Biography

Born Benjamin Geza Affleck in Berkeley, California. HisFather works in a Drug rehabilitation hospital in California and his mother is aTeacher in Cambridge. He has one younger brother named Casey who is also an actor and co-starred with Ben in Good Will Hunting.When Affleck was very young his family relocated to the Boston area. This is where he got into acting. When he was only eight years old he starred in PBS’s marine biology-themed''The Voyage of the Mimi.'' He also struck up a friendship with Matt Damon, a boy two years older than himself who lived down the street.After Graduating high school the young Affleck dabbled in higher education at both the University of Vermont and California’s Occidental College. He left college to go to Hollywood and try acting . He landed parts in made-for-TV moviesand had a small role in ''School Ties'' in 1992 which also featured Matt Damon. Benfollowed with work in ''Dazed and Confused'' (1993), and ''Mallrats'' in 1995.

His long time friend Matt Damon contacted Ben about working on a screenplay he started while at Harvard. Together they came up with a story that featured them inthe lead characters. It was because of Afflecks brother, Casey that "Good Will Hunting" was produced. Casey had introduced them to director Gus Van Sant who took and interest in the scipt. Thanks toVan Sant the script was picked up by Miramax and in 1997 ''Good WillHunting'' was realized.The movie was a huge success and so were Affleck and Damon. They won theOscar for Best Original Screenplay. Ben became one of Hollywoods most promisingyoung men. He also gained a lot of attention for his ongoing relationship with GwynethPaltrow.

He was in the Oscar winning ''Shakespeare inLove'' with Gwyneth Paltrow and ''Armegedon'' (1999) with Liv Tyler and Bruce Willis. He then starred in ''Forces of Nature,'' ''Boiler Room,'' ''Daddy and Them'', and reuniting with Damon in''Dogma" and ''Deception'' with Charlize Theron. He has directed a short feature called "I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meathook, and Now I havea Three-Picture Deal at Disney".

Filmography

Jersey Girl (2003) .... Ollie Trinke
Paycheck (2003)
"Project Greenlight 2" (2003) TV Series .... Himself
Surviving Christmas (2003)
Gigli (2003) .... Larry Gigli
Daredevil (2003) .... Daredevil (Matt Murdock)
2002 MTV Movie Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Third Wheel, The (2002) .... Michael
Sum of All Fears, The (2002) .... Jack Ryan
Changing Lanes (2002) .... Gavin Banek
2001 Teen Choice Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself
"Project Greenlight" (2001) TV Series .... Himself
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) .... Holden McNeil/Himself
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
Daddy and Them (2001)
Pearl Harbor (2001) .... Capt. Rafe McCawley
73rd Annual Academy Awards, The (2001) (TV)(uncredited) .... Himself
Bounce (2000) .... Buddy Amaral
Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) (V)(voice) .... Joseph
Reindeer Games (2000) .... Rudy Duncan
SNL Fanatic (2000) (TV) .... Jason
Boiler Room (2000) .... Jim Young
1999 MTV Movie Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Dogma (1999) .... Bartleby
Forces of Nature (1999) .... Ben Holmes
200 Cigarettes (1999) .... Bartender
Shakespeare in Love (1998) .... Ned Alleyn
Armageddon (1998) .... A.J. Frost
Phantoms (1998) .... Sheriff Bryce Hammond
Good Will Hunting (1997) .... Chuckie Sullivan
Office Killer (1997)(scenes deleted) .... Man in Office
Chasing Amy (1997) .... Holden McNeil
Going All the Way (1997) .... Tom 'Gunner' Casselman
Glory Daze (1996) .... Jack
"Lifestories: Families In Crisis" (1995) TV Series .... Aaron Henry
Mallrats (1995) .... Shannon Hamilton
Body to Die for: The Aaron Henry Story, A (1994) (TV) .... Aaron Henry
"Against the Grain" (1993) TV Series .... Joe Willie Clemons
Dazed and Confused (1993) .... Fred O'Bannion
School Ties (1992) .... Chesty Smith
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)(uncredited) .... Basketball Player #10
Daddy (1991) (TV) .... Ben Watson
"Second Voyage of the Mimi, The" (1988) TV Series .... C.T. Granville
Hands of a Stranger (1987) (TV) .... Billy Hearn
Wanted: The Perfect Guy (1986) (TV) .... Danny
"Voyage of the Mimi, The" (1984) TV Series .... C.T. Granville
Dark End of the Street, The (1981)

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