Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt, known professionally as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, who is best known for his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman in the DC Extended Universe. He also portrayed the titular character of the 2003 Fox adaptation of Daredevil and voiced the titular character of the 2000 DreamWorks animated film Joseph: King of Dreams. Additionally, in his youth, he played C.T. (Clement Tyler) Granville in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi, as well as starred in, directed, and/or wrote several films, such as Good Will Hunting, The Sum of All Fears, Gone Baby Gone, The Town, Argo, Live by Night, and Air.
His Disney roles include portraying Kevin Johnson in the NBC sitcom The Torkelsons, Holden McNeil in the 1997 Miramax film Chasing Amy, A.J. Frost in Armageddon, Captain Rafe McCawley in the 2001 Touchstone Pictures film Pearl Harbor, Ollie Trinke in Jersey Girl, George Reeves in Hollywoodland, King Charles VI in The Last Duel, and Vic Van Allen in the 2022 Fox film Deep Water. He was also mentioned in an episode of Andi Mack.
Affleck was born in Berkeley, California. His family moved to Massachusetts when he was three, living in Falmouth, where his younger brother Casey was born, before settling in Cambridge. His mother, Christopher Anne "Chris" Boldt, was a Harvard-educated elementary school teacher. His father, Timothy Byers Affleck, was an aspiring playwright who was "mostly unemployed". He worked sporadically as a carpenter, auto mechanic, bookie, electrician, bartender, and janitor at Harvard. In the mid-1960s, he had been an actor and stage manager with the Theater Company of Boston.
During Affleck's childhood, his father had a self-described "severe, chronic problem with alcoholism", and Affleck has recalled him drinking "all day ... every day." His father was "very difficult", and Affleck felt a sense of "relief" at the age of 11 when his parents divorced, and his father exited the family home. His father continued to drink heavily and eventually became homeless, spending two years living on the streets of Cambridge. When Affleck was 16, his father entered a rehabilitation facility in Indio, California. He lived at the facility for twelve years to maintain his sobriety and worked there as an addiction counselor.
Roles[]
(The Torkelsons)
(Chasing Amy)
(Armageddon)
(Pearl Harbor)
(Jersey Girl)
(Hollywoodland)
(The Last Duel)
(Deep Water)
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- He was originally chosen for the role of Don Haskins in Glory Road. Ultimately, he dropped out of the role due to scheduling conflicts, and it went to Josh Lucas.[1]
- He was also originally considered to direct Star Wars: The Force Awakens, along with many other directors. However, J.J. Abrams ultimately won the job.[2]
References[]
- ↑ "Ben Affleck Exits 'Glory Road'". People (Jul 14, 2004).
- ↑ "Wait... Ben Affleck Almost Directed 'The Force Awakens'?". Futurism.
