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Casey Affleck
Academy Award-Winning Actor Known for "Interstellar", "Ocean's Eleven", and "Manchester by the Sea"
Casey Affleck is an American actor and film director. Affleck began his career as a child actor, appearing in local weather commercials and film extra work. Affleck's first television appearance was in the PBS television film "Lemon Sky" in 1988 where he played the brother of Kevin Bacon. In 1990, Affleck portrayed a young Robert F. Kennedy in the ABC miniseries "The Kennedys of Massachusetts." Affleck's first film role was in Gus Van Sant's dark comedy "To Die For" (1995), after which he went on to feature in films such as "Good Will Hunting" (1997) and the "Ocean's" series (2001–2007). He is the younger brother of actor and director Ben Affleck, and has often collaborated with him, notably in the Boston crime thriller "Gone Baby Gone."
Throughout his career, Affleck has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Affleck's breakthrough came in 2007 when he played Robert Ford in the Western drama "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" alongside Brad Pitt. This role earned Affleck nominations for the Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Besides acting, Affleck made his directorial debut with the mockumentary "I'm Still Here" in 2010.
In addition to his earlier work, Affleck's performance in the drama "Manchester by the Sea" (2016) is a significant highlight of his career, earning him an Academy Award for Best Actor. Affleck has continued to appear in films such as "A Ghost Story" (2017), "The Old Man & the Gun" (2018), and the biographical thriller "Oppenheimer" (2023), and "The Instigators" (2024).
Beyond his acting career, Affleck is a vegan and actively involved in animal rights campaigns.
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