Ben Affleck's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Celebrities Uncensored Ben Affleck Celebrity Poker Showdown Ben Affleck The Voyage of the Mimi C.T. Granvi… Project Greenlight Ben Affleck Against the Grain Joe Willie …

Main Movie Roles 2010 - The Town 2010 - The Company Men 2009 - State of Play 2009 - He's Just Not That Into You 2009 - Extract 2006 - Smokin' Aces 2006 - Hollywoodland 2006 - Clerks II 2006 - Man About Town 2004 - Jersey Girl 2004 - Surviving Christmas 2003 - Daredevil 2003 - Paycheck 2003 - Gigli 2002 - Changing Lanes 2002 - The Sum of All Fears 2001 - Daddy and Them 2001 - Pearl Harbor 2001 - Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 2000 - Boiler Room 2000 - Reindeer Games 2000 - Bounce 1999 - Forces of Nature 1999 - Dogma 1999 - 200 Cigarettes 1998 - Armageddon 1998 - Shakespeare in Love 1998 - Phantoms 1997 - Chasing Amy 1997 - Good Will Hunting 1995 - Mallrats 1993 - Dazed and Confused 1992 - School Ties 1992 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1989 - Field of Dreams

BIOGRAPHY:

Benjamin Geza Affleck was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California, USA but raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He was born to parents Tim Affleck, a social worker, who is now divorced from Ben's mother Chris Affleck (nee' Boldt) a school teacher. Ben also has a younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, who was born in 1975. Ben wanted to be an actor ever since he could remember and his first acting experience was for a Burger King commercial, when he was on the PBS mini-series "The Voyage of the Mimi" (1984). It was also at that age when Ben met his lifelong friend and fellow actor, Matt Damon. They played little league together and took drama classes together. Ben's teen years consisted of mainly TV movies and small television appearances including Hands of a Stranger (1987) (TV) and "The Second Voyage of the Mimi" (1988). He made his big introduction into feature films in 1993 when he was cast in Dazed and Confused (1993). After that, he did mostly independent films like Kevin Smith (I)'s Mallrats (1995) and Chasing Amy (1997) which were great for Ben's career, receiving renowned appreciation for his works at the Sundance film festival. But the success he was having in independent films didn't last much longer and things got a little shaky for Ben. He was living in an apartment with his brother Casey and friend Matt, getting tired of being turned down for the big roles in films and being given the forgettable supporting ones. Since Matt was having the same trouble, they decided to write their own script, where they could call all the shots. So, after finishing the script for Good Will Hunting (1997), they gave it to their agent Patrick Whitesell, who showed it to a few Hollywood studios, finally being accepted by Castlerock. It was great news for the two but Castlerock wasn't willing to give Ben and Matt the control over the project they were hoping for. It was friend Kevin Smith (I) who took it to the head of Miramax who bought the script giving Ben and Matt the control they wanted and, in December of 1997, Good Will Hunting (1997) was released, making the two unknown actors famous. The film was nominated for 9 Academy Awards and won two, including Best Original Screenplay for Ben and Matt. The film marked Ben's breakthrough role, in which he was given for the first time the chance to choose roles instead of having to go through grueling auditions constantly. He chose such roles in the blockbusters Armageddon (1998/I), Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Pearl Harbor (2001). With these hits to his credit, Hollywood can't seem to get enough of Ben, with directors wanting him in their movies and companies wanting his screenplays. His inspirational story of hard work and amazing climb to the top has brought him what he deserves and Ben Affleck has shown no sign of slowing down.


TRIVIA:

• Is a staunch Democrat and has supported Senator 'John Kerry (III)' (qv)'s 2004 presidential campaign.
• Majored in Middle Eastern affairs in college.
• As of 2005, has a total of seven Razzie Nominations (including three for Worst Actor) and two "wins".
• In the fall of 2003, he volunteered to spend several days with disabled children.
• Dropped out of the University of Vermont after 1 semester.
• (2000) Chosen as one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World
• Is known for being a very good impressionist. He usually picks one of his costars while filming a movie and studies them. He displays his impressions on _"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)_ (qv) almost every time he is a guest. While filming _The Sum of All Fears (2002)_ (qv), he chose to study co-star 'Morgan Freeman (I)' (qv). When he showed Morgan his impression on set, it was so accurate Freeman told him, "You ever do that again, I'll kill you".
• His mother is Irish and father is Scottish.