed critics and audiences as a comic book artist who falls for a bisexual woman in Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy"
  • 1996: Sold his script, "Good Will Hunting" to Miramax; co-written with Matt Damon; filmed and released in 1997 with both co-starring
  • 1995: Directed short film "I Murdered My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meathook and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney"
  • 1993: Had regular role on the short-lived NBC series "Against the Grain"
  • 1992: Feature film debut, "School Ties"; also co-starred with childhood pal Matt Damon
  • 1987: TV miniseries debut in "Hands of a Stranger" (NBC)
  • 1986: Made network TV debut in an ABC Afterschool Special, entitled "Wanted: The Perfect Guy"; played Madeline Kahn's son
  • 1984: Appeared in PBS documentary series "The Voyage of the Mimi"
  • Formed Pearl Street Productions with Matt Damon
  • Raised in Cambridge, MA
  • Born in Berkeley, CA