Biography
Who is Casey Affleck?
Early life and real name
Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt was born on August 12, 1975, in Falmouth, United States. His mother worked as an elementary school teacher, while his father held various jobs including auto mechanic and carpenter. After his parents divorced when he was nine, Casey and his older brother Ben lived with their mother in Massachusetts. He attended local schools and later studied at George Washington University and Columbia University.
During his childhood, Casey developed an interest in acting through high school theater productions under teacher Gerry Speca. At age eighteen, he moved to Los Angeles for a year to pursue an acting career while living with his brother and Matt Damon. Early on, he also spent time traveling around Mexico and learned to speak Spanish.
How Casey became famous
Casey began his career as a child actor, appearing in the PBS television film Lemon Sky in 1988 and the miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts in 1990. He made his feature film debut in Gus Van Sant's satirical comedy To Die For in 1995. He followed this with a supporting role in Good Will Hunting in 1997, which was written by his brother Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
Following several years of smaller supporting roles in various independent and commercial films, Casey found broader commercial success when he joined the ensemble cast of Steven Soderbergh's heist comedy Ocean's Eleven in 2001. He continued appearing in the sequels Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen over the following years.
Career highlights
Casey earned his first major breakthrough in 2007 when he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Western drama The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. That same year, he starred in his brother's crime drama Gone Baby Gone.
In 2016, Casey reached a major career milestone by starring in the drama Manchester by the Sea as a grieving janitor. This critically acclaimed performance earned him both the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He later appeared as Boris Pash in the biographical thriller Oppenheimer in 2023.
Family and relationships
Casey Affleck comes from an artistic family as the younger brother of actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck. In his personal life, he was previously married to Summer Phoenix, with whom he shares two children named Atticus and Indiana. Following his marriage, he has been in relationships with Floriana Lima and Caylee Cowan.
Throughout his career, Casey has worked across film and television as a film actor, stage actor, television actor, screenwriter, and film producer. He stands 175 centimeters tall and continues to work in the American entertainment industry.
Birthday and age
Casey Affleck was born on August 12, 1975, which makes Casey 51 years old today. That birthday falls under the Leo sign. Casey shares the date with 59 other famous people.
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