Casey Affleck
Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt (born August 12, 1975) is an American actor and director. He is the younger brother of Ben Affleck.
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 Affleck in June 2006 | |
| Born | Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt August 12, 1975 (aged 50) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse(s) | Summer Phoenix (2006–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | Ben Affleck (brother) |
He played Morgan O'Mally in Good Will Hunting, Virgil Malloy in the Ocean's Trilogy and Patrick Kenzie in Gone Baby Gone. He portrayed Robert Ford in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.[1]
In 2017, Affleck won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Manchester by the Sea.
Early life
Affleck was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. He is the second son of Christine Anne "Chris" (née Boldt), a school district employee and teacher, and Timothy Byers Affleck, a drug counselor, social worker, janitor, auto mechanic, bartender, and former actor with the Theater Company of Boston. Affleck is three years younger than his brother Ben.[2] He has English, Irish, German, Scottish, French, Swiss, Northern Irish (Scotch-Irish), Welsh, and Swedish ancestry.[3][4][5] He is a tenth cousin, once removed, of actor Matt Damon, through a common New England ancestor.[6] He was raised in a mostly Episcopalian family.[7] As a child, he had numerous pets, including cats, snakes, guinea pigs and turtles.[8] Affleck went to George Washington University and later transferred to Columbia University in New York City, where he majored in physics, astronomy, and Western philosophy, but never graduated.[9]
Casey Affleck Media
Ben Affleck Photo cropped and contrast applied by Magnus Manske 11:41, 30 September 2007 (UTC)*depicted person: Casey Affleck (age: 30.85)
Affleck at the premiere of Manchester by the Sea in 2016
Casey Affleck in 'Casey Affleck and David Lowery on ‘The Old Man & the Gun’ and Future Projects', interviewed by and uploaded to Vimeo by ColliderVideo under CC-BY-3.0 Unported licence on September 27, 2018.
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References
- ↑ Access Extended: Casey Affleck Talks Oscar NominationAccess Hollywood. Retrieved 2013-06-22.[dead link]
- ↑ Casey Affleck Biography (1975–). Film Reference.com.
- ↑ Stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 2001
- ↑ Heyes, Rebecca. 10 Things About... Ben Affleck. Digital Spy (23 August 2013).
- ↑ Film Interview – Ben Affleck / 'Hollywoodland'Event Guide. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ Genealogical Chart Knowlton Line of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (2009)New England Historic Genealogical Society. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
- ↑ McGee, Celia (December 18, 2003). "Wild about Jen; Ben Opens Up to our Celia McGee". Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2003/12/18/2003-12-18_wild_about_jen__ben_opens_up.html. Retrieved January 9, 2014.[dead link]
- ↑ Out There: Casey Affleck. Peta2.net.
- ↑ Casey Affleck Biography Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine. Biography.com.
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2008-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Casey Affleck on IMDb
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