Ben Affleck

Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt (English: Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt, August 15, 1972 -) or simply Ben Affleck (English: Ben Affleck), is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He first started to attract public attention after starring in Kevin Smith's "The Cool One" (1995), "Addicted to Love" (1997) and "The Last Day" (1999). In 1997, Affleck's achievements as a screenwriter were recognized. "Good Will Hunting" co-written with his friend Matt Damon won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. The short film "I Killed My Lesbian Wife and Hanged Her on a Meat Hook, So Now I Have a Three-Movie Contract with Disney" (1993) was his directorial debut. Affleck's feature film debut (2007), Missing Persons (2007), won the National Board of Review Awards for Best Directorial Debut and recognition as a director. Later, he also directed, wrote and starred in "Plunder" (2010) and "Ago" (2012), which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, the British Academy Film Award for Best Director, the Directors Guild Award for Best Director, the Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film, the British Academy Film Award for Best Picture, the Producers Guild Award for Best Picture, and the Academy Award for Best Picture. Affleck and Matt Damon founded production companies LivePlanet and Pearl Street Pictures in 2000 and 2012 respectively. He also played Nick Dunn in the 2014 film adaptation of the best-selling novel "Gone Girl" (originally written by Gillian Flynn). Since 2016, he has played Bruce Wayne/Batman in the DC Extended Universe, and also directed, written and starred in the gangster movie "Life by Night". In addition to his film and television work, Affleck is also actively involved in politics and philanthropy. Affleck's younger brother, Casey Affleck, is also an actor, and the two have worked together in many films, including "Good Will Hunting" and "Missing Persons." He dated Grace Paltrow in 1998, and his high-profile relationship with actress and singer Jennifer Lopez was nicknamed "Benifer" by the media; after attracting media attention from around the world, the two broke up in 2004. Affleck has been married to Jennifer Garner since June 2005, and they have two daughters and a son. He planned to divorce Ghana in 2015