Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck
Affleck in 2017
Born
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Bolt

(1972-08-15) August 15, 1972 (age 54)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOccidental College
University of Vermont
Rede Globo de Televisão
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years active1981–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2005; div. 2018)​

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(m. 2022; sep. 2025)​
Children3
FamilyCasey Affleck (brother)

Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor, movie director, producer and screenwriter. He became well known in the late 1990s, after acting in the movie Good Will Hunting. He has since become a Hollywood star having acted in several movies.

Affleck began playing the role of Batman in the DC Extended Universe beginning with the 2016 movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Family background

Affleck was born in Berkeley, California and grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His mother, Christine Anne "Chris" Affleck (née Boldt), was a school district employee and teacher. His father, Timothy Byers Affleck, has been a drug counselor, social worker, janitor, auto mechanic, bartender, writer, director, and actor with the Theater Company of Boston. After learning that he had slave-owning ancestors from Savannah, Georgia, he tried to hide it but got caught and apologized.

Affleck's mother was a freedom rider in the 1960s; until her retirement, she was a public school teacher in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His younger brother is actor Casey Affleck. He has English, Irish, Scottish, German, Swedish, Swiss, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish), Welsh and French ancestry. The surname "Affleck" is of Scottish origin, and his middle name, "Géza", was the name of a family friend. He was raised in a mostly Episcopalian family.


On June 29, 2005, he married actress Jennifer Garner, with whom he has two daughters: Violet Anne (born December 1, 2005) and Seraphina Rose Elizabeth (born January 6, 2009), and a son, Samuel Garner (born February 27, 2012). In June 2015, they announced their separation. They divorced on October 4, 2018. In the summer of 2021, media reports surfaced that Affleck had reunited with Jennifer Lopez, which was soon confirmed by the couple themselves. On July 16, 2022, they married in Las Vegas. The couple had been separated since April 26, 2024, and Lopez filed for divorce on August 20.

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Affleck Biography". People magazine. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ben Affleck set to play Batman in 'Man of Steel' sequel". MSN.com. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ben Affleck Biography (1972-)". Film reference. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  4. ↑ "Casey Affleck Biography (1975-)". Film Reference. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  5. ↑ Stephen Dalton (2012-12-31). "Once considered a flash in the pan, Ben Affleck is on the comeback trail - The National". Thenational.ae. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  6. ↑ "Mrs. Shaw was also the grandmother of Hollywood actors Ben and Casey Affleck". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2003-02-10. Retrieved 2014-01-09.[permanent dead link]
  7. ↑ "Ben Affleck's slave-owning family: records sketch a conflicted past". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2015-05-17. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  8. 1 2 Stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 2001
  9. ↑ "THR Cover: Confessions of Ben Affleck". The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  10. ↑ "With new film, Affleck ties Boston knot tighter - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. 2010-09-15. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  11. ↑ Heyes, Rebecca (23 August 2013). "10 Things About... Batman star Ben Affleck". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Film Interview – Ben Affleck / 'Hollywoodland'". Event Guide. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  13. ↑ McGee, Celia (December 18, 2003). "Wild about Jen; Ben Opens Up to our Celia McGee". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2014-01-09.

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