Changing Lanes
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter. His accolades include two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series "The Voyage of the Mimi" (1984, 1988). He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy "Dazed and Confused" (1993) and various Kevin Smith films, including "Mallrats" (1995), "Chasing Amy" (1997) and "Dogma" (1999). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing "Good Will Hunting" (1997), which they also starred in. He then established himself as a leading man in studio films, including the disaster film "Armageddon" (1998), the war drama "Pearl Harbor" (2001), and the thrillers "The Sum of All Fears" and "Changing Lanes" (both 2002).