His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Volpi Cup, the principal award given to actors at the Venice Film Festival.
He began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984, 1988).
Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization.
He is also a stalwart supporter of the Democratic Party.