PERSON: Ben Affleck

Self-employed

Actor, director, writer, producer

Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt (born August 15, 1972), better known as Ben Affleck, is an American film director, actor, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in such Kevin Smith films as "Mallrats" (1995), "Chasing Amy" (1997) and "Dogma" (1999). Affleck won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the screenplay for "Good Will Hunting" (1997), which he co-wrote with Matt Damon, and has appeared in lead roles in such popular hits as "Armageddon" (1998), "Pearl Harbor" (2001), "Changing Lanes" (2002), "The Sum of All Fears" (2002), "Daredevil" (2003), "Hollywoodland" (2007), "State of Play" (2009), and "The Town" (2010). Affleck won the Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA Award for both Best Director and Best Film (Drama) for "Argo," which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Affleck is a critically acclaimed film director. He directed "Gone Baby Gone" (2007), "The Town" (2010), and "Argo" (2012) which won an Academy Award for Best Picture in 2013, playing the lead in the latter two films. He has worked with his younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, on several projects, including "Good Will Hunting" and "Gone Baby Gone."

Affleck has been married to Jennifer Garner since June 2005. They have two daughters, Violet and Seraphina, and a son, Samuel. Previously, he dated Gwyneth Paltrow in 1998. His relationship with actress/singer Jennifer Lopez, in which they were dubbed "Bennifer," attracted worldwide media attention before it ended in 2004.

Affleck has been actively involved in politics and charitable causes. He and Matt Damon founded the production company LivePlanet. In 2012 they founded a new company called Pearl Street Films.

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