Ben Affleck

Personal Info

Birthday

August 15, 1972

(52 years old)

Place of Birth

Berkeley, California, USA

Also Known As

Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt

Benjamin Géza Affleck

بن افلک

Benjamin Geza Affleck

Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt

Ben Affleck

Biography

Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.

He began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984, 1988). He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and various Kevin Smith films, including Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997) and Dogma (1999). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Good Will Hunting (1997), which they also starred in.