Ben Affleck is an actor, producer, director and writer who is known for many projects including 鈥淕ood Will Hunting,鈥� 鈥淕one Girl鈥� and 鈥淎rmageddon.鈥� Affleck was engaged to Jennifer Lopez from 2003 until 2004, when they split up. Over 10 years later, the two found their way back together and tied the knot in July 2022.
Affleck was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California to parents Chris Anne Boldt and Timothy Byers Affleck. He and his family moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts at a young age and that was where he spent a lot of his childhood. Affleck befriended fellow actor Matt Damon when they were kids and played little league and took acting classes together. The two would go on to remain friends through their adulthood and work on many projects together.
Affleck acted on a PBS miniseries 鈥淭he Voyage of the Mimi鈥� in 1984 and 鈥淭he Second Voyage of the Mimi鈥� in 1988. He was also in 鈥淒azed and Confused,鈥� 鈥淢allrats鈥� and 鈥淐hasing Amy鈥� at the beginning of his career.
As a young actor, Affleck and Damon were both getting a lot of small roles, so they decided to take things into their own hands and started to write "Good Will Hunting" together. Initially, the script was accepted by Castle Rock, but they were not willing to give the pair the control they wanted to have with the film. The script was ultimately sold to MiraMax and they were given the control they wanted. The film, which the two also starred in was released in 1997 and put the two actors on the map. 鈥淕ood Will Hunting鈥� was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won two, including the award for best original screenplay.
After 鈥淕ood Will Hunting鈥� things took off for Affleck. He was in the 1998 movies 鈥淎rmageddon鈥� and 鈥淪hakespeare in Love.鈥� He was also in 鈥淒ogma,鈥� 鈥淧earl Harbor,鈥� 鈥淐hanging Lanes,鈥� 鈥淭he Sum of All Fears鈥� and 鈥淭he Third Wheel.鈥� In 2003, he was in 鈥淕igli,鈥� which is where he met Lopez. In 2007, he directed the movie 鈥淕one Baby Gone,鈥� which starred his brother Casey and also directed, co-wrote and starred in 鈥淭he Town鈥� in 2010. He was also in 鈥淗e鈥檚 Just Not That Into You鈥� and 鈥淓xtract.鈥�
Affleck directed once again for the movie 鈥淎rgo鈥� in 2012 which earned him a Golden Globe for best director. After that he was in 鈥淩unner Runner鈥� and 鈥淕one Girl.鈥� In 2016, he appeared as Batman, also known as Bruce Wayne in 鈥淏atman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.鈥� He played Batman in a handful of other films including 鈥淛ustice League,鈥� 鈥淶ack Snyder鈥檚 Justice League鈥� and he is set to play the caped crusader again in the upcoming movie 鈥淭he Flash.鈥� Affleck鈥檚 most recent movies include 鈥淭he Way Back,鈥� 鈥淭he Last Thing He Wanted,鈥� 鈥淭he Last Duel,鈥� 鈥淭he Tender Bar鈥� and 鈥淒eep Water.鈥� He also has an upcoming project with Damon coming about Nike.
Affleck was married to Jennifer Garner from June 2005 until their divorce in 2018. During their time together, they had three children, Violet, Seraphina and Samuel. In July 2022, Affleck got married to Lopez in Las Vegas after getting engaged in April.
