He later appeared in the independent comedy Dazed and Confused and several Kevin Smith comedies, including Chasing Amy He established himself as a leading man in studio films, including the disaster film Armageddon , the action crime thriller Reindeer Games , the war drama Pearl Harbor , and the thriller The Sum of All Fears Afflecks's directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone , which Affleck also co-wrote, was well received.
He then directed and starred in the crime drama The Town and the political thriller Argo , both of which were critical and commercial successes.
Affleck then starred in the psychological thriller Gone Girl and played the superhero Batman in the DC Extended Universe β Affleck had supporting roles in the dramas The Last Duel , The Tender Bar and Air , the latter of which he also directed. Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative , a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. He is a supporter of the Democratic Party.
Affleck and Damon are co-owners of the production company Artists Equity and were also co-owners of Pearl Street Films. The Afflecks then lived in Cambridge.
During Affleck's childhood, his father had a self-described "severe, chronic problem with alcoholism", [ 17 ] and Affleck has recalled him drinking "all day He lived at the facility for 12 years to maintain his sobriety [ 23 ] and worked there as an addiction counselor. Affleck was raised in a politically active, liberal household. He learned to speak Spanish during a year spent traveling around the country with his mother and brother.
