Ben Affleck Age, Height, Net Worth & Biography

Ben Affleck age 54 has become one of the most searched celebrity facts of the year, and the Oscar winner remains one of Hollywood’s most versatile figures nearly three decades after Good Will Hunting made him famous. Born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California, Affleck went from child actor to Academy Award-winning screenwriter, from blockbuster star to acclaimed director, and even to Batman. Today he runs the production company Artists Equity and is worth an estimated $150 million.

Ben Affleck Quick Facts

Full Name	Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt
Date of Birth	August 15, 1972
Age	54 years old
Birthplace	Berkeley, California, United States
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Children	3 (Violet, born 2005; Fin, born 2009; Samuel, born 2012)
Occupation	Actor, director, writer, producer
Net Worth	Approx. $150 million (Celebrity Net Worth, 2026)
Known For	Good Will Hunting; Argo; The Town; Gone Girl; Batman v Superman; The Accountant

Who Is Ben Affleck?

Ben Affleck is an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer who first became famous as the co-writer and star of Good Will Hunting in 1997, a film that won him and his childhood friend Matt Damon the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The pair, friends since they were children in Cambridge, Massachusetts, wrote the script together while they were struggling actors, and the film made them both stars overnight, earning nine Oscar nominations in total.

Affleck went on to lead blockbusters including Armageddon, Pearl Harbor and Daredevil, then reinvented himself as a director, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture for Argo in 2013. He played Batman in the DC films from 2016, starred in the thriller Gone Girl in 2014 and the hit action film The Accountant in 2016, and in 2022 he and Matt Damon founded the production company Artists Equity, which gives cast and crew a share of a film’s profits. His marriages to Jennifer Garner, from 2005 to 2018, and Jennifer Lopez, from 2022 to 2024, were among the most covered celebrity relationships of their times.

Ben Affleck’s Early Life & Background

Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt was born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California. His mother, Christopher Anne Boldt, was a schoolteacher, and his father, Timothy Affleck, worked as a janitor and auto mechanic. The family moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, when Ben was three, and he grew up there with his younger brother, Casey, who also became an actor. He met Matt Damon at the age of eight, and the two became lifelong friends and collaborators, taking drama classes together at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.

Affleck began acting as a child, appearing in the PBS children’s series The Voyage of the Mimi in 1984 and in a number of local productions. After high school he briefly attended Occidental College in Los Angeles and then the University of Vermont, leaving both to pursue acting. He moved to Los Angeles, where he landed small roles in films such as School Ties in 1992 and Dazed and Confused in 1993, and appeared in the Kevin Smith comedies Mallrats and Chasing Amy. While he and Damon were struggling to find work, they wrote Good Will Hunting together, a script that became one of the most famous debuts in Hollywood history when it was made in 1997.

Ben Affleck’s Career

Good Will Hunting, released in 1997, was Affleck’s breakthrough, winning him and Damon the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and earning Damon a Best Actor nomination. Affleck then became one of the biggest movie stars of the late 1990s, headlining Armageddon in 1998, Shakespeare in Love in 1998, and Pearl Harbor in 2001. A run of less successful films followed, including Daredevil and Gigli in 2003, and he stepped back from leading roles to focus on directing, making his debut with the Boston crime drama Gone Baby Gone in 2007, which was widely praised.

His second film as director, The Town in 2010, was a box-office hit, and his third, Argo in 2012, won the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Director. He returned to leading roles with the thriller Gone Girl in 2014, played Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016 and Justice League in 2017, and starred in the action hit The Accountant in 2016. In 2023 he directed Air, the story of Nike’s signing of Michael Jordan, and in 2025 he returned as Christian Wolff in The Accountant 2. He also co-founded the Eastern Congo Initiative in 2010, a charity supporting the people of eastern Congo, and he and Matt Damon launched Artists Equity in 2022.

Facts About Ben Affleck

• He won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting at the age of 25, making him one of the youngest winners in that category.
• He directed Argo, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2013.
• He and Matt Damon founded the production company Artists Equity in 2022, sharing profits with cast and crew.
• He co-founded the Eastern Congo Initiative in 2010 to support the people of eastern Congo.
• He played Batman in four films, beginning with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ben Affleck?

Ben Affleck is 54 years old. He was born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California, and turns 55 in August 2027.

How tall is Ben Affleck?

Ben Affleck is 6 feet 2 inches tall (1.88 m).

Is Ben Affleck married?

No. Ben Affleck is not currently married. He was married to Jennifer Garner from 2005 to 2018 and to Jennifer Lopez from 2022 to 2024.

What is Ben Affleck’s net worth?

Ben Affleck’s net worth is approx. $150 million (Celebrity Net Worth, 2026), earned from acting, directing, writing and producing.

What is Ben Affleck’s Instagram?

Ben Affleck’s Instagram handle is @benaffleck.

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