Casey Affleck

Casey Affleck is famous for his kinship with the man behind the Batman mask and is also an actor and film director from Massachusetts, USA. He is a passionate campaigner for animal rights too.

Early Accomplishments

His mother is credited for encouraging her kids' interest in arts and his high school teacher spurred his passion for it after his displays in school plays.

At only 13 years, he got his movie debut in 1988's Lemon Sky and soon got his television debut playing Bobby in The Kennedys of Massachusetts in 1990.

Best Known For

Casey has made notable features in movies such as Good Will Hunting in 1997, Gone Baby Gone in 2007 and in 2001's Ocean’s Eleven and all of its sequels. He earned for himself an Academy award for his act in 2016's Manchester by the Sea and some more accolades for his role as C in A Ghost Story in 2017.

Sexual