Age: 53
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Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. 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). After a career downturn, during which he appeared in Daredevil (2003) and Gigli (2003), Affleck received a Golden Globe nomination for portraying George Reeves in the noir biopic Hollywoodland (2006). His directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received. He then directed, co-wrote and starred in the crime drama The Town (2010) and directed and starred in the political thriller Argo (2012); both were critical and commercial successes. For the latter, Affleck won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director, and the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Picture. He has since starred in the psychological thriller Gone Girl (2014), the thriller The Accountant (2016), the action-adventure Triple Frontier (2019), and the sports drama The Way Back (2020). In 2016, he began portraying Batman in superhero films set in the DC Extended Universe. 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. Affleck and Damon are co-owners of the production company Pearl Street Films.
Streets of 1980s New York, Detective Franklin Sullivan is facing the biggest challenge of his life. Diagnosed with a terminal illness and desperate to provide for his family before he's gone, Jack concocts a daring plan that could save them all. His illness is rapidly progressing, leaving him with limited time to secure his family's future. Determined to leave them financially stable, Jack recruits his longtime comrades, Detective Mike "Mac" McKenzie and Detective Sarah Vega. Their plan? To pull off the heist of the century, targeting a notorious mob boss known for his vast wealth. But to succeed, they'll need more people. Jack reaches out to a motley crew of ex-cons, mercenaries, and underworld contacts. Among the recruits are Jimmy Locksmith, a master of safecracking, Marcus Razorski, Gooner, Scott Tucson, chemist, TNT expert. Rounding out the team are Lou Marsh a brilliant computer and technology whiz, Tony Cervantes a former street racer looking for last shot at redemption. Jack and his team must navigate a web of betrayal when they realized the Scott Tucson wants all the money just for himself. With time running out and the NYPD hot on their trail, they'll have to outsmart the mob and the law to save Jack's legacy. Will he be able to keep his illness hidden long enough to see his plan succed or will it catch up with him before he can secure his family's future? In the shadowy streets of 1980s New York, one cop will risk everything for one last shot at redemption.
