Ben Affleck Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Net Worth & Bio




  • Ben Affleck is one of the most popular actors from the Hollywood movie industry today. Ben Affleck has won multiple prestigious awards for his impressive acting skills and earned numerous award nominations as well.

    Besides being a talented actor, Ben Affleck is also a successful filmmaker in Hollywood. Ben Affleck own and co-owns a few production houses. Having started acting as a child in the American movie industry Ben Affleck has become one of the most successful and critically-acclaimed actors in the Hollywood movie industry.

    Apart from being a movie producer, Ben Affleck is also a talented scriptwriter and film director and has won awards for these talents.

    About Ben Affleck

    Bio

    Real NameBenjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt
    NicknameBen
    Date of Birth15th August 1972
    Age (as of November 2018)51
    Nationality
    American
    Religion
    Protestant
    Place of Birth
    Berkley (California)
    Education
    Graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School (Massachusetts)

    Physical Stats

    Height
    6 ft 2"
    (192 cm) approximately
    Weight
    216 lbs
    (98 kg)
    approximately
    Hair Color
    Dark Brown
    Eye ColorHazel

    Family & Relationships

    FatherTimothy Byers "Tim" Affleck
    (Playwright/Employee of Harvard)
    MotherChristopher Anne "Chris" Boldt Affleck
    (Elementary School Teacher)
    BrotherCasey Affleck (Younger)
    (Actor)
    Marital StatusDivorced
    Girlfriend Lindsay Shookus
    (Television Producer)

    Career

    Profession
    Actor/Scriptwriter/Director/Producer
    Net Worth INR 945,00,00,000
    (USD 130 Million)
    Famous for
    Dazed and Confused (1993), Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy, Good Will Hunting (1997), Shakespeare in Love, Armageddon (1998), Dogma (1999), Reindeer Games, Boiler Room (2000), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Sum of All Fears, The Third Wheel (2002), Daredevil, Gigli, Paycheck (2003), Jersey Girl (2004), Man About Town, Hollywoodland, Smokin' Aces (2006), He's Just Not That Into You (2009), The Company Men, The Town (2010), Argo (2012), Gone Girl (2014), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Accountant (2016), Justice League (2017)
    First MovieSchool Ties (1992)
    Favorite ActorHarrison Ford and Robert Englund
    HobbiesWatching baseball, playing poker and basketball

    Ben Affleck is a highly talented actor and filmmaker and is most renowned for his role as Batman in the two most recent movies in the DC franchise. Ben Affleck is also a talented filmmaker and has won several awards as an actor and filmmaker till date.

    Ben Affleck’s age is 51 as Ben Affleck was born on the 15th of August, 1972 in Berkley, California. Ben Affleck’s height is around 6 ft 2 inches (192 cm) while Ben Affleck’s weight is around 98 kg (216 lbs). In his spare time, Ben Affleck loves to watch baseball and play poker and basketball, as part of his hobbies.

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    Ben Affleck’s father is Timothy Byers “Tim” Affleck, an aspiring play-writer who also worked as a janitor at Harvard, while Ben Affleck’s mother, Christopher Anne “Chris” Boldt Affleck was an elementary school teacher by profession. Although Ben Affleck does not have any sisters, Ben Affleck’ younger brother is Casey Affleck, who is also a renowned actor in the Hollywood movie industry and often appears in his elder brother’s movies. Ben Affleck’s ex-wife was popular Hollywood actress, Jennifer Garner, with whom he was married from 2005 to their divorce in 2018. Ben Affleck and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner have three lovely children – daughters Violet Anne and Seraphina ‘Sera’ Rose Elizabeth, as well as won Samuel ‘Sam’ Garner. Ben Affleck’s ex-girlfriends include Cheyenne Rothman, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, singer and actress Jennifer Lopez and model Enza Sambataro. However, currently Ben Affleck’s girlfriend is television producer Lindsay Shookus.

    Thanks to his impressive acting skills, as well as his success as a filmmaker, Ben Affleck’s net worth today is estimated around INR 945 crores (USD 130 Million).

    As for the recognition for his talent as an actor and filmmaker in the Hollywood movie industry, Ben Affleck has won several prestigious awards and has also garnered numerous award nominations to her credit too.

    Ben Affleck won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his excellent movie ‘Good Will Hunting’ (1997) and later won the Academy Award for Best Picture for his directed, ‘Argo’ (2012).

    Ben Affleck has won the British Academy Film Award for Best Direction and British Academy Film Award for Best Film for ‘Argo’ (2012) besides having 1 British Academy Film Award nomination also.

    Ben Affleck also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for ‘Good Will Hunting’ (1997), the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama for his super hit ‘Argo’ (2012) besides having 1 Golden Globe Award nomination as well as 4 Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

    Ben Affleck is winner of the Directors Guild  of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Picture, the Produces Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for ‘Argo’ (2012) after winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for ‘Shakespeare in Love’ (1998) and has 2 Writers Guild of America Award nominations and 1 Screen Actors Guild Award nomination too.

