Date Of Birth: 15th August 1972.
Place Of Birth: Berkeley, Calif. USA.
Star Sigh: Leo.
Former Companion: Gwyneth Paltrow.
Best Friend: Matt Damon.

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, 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 a child. At 8 years old Ben was given his first steady acting job on the PBS mini-series 'The Voyage of the Mimi' ('84).

At the same age 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' ('87) (TV) and 'The Second Voyage of the Mimi' ('88). He made his big introduction into feature films in '93 when he was cast in Dazed and Confused ('93).

After that he did mostly independent films like Kevin Smith's Mallrats ('95) and Chasing Amy ('97) 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. They gave the finished script for Good Will Hunting ('97) to 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 who took it to the head of Miramax who bought the script giving Ben and Matt the control they wanted and in December of '97 Good Will Hunting 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 ('98), Shakespeare in Love ('98) 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.


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The Foot Fist Way - 26th September 2008
Tropa De Elite - Elite Squad - 8th August 2008
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Wasting Away - 2007
United 93 - 2nd June 2006
Ice Age - The Meltdown - 7th April 2006
Jerusalem of Metal - 2006
A Different Dish - 2006
The Comet Model News - 2006
Shalom - 2006
The Tribe - 2006
The Substitute - 2006
Don Quioxte In Jerusalem - 2006
What A Wonderful Place - 2006
Tomorrow We Move - 2006
The Syrian Bride - 2006
Shadya - 2006
Roots - 2006
Inside Deep Throat - 10th June 2005
Shikaar - The Musical Thriller - 2nd July 2004
Masti - 9th April 2004
Daddy Day Care - 11th July 2003
Pokemon 3 - The Movie - 13th July 2001
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West - 5th January 2001
Simon Magnus - 9th May 2000
The Last Action Hero - 1993
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