Actor, writer, and director Ben Affleck hit the Hollywood radar in 1997 as the co-writer and co-star of... (Learn more)
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Ben Affleck’s Milestones
| Born in Berkeley, CA | |
| Formed Pearl Street Productions with Matt Damon | |
| Raised in Cambridge, MA | |
| 1984 | Appeared in PBS documentary series "The Voyage of the Mimi" |
| 1986 | Made network TV debut in an ABC Afterschool Special, entitled "Wanted: The Perfect Guy"; played Madeline Kahn's son |
| 1987 | TV miniseries debut in "Hands of a Stranger" (NBC) |
| 1992 | Feature film debut, "School Ties"; also co-starred with childhood pal Matt Damon |
| 1993 | Had regular role on the short-lived NBC series "Against the Grain" |
| 1995 | Directed short film "I Murdered My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meathook and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney" |
| 1996 | Sold his script, "Good Will Hunting" to Miramax; co-written with Matt Damon; filmed and released in 1997 with both co-starring |
| 1997 | Charmed critics and audiences as a comic book artist who falls for a bisexual woman in Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy" |
| 1998 | Appeared opposite Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in the award winning "Shakespeare in Love" |
| 1998 | Co-starred in the Michael Bay blockbuster "Armageddon" |
| 1999 | Played a bartender in the ensemble comedy-drama "200 Cigarettes" |
| 1999 | Re-teamed with director Kevin Smith for "Dogma"; also re-teamed with Damon to play a pair of renegade angels |
| 2000 | Led the ensemble cast of "The Boiler Room," about Wall Street brokers |
| 2000 | Re-teamed with Gwyneth Paltrow for "Bounce" |
| 2000 | With Damon and backed by HBO and Miramax, sponsored Project Greenlight, a screenwriting competition that would result in a produced motion picture |
| 2001 | Had leading role in the WWII-era drama "Pearl Harbor" |
| 2001 | Made a brief appearance in Kevin Smith's "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back"; reprised role of Holden from "Chasing Amy" as well as appeared as himself |
| 2001 | With Damon, co-executive produced and acted in "The Third Wheel" (filmed in 1999), scripted by buddy Jay Lacopo |
| 2002 | Assumed the role of Jack Ryan (previously played by Alec Baldwin and Harrison Ford) in "The Sum of All Fears" |
| 2002 | Co-created (with Sean Bailey) and executive produced (with Matt Damon) the short-lived ABC drama, "Push, Nevada" |
| 2002 | Executive produced and appeared in the HBO series "Project Greenlight" about the script writing contest he co-sponsored |
| 2002 | Served as an executive producer on "Stolen Summer"; winner of the Project Greenlight competition |
| 2003 | Cast as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in the blockbuster, "Daredevil," based on the Marvel comic book character |
| 2003 | Co-starred with Jennifer Lopez in the box office flop, "Gigli" |
| 2003 | Played the lead in the John Woo thriller "Paycheck" |
| 2004 | Re-teamed with director Kevin Smith for the romantic comedy "Jersey Girl" |
| 2004 | Starred as a lonely guy who rents himself a family for the holidays in the comedy "Surviving Christmas" |
| 2006 | Executive produced "Feast" a horror film, which is a result of the third season of the Project Greenlight contest |
| 2006 | Portrayed the 1950s 'Superman' TV star George Reeves in "Hollywoodland"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2007 | Directorial and writing debut, the feature adaptation of "Gone, Baby, Gone," based on the book by "Mystic River" author Dennis Lehane and starring his brother Casey Affleck |
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