    The list of Ben Affleck’s award-wins also include winning the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Chairman’s Award for ‘The Town’ (2011) and the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Ensemble Performance Award and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Modern Master Award for ‘Argo’ (2012) besides having 1 Amanda Award nomination and 1 Toronto International Film Festival nomination.

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    Ben Affleck is also the winner of the Venice Film Festival’s Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in ‘Hollywoodland’ (2006), the American Film Institute Award for Movie of the Year and the Cesar Award for Best Foreign Film for ‘Argo’ (2012) besides having 3 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Award nominations.

    Ben Affleck has also won the Hollywood Film Awards’ Hollywood Supporting Actor Award for ‘Hollywoodland’ (2006), the Hollywood Film Awards’ Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award for ‘Gone Baby Gone’ (2007) and won the Hollywood Film Awards’ Hollywood Ensemble Cast Award for ‘Argo’ (2012) apart from having 2 Irish Film & Television Award nominations, 4 Kids’ Choice Award nominations and 6 MTV Movie & TV Award nominations also.

    Ben Affleck also won the Humanitas Price for Feature Film for ‘Good Will Hunting’ (1998), the National Board of Review’s Special Achievement in Filmmaking award for ‘Good Will Hunting’ (1997), the National Board of Review’s Best Directorial Debut award for ‘Gone Baby Gone’ (2007), the National Board of Review’s Best and National Board of Review’s Top Ten Films award for ‘The Town’ (2010) and won the National Board of Review’s Special Achievement in Filmmaking and again the National Board of Review’s Top Ten Films award for ‘Argo’ (2012), apart from getting 3 People’s Choice Award nominations.

    Ben Affleck has also received the Robert Award for Best American Film from the Danish Film Academy for ‘Argo’ (2012) and the Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay for ‘Good Will Hunting’ (1997) apart from earning 4 Satellite Award nominations too. Ben Affleck also won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for ‘Armageddon’ (1998) and received 1 Saturn Award nomination while Ben Affleck has also won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Actor for his role in ‘Pearl Harbor’ (2001) apart from having had 10 Teen Choice Award nominations to his credit.

    Besides these awards, Ben Affleck has also received widespread acclaim from movie critics.

    For his movie, ‘Good Will Hunting’ (1997), Ben Affleck received the Florida Film Critics Circle’s Best Newcomer award and the Broadcast Film Critics Association award for Best Original Screenplay besides having 1 Boston Society of Film Critics award nomination.

    For the movie ‘Hollywoodland’ (2006), Ben Affleck received 1 Boston Film Critics Association award nomination.

    His movie ‘Gone Baby Gone’ (2007) garnered Ben Affleck the Austin Film Critics Association’s Best First Film award, the Boston Society of Film Critics’ Best New Filmmaker award and the Chicago Film Critics Association’s Most Promising Director award, besides earning Ben Affleck 2 other critics award nominations too.

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    For the movie ‘The Town’ (2010), Ben Affleck received the Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association’s Best Ensemble award and also 3 critics award nominations as well.

    The critically-acclaimed super hit movie ‘Argo’ (1997) earned Ben Affleck the African-American Film Critics Association’s Best Director award, the Alliance of Women Journalists’ Best Director and Alliance of Women Journalists’ Best Picture award, the Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Best Director award and the Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Best Picture award too, the Florida Film Critics Circle’s Best Director award and also the Florida Film Critics Circle’s Best Film award, the Houston Film Critics Society’s Best Director award and the Houston Film Critics Society’s Best Picture award too, the Online Film Critics Society’s Best Picture award, the San Diego Film Critics Society’s Best Director and also the San Diego Film Critics Society’s Best Film award and also earned the St. Louis Film Critics Association’s Best Director award and the St. Louis Film Critics Association’s Best Picture award too, besides earning around 24 critics award nominations also.

    Interesting Facts About Ben Affleck

    • Although Ben Affleck used to smoke he has quit the habit however Ben Affleck does drink alcohol.
    • Ben Affleck can speak not only in English but is also fluent in Spanish and French besides having learned Arabic as well.
    • Ben Affleck is close friends with Hollywood superstar Matt Damon, since he was around 8 years old, and the pair kept close ties with each other as they grew up. Ben Affleck and Ben Affleck are co-owners of a production house and often cast each other in their movies.
    • Ben Affleck is recognized for mostly playing arrogant and selfish characters who are often caught in insurmountable situations in their lives.
    • Ben Affleck is an avid motorcycle rider and owns around 5 different motorcycles.
    • Before being cast in a lead role, Ben Affleck is renowned to have played characters who are portrayed as bullied by nature.
    • Ben Affleck is afraid of flying.
    • Ben Affleck was the oldest actor, at 40 years of age, to be cast in Batman/Bruce Wayne in the DC movie franchise, apart from being the tallest actor to have played the titular character.
    • Ben Affleck has not only played Batman in movies, but has also played his own favorite superhero, Daredevil in 2003, too.
    • Ben Affleck is also on the 3 actors to have acted as Jack Ryan in the popular Tom Clancy movie adaptations.

     

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