Casey Affleck (American Actor) Biography

Actor Casey Affleck was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on August 12, 1975. He rose to fame for his portrayal of inner turmoil. His portrayal as Lee Chandler in Manchester by the Sea (2016) won him critical acclaim in addition to a BAFTA, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award for best actor. Chandler is a surly and emotionally closed-off handyman who is appointed guardian of his teenage nephew following the death of his brother.

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Casey Affleck Details

Nickname	Casey
Gender	Male
Age	48 years old (in 2023)
Date of Birth	12 August 1975
Full Name	Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt
Profession	Actor and Film Maker
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Religion	Protestantism
Zodiac Sign	Leo
Qualification	College dropout
School	Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
College	George Washington University, Washington, D.C., United States Columbia University, New York City, United States
Profession	Actor and Film Maker
Television Movie	Lemon Sky (1988)
Film	To Die For (1995)
Director	I’m Still Here (2010)
Net Worth	$10 Million (as in 2016)
Marital Status	Divorced
Ex Spouse	Summer Phoenix‎; (m. 2006; div. 2017)
No. of Children	2
Family Introduction	Father – Timothy Byers Affleck (auto mechanic, a carpenter, a bookie, an electrician, and a bartender) Mother – Christopher Anne “Chris”(elementary school teacher) Brother – Ben Affleck Sister – N/A
Status	Alive

Casey Affleck Childhood & Early Life

On August 12, 1975, in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA, Casey Affleck was born into a family consisting of an auto mechanic father and a teacher mother. In addition, Christopher Affleck, his father, had side jobs as an electrician, bookie, and bartender. Chris had also been actively involved in the entertainment world when he was younger. Chris was a writer, actor, producer, director, and member of the “Boston Theatre Company” in the 1960s.
Because their father was an alcoholic, Casey and his older brother Ben had difficult childhoods. His work as an artist was unfulfilling, and he was a bitter man. Casey’s parents divorced when he was nine years old. In spite of his father’s actions, Casey subsequently acknowledged that he had learnt a great deal from him and that he was a huge inspiration.
The brothers moved in with their mother following the divorce of their parents, and they saw their father once a week. In his early adolescence, Casey studied Spanish and had a close relationship with his brother. Even though Ben was older, they spent a lot of time together and shared a network of friends in school.

During his junior high school years, Casey was introduced to acting and theater by his mother, who was a passionate art enthusiast and would occasionally take him to the theater. The majority of her pals in the entertainment business were performers, musicians, or painters. She had a large circle of them. The brothers were exposed to the art world at a time when they were most receptive. Over time, they started going to the theater more frequently.
Early in high school, Casey had little interest in pursuing a profession in acting. However, after participating in multiple theater plays, he started to reconsider. His acting career was forced upon him by his teachers, who saw his aptitude.

Casey Affleck First Professional Experience

Casey came to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career after graduating from high school, staying with his boyhood friend Matt Damon. For a while, the young performers had odd jobs at eateries as they struggled. In the end, Casey starred in “To Die For,” which was a hit, but “Race the Sun’s” failure left him in a difficult situation.
Casey enrolled at “George Washington University” to study politics after growing dissatisfied with the lack of options in the film industry.
However, he never completed his degree since his need to take action prevented him from concentrating on his academics. He ultimately made the decision to seek his ideal job with all of his might.

Casey Affleck Career

Casey Affleck had previously starred in the television film “Lemon Sky” as a teenager. Thanks to his mother’s recommendation, he was able to land this acting position. In the 1995 movie “To Die For,” he landed his first acting role.
The film was directed by the renowned Gus Van Sant and was a sarcastic comedy. Critics praised his portrayal of a psychotic, enraged teenager, and Gus Van Sant publicly declared that he had grown to love Casey, the actor. The movie went on to become successful.
He was forced to give up acting after his second movie, “Race the Sun,” failed. But when Gus Van Sant offered him the role of Matt Damon, his childhood buddy, in the Ben Affleck-penned film “Good Will Hunting,” he was powerless to no. Casey shot to stardom thanks to the picture, which was a major critical and commercial success. He was not quite persuaded, though, and left the Hollywood scene after his film “Chasing Amy” did not succeed.
After graduating from college, he took on small roles in films to continue his career. This was the start of a “dark” period in his life, during which he appeared in numerous commercially failed movies, including “American Pie,” “200 Cigarettes,” and “Drowning Mona.” Working with filmmaker Steven Soderbergh on the movie “Ocean’s Eleven” in 2001 helped him somewhat resurrect his career. Brad Pitt and George Clooney starred in the highly successful movie, which brought Casey recognition for his portrayal as a “Mormon Brother.

