1997
Good Will Hunting
Affleck and Matt Damon co-write the Oscar-winning screenplay.
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Actor, writer and director across Hollywood genres
Ben Affleck’s career moves between acting, screenwriting and directing, from Good Will Hunting to the Oscar-winning Argo and the sports drama Air.
Berkeley, California, USA
From screenplay to director’s chair
Born in Berkeley, California, Affleck grew up in Massachusetts and began acting young. His collaboration with Matt Damon became a defining part of his early career.
Affleck and Damon co-wrote and acted in Good Will Hunting, winning the Academy Award for original screenplay. Affleck played Chuckie, a close friend of Damon’s Will.
He made his feature directing debut with Gone Baby Gone and later directed and starred in The Town and Argo. Argo won the Academy Award for best picture, with Affleck among its producers.
His acting work includes Bruce Wayne and Batman, while Air brought him back to directing and acting in a story about Nike’s basketball partnership. He and Damon also founded Artists Equity. Explore films available on FLM.RED below.
Selected milestones
2007
Gone Baby Gone
He makes his feature directing debut.
2012
Argo
He directs, produces and stars in the best-picture winner.
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