Ben Affleck — Net Worth and Career Earnings
Ben Affleck has an estimated net worth of $150 million as of 2026, built through a career that has included both extraordinary highs and difficult periods that he has spoken about with uncommon candour. Born in Berkeley, California and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts alongside Matt Damon, he co-wrote Good Will Hunting and shared the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1998. He won his second Oscar as a producer of Argo, which won Best Picture at the 2013 Academy Awards.
Affleck played Batman in the DC Extended Universe franchise beginning with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) — a casting choice that was initially controversial but ultimately well-received by audiences. As a director, his work on Gone Baby Gone, The Town and Argo demonstrated a distinct cinematic voice that critics consider separate from his acting career. He directed and starred in Air (2023), a film about Nike's signing of Michael Jordan that was commercially and critically successful.
Affleck co-founded Artists Equity with Matt Damon — a production company designed to give artists equity stakes in the projects they create, rather than flat fees. His marriage to Jennifer Lopez in 2022 — a reunion of one of the most famous celebrity couples of the early 2000s — generated enormous media coverage. His openness about his struggles with alcohol addiction, including multiple stints in rehabilitation, has made him an unusual figure in Hollywood for his willingness to discuss mental health challenges publicly.