Ben Affleck | Born 1972

American actor and film director Ben Affleck started his career as a child when he appeared in the educational series The Voyage of the Mimi in the 1980s. He later appeared in the comedy Dazed and Confused and various Kevin Smith movies, including Chasing Amy and Dogma. Affleck gained a higher degree of recognition after winning the Golden Globe and Academy Award for writing Good Will Hunting, a film in which he and childhood friend Matt Damon also starred. He then established his career as a lea ding man in films like Armageddon and Pearl Harbor.

After a career downturn in 2003 when he experienced box-office failures in Daredevil and Gigli, the renowned actor was able to get back on his feet and launch a career as a director. Affleck is also the co-founder of an advocacy-based nonprofit organization called The Eastern Congo Initiative.