| Net Worth: | $20 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | August 12, 1975 (49 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Movie Actor |
| Nationality: | American |
Actor who has played supporting roles in such hit films as Good Will Hunting and Ocean’s Eleven. He won an Academy Award for his starring role as Lee Chandler in the 2016 film Manchester by the Sea. He also earned an Academy Award nomination for his role in the 2007 film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
He attended Columbia University and majored in physics.
He appeared as Tom Myers in the first two American Pie movies. He portrayed Charlie in Tower Heist and the PI in Gone Baby Gone.
Career
Casey’s professional career began while he was a child. He appeared in both movies, extra work and local weather commercials. He then played a role in Lemon Sky of 1988. Also, like the young Robert Kennedy in The Kennedy’s of Massachusetts (1990).
Personal Life
He is the younger brother of fellow actor Ben Affleck. He married his longtime girlfriend, Summer Phoenix, in June 2006 after her brother, actor Joaquin Phoenix, introduced them in 2000. He has a pair of sons named Indiana and Atticus. He and Summer split in 2016.
He wrote, produced, and directed a documentary about Joaquin Phoenix titled I’m Still Here in 2010.
Quotes
“Lots of movies don’t kind of work as well as they do on the page.”
— Casey Affleck
“When I was a kid, we didn’t really leave Cambridge, which was the town where I grew up in.”
— Casey Affleck
“I’m tired of answering questions about myself.”
— Casey Affleck
“Does celebrity interest anyone? It’s definitely not appealing to me. I think anyone who’s had any real exposure to it would probably regret ever having even entertained the idea.”
— Casey Affleck
“I believe veganism can be beneficial for the individual and the world, and of course the animal, but belief is like laying in the dark with someone and telling them you love them and hearing nothing back. So I’ve never had the confidence to get on a soapbox and tell someone else what to do.”
— Casey Affleck