who is ben affleck

Ben Affleck is an American actor and filmmaker born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California. He started acting as a child and came to wider attention with the film "Good Will Hunting" (1997), for which he and Matt Damon won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Affleck has acted in a variety of films including "Armageddon," "Pearl Harbor," "Gone Girl," and the DC Extended Universe Batman movies. He is also a respected director, known for critically acclaimed films such as "Gone Baby Gone," "The Town," and "Argo," the latter of which won him an Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director. Besides his film career, Affleck is involved in philanthropy and political advocacy. He was married to Jennifer Garner and is currently married to Jennifer Lopez. Affleck has also co-founded the Eastern Congo Initiative, a nonprofit organization.