Ben Affleck was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California. He is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American film actor, director, and Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-winning screenwriter.

Ben with his friend Matt Damon wrote and starred in the 1998 film Good Will Hunting. The resulting Oscar for best original screenplay catapulted both to stardom.

He starred in independent films such as Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy (1997) and Dogma (1999), but has also shown a taste for playing heroes in big-budget action movies such as Armageddon (1998) with Bruce Willis, Pearl Harbor (2001) starred opposite Josh Hartnett and Daredevil (2003) with his future wife Jennifer Garner.

In 2002 Affleck starred in The Sum of All Fears. He also starred in Paycheck, the 2003 sci-fi adventure. In 2006 he played actor George Reeves in the movie Hollywoodland. In this movie he starred alongside Diane Lane and Adrien Brody.

In 2002, headlines paired Affleck with actress/songstress Jennifer Lopez. The couple announced their engagement in November but called off the wedding in early 2004. Affleck married actress Jennifer Garner in April 2005. Their daughter, Violet, was born the following November.

Filmography

• Smokin' Aces (2007)
• Hollywoodland (2006)
• Clerks II (2006)
• Man About Town (2006)
• Surviving Christmas (2004)
• "Saturday Night Live" (4 episodes, 2000-2004)
• Jersey Girl (2004)
• "X-Play" (1 episode, 2004)
• Paycheck (2003)
• Gigli (2003)
• Daytona 500: The Great American Race Pre-Race Show (2003)
• Daredevil (2003)
• The Third Wheel (2002)
• The Sum of All Fears (2002)
• Changing Lanes (2002)
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
• Daddy and Them (2001)
• Pearl Harbor (2001)
• Bounce (2000)
• Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
• Reindeer Games (2000)
• SNL Fanatic (2000)
• Boiler Room (2000)
• Dogma (1999)
• Forces of Nature (1999)
• 200 Cigarettes (1999)
• Shakespeare in Love (1998)
• Armageddon (1998)
• Phantoms (1998)
• Good Will Hunting (1997)
• Office Killer (1997)
• Chasing Amy (1997)
• Going All the Way (1997)
• Glory Daze (1996)
• Mallrats (1995)
• "Lifestories: Families in Crisis" (1 episode, 1994)
• "Against the Grain" (8 episodes, 1993)
• Dazed and Confused (1993)
• "Almost Home" (1 episode, 1993)
• School Ties (1992)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
• Daddy (1991)
• Field of Dreams (1989)
• "The Second Voyage of the Mimi" (1988)
• Hands of a Stranger (1987)
• "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1 episode, 1986)
• "The Voyage of the Mimi" (1984)
• The Dark End of the Street (1981)

Awards

• Humanitas Prize feature film "Good Will Hunting" 1998
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture "Shakespeare in Love" 1998
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Original Screenplay "Good Will Hunting" 1997
• Florida Film Critics Circle Award Newcomer of the Year "Good Will Hunting" 1997
• Golden Globe Award Best Screenplay "Good Will Hunting" 1997
• Golden Satellite Best Motion Picture Screenplay (Original) "Good Will Hunting" 1997
• National Board of Review Special Achievement in Filmmaking Award "Good Will Hunting" 1997
• Oscar Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen "Good Will Hunting" 1997