Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt (born August 12, 1975) is an
American actor and director. He began his career as a child actor,
appearing in the PBS television film Lemon Sky (1988) and the
miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990). He later appeared in
three Gus Van Sant films â€" To Die For (1995), Good Will Hunting
(1997), and Gerry (2002) â€" and in Steven Soderbergh's comedy heist
trilogy Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004), and Ocean's
Thirteen (2007). His first leading role was in Steve Buscemi's
independent comedy-drama Lonesome Jim (2006).Affleck's breakthrough
was in 2007, when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actor for his performance in the Western drama The
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and acted in
the crime drama Gone Baby Gone, directed by his brother Ben Affleck.
In 2010, he directed the mockumentary I'm Still Here. He then had a
string of successful films in the early 2010s, with Tower Heist,
ParaNorman, and Interstellar, and received particular praise for his
performance as an outlaw in the indie film Ain't Them Bodies Saints.In
2016, Affleck starred as the lead in the drama film Manchester by the
Sea. For his performance as Lee Chandler, a man grieving the loss of
his children, he won the Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Award for
Best Actor, and received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In
2017, Affleck received critical acclaim for his leading role in the
supernatural drama film A Ghost Story.
American actor and director. He began his career as a child actor,
appearing in the PBS television film Lemon Sky (1988) and the
miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990). He later appeared in
three Gus Van Sant films â€" To Die For (1995), Good Will Hunting
(1997), and Gerry (2002) â€" and in Steven Soderbergh's comedy heist
trilogy Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004), and Ocean's
Thirteen (2007). His first leading role was in Steve Buscemi's
independent comedy-drama Lonesome Jim (2006).Affleck's breakthrough
was in 2007, when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actor for his performance in the Western drama The
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and acted in
the crime drama Gone Baby Gone, directed by his brother Ben Affleck.
In 2010, he directed the mockumentary I'm Still Here. He then had a
string of successful films in the early 2010s, with Tower Heist,
ParaNorman, and Interstellar, and received particular praise for his
performance as an outlaw in the indie film Ain't Them Bodies Saints.In
2016, Affleck starred as the lead in the drama film Manchester by the
Sea. For his performance as Lee Chandler, a man grieving the loss of
his children, he won the Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Award for
Best Actor, and received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In
2017, Affleck received critical acclaim for his leading role in the
supernatural drama film A Ghost Story.
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