In the ensuing two Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean’s Thirteen film series entries, Casey played the same character.
Gus Van and Casey resumed their working relationship in 2002 when Gus Van gave Casey the lead in the movie “Gerry,” which also starred Matt Damon in a major role.
Casey experienced a mixed bag of results throughout the next three years, but 2007 held a major surprise for him. In the drama film “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” he played the lead role. Brad Pitt portrayed the title character of “Jesse James” in the Western drama film, while Casey played the title role of “Robert Ford.
Casey was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of “Best Supporting Actor” for his portrayal of a negative character in the movie. “Robert Ford” proved to be the most significant breakthrough role of Casey’s career, establishing him as a member of Hollywood’s elite.
Ben, his older brother, was going through a difficult moment in his career in 2007. Casey helped Ben when he decided to try his hand at directing, and she starred in his film “Gone Baby Gone.” Both at the box office and critically, the movie was a moderate hit. After witnessing Casey’s performance, the critics were astounded and dubbed him the “new big thing in Hollywood.
Casey played a serial murderer in the 2010 movie “The Killer Inside Me,” which helped him gain positive reviews. He appeared in the 2011 heist comedy film Tower Heist in a supporting capacity. During that period, Casey revealed that he was directing “I’m Still Here,” his first feature film, and that he was funding the project himself.
Affleck appeared in Christopher Nolan’s epic science fiction film “Interstellar” in 2014 in a supporting capacity. Later, he appeared as an engineer in Disney’s disaster film “The Finest Hour” and as a detective in “Triple 9.

After starring as an alcoholic recluse in the movie “Manchester by the Sea,” he achieved the apex of his career. Casey’s performance in the movie was hailed as the “best in recent memory,” and he went on to win other awards, including an Oscar and a BAFTA Award.
After that, Casey followed a rather contentious career path by playing the lead role in the experimental psychological thriller “A Ghost Story.” After its presentation at the Sundance Film Festival, the movie gained popularity while receiving criticism for being “way too slow for a mainstream film.”
After that, Affleck focused on developing his directing career, and in 2019 he released the movie “Light of My Life.” In addition, he had a significant part as producer of the movie. He also acted in the biographical comedy “The Old Man & the Gun” around this time.
It was revealed in 2019 that Casey would both appear and produce the movie “The World to Come.” The movie, which is helmed by Mona Fastvold, will be released in September 2020. Casey, meantime, was chosen to star in Vaughn Stein’s film “Every Breath You Take” in October 2019. December 2019 marked the beginning of the film’s primary photography.

Casey Affleck Personal Life

In the late 1990s, Quinton Phoenix introduced Casey Affleck to his sister Summer Phoenix, and the two immediately began dating. After being hitched in 2006, they were fortunate to have two boys, Indiana and Atticus. The pair separated the same year they began discussing their difficult marriage in public in 2015.
Casey claimed that they remained close friends and that their breakup was mutual. He soon began dating Floriana Lima, an actress, and in the middle of 2017, Summer Phoenix filed for divorce. September 2017 saw the finalization of the divorce.
Since 1995, Casey has followed a vegetarian diet because she loves animals. He is quite outspoken about his work and supports animal rights with PETA.
Controversies have dogged Casey’s career. He was a well-known alcoholic, so when he revealed in 2016 that he had been sober for three years, his followers exhaled with relief. Some of his coworkers have also accused him of sexual molestation.

Casey Affleck Movies

Interstellar (2014) (Sci-Fi, Drama, Adventure)
Good Will Hunting (1997) (Drama)
Manchester by the Sea (2016) (Drama)
Ocean’s Eleven (2001) (Thriller, Crime)
Gone Baby Gone (2007) (Mystery, Crime, Drama, Thriller)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) (Biography, Drama, Western, Crime, History)
Our Friend (2021) (Drama)
Chasing Amy (1997) (Comedy, Romance, Drama)
American Pie (1999) (Comedy)
Out of the Furnace (2013) (Crime, Drama, Thriller)

Casey Affleck Awards

Academy Awards(Oscars)

2017

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Manchester by the Sea (2016)

Golden Globe Awards

2017

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

Manchester by the Sea (2016)

Casey Affleck Relationships and family

It was in the late 1990s that Affleck’s brother Joaquin introduced him to the actress Summer Phoenix. They started dating in 2000 and appeared together in the stage musical This Is Our Youth in 2002 as well as the 2000 movie Committed. In Savannah, Georgia, on June 3, 2006, the pair tied the knot after becoming engaged in January 2004. Indiana August (born May 2004) and Atticus (born December 2007) are their two boys. Citing “irreconcilable differences,” Phoenix filed for divorce on August 1, 2017, and the divorce was formalized later that year. Affleck has been dating actress Kaley Cowan since January 2021. He claimed that his divorce was peaceful and that they are still friends.

Casey Affleck Fast Facts

Accompanied his older brother Ben to auditions when he was five years old, and they acted as extras in Field of Dreams and The Good Mother.
Portrayed a young Robert Kennedy in The Kennedys of Massachusetts, an ABC miniseries from 1990.
Her first significant film performance was alongside Nicole Kidman in Gus Van Sant’s 1995 satire To Die For; she made friends with costar Joaquin Phoenix on the production and eventually married the latter’s sister, Summer.
gained notoriety by playing minor parts in movies like Ocean’s Eleven, Chasing Amy, and Good Will Hunting.
Co-wrote the 2002 trekking adventure with costar Matt Damon. Gerry
2007 was a breakout year for Ben, who starred in his brother Ben’s feature film debut, Gone Baby Gone, and was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
Made his directorial debut with the 2010 film I’m Still Here, which followed the fictional journey of then-brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix to become a rapper.
Is a vegan and speaks Spanish fluently.

Casey Affleck Controversies

He further cemented his status as a starring man with the 2007 film Gone Baby Gone, which he directed. But starting in 2010, the actor was involved in legal issues after paying an undisclosed sum to settle two out-of-court claims alleging sexual harassment.