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Ben Affleck
Co-writing Good Will Hunting and directing the Best Picture-winning thriller Argo.
Good Will Hunting · The Town
- Born
- 15 August 1972
- Birthplace
- Berkeley, United States
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Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck is an American actor, writer and director. After becoming a Hollywood leading man, he developed a parallel career directing crime stories and historical dramas.
Early life
Cambridge upbringing
Grew up in Massachusetts in a family that encouraged theatre and home filmmaking.
Early friendship
Met Matt Damon as a child; the two pursued acting together.
Career
- 1980s
Child actor
Appeared in the educational series The Voyage of the Mimi.
- 1997–2000s
Screen breakthrough
Good Will Hunting led to major studio roles.
- 2007–2012
Director
Moved behind the camera with Gone Baby Gone, The Town and Argo.
- 2023
Air
Directed and acted in the basketball-shoe business drama.
Selected work
Good Will Hunting
Co-wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay with Matt Damon.
The Town
Directed and starred in a Boston crime drama.
Argo
Directed and produced the Best Picture winner.
Beyond work
Eastern Congo Initiative
Co-founded the organisation with Whitney Williams in 2010 to support locally led solutions.
Public advocacy
Has testified before Congress about the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: Nomoretitanic. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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