Ben Affleck (born Benjamin G�za Affleck-Boldt; August 15, 1972) is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He became known in the mid 1990s after his involvement in the film Mallrats (1995), and later played the lead role in Chasing Amy in 1997. Affleck has since become an Academy Award winner for his screenplay in Good Will Hunting in 1997. He has established himself as a Hollywood leading man, having starred in several big budget films, such as Armageddon (Armageddon (1998 film)) (1998), Pearl Harbor (Pearl Harbor (film)) (2001), Changing Lanes (2002), The Sum of All Fears (The Sum of All Fears (film)) (2002) and Daredevil (Daredevil (film)) (2003).

After a high profile relationship with actress Gwyneth Paltrow in 1998, his relationship with actress/singer Jennifer Lopez attracted worldwide media attention in which Affleck and Lopez were dubbed as "Bennifer." Following their breakup in 2004, he began dating Jennifer Garner. The two married in June 2005 and have two daughters, Violet, born December 2005 and Seraphina, born January 2009. Affleck has been actively involved in politics, along with a non-profit organization called the A-T Childrens Project. Along with childhood friend Matt Damon, he founded the production company LivePlanet.