Ben Affleck

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

Executive produced "Feast" a horror film, which is a result of the third season of the Project Greenlight contest

Portrayed the 1950s 'Superman' TV star George Reeves in "Hollywoodland"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Re-teamed with director Kevin Smith for the romantic comedy "Jersey Girl"

Starred as a lonely guy who rents himself a family for the holidays in the comedy "Surviving Christmas"

Cast as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in the blockbuster, "Daredevil," based on the Marvel comic book character

Co-starred with Jennifer Lopez in the box office flop, "Gigli"

Played the lead in the John Woo thriller "Paycheck"

Assumed the role of Jack Ryan (previously played by Alec Baldwin and Harrison Ford) in "The Sum of All Fears"

Co-created (with Sean Bailey) and executive produced (with Matt Damon) the short-lived ABC drama, "Push, Nevada"

Executive produced and appeared in the HBO series "Project Greenlight" about the script writing contest he co-sponsored

Served as an executive producer on "Stolen Summer"; winner of the Project Greenlight competition

Had leading role in the WWII-era drama "Pearl Harbor"

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

With Damon, co-executive produced and acted in "The Third Wheel" (filmed in 1999), scripted by buddy Jay Lacopo

Led the ensemble cast of "The Boiler Room," about Wall Street brokers

Re-teamed with Gwyneth Paltrow for "Bounce"

With Damon and backed by HBO and Miramax, sponsored Project Greenlight, a screenwriting competition that would result in a produced motion picture

Played a bartender in the ensemble comedy-drama "200 Cigarettes"

Re-teamed with director Kevin Smith for "Dogma"; also re-teamed with Damon to play a pair of renegade angels

Appeared opposite Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in the award winning "Shakespeare in Love"

Co-starred in the Michael Bay blockbuster "Armageddon"

Charmed critics and audiences as a comic book artist who falls for a bisexual woman in Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy"

Sold his script, "Good Will Hunting" to Miramax; co-written with Matt Damon; filmed and released in 1997 with both co-starring

Directed short film "I Murdered My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meathook and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney"

Had regular role on the short-lived NBC series "Against the Grain"

Feature film debut, "School Ties"; also co-starred with childhood pal Matt Damon

TV miniseries debut in "Hands of a Stranger" (NBC)

Made network TV debut in an ABC Afterschool Special, entitled "Wanted: The Perfect Guy"; played Madeline Kahn's son

Appeared in PBS documentary series "The Voyage of the Mimi"

Born in Berkeley, CA

Formed Pearl Street Productions with Matt Damon

Raised in Cambridge, MA