Affleck came to prominence at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival, when he starred in Kevin Smith's comedy "Chasing Amy" and Mark Pellington's coming-of-age tale "Going All The Way." He captured an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award in 1998 for his first script, "Good Will Hunting," which he co-wrote with Matt Damon. He segued into big-budget action with "Armageddon," and was among the ensemble cast of the Academy Award winning "Shakespeare in Love." Affleck went on to star in the romantic comedy "Forces of Nature," the fantastical comedy "Dogma," "Boiler Room," the suspense thriller "Reindeer Games," the romantic drama "Bounce," "Pearl Harbor," "Changing Lanes" and the political thriller "The Sum of All Fears." His other film credits include "Mall Rats," "Cruz," "Dazed and Confused" and "School Ties."

In 2000, Affleck partnered with Matt Damon, Chris Moore and Sean Bailey to form Live Planet, Inc. LivePlanet's "Project Greenlight" has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program for the past two seasons and will return for a third season. Affleck and Bailey also co-wrote the innovative drama "Push, Nevada" which aired on ABC in the fall of 2002. Other recent projects include "American Wedding" (Universal), "Matchstick Men" (Warner Bros), and "American Startup" (Spike TV).

Affleck most recently starred in the romantic comedy "Jersey Girl," sci-fi thriller "Paycheck," big-screen adaptation of Marvel Comics' "Daredevil" and the holiday comedy "Surviving Christmas." He will begin filming "Man About Town" in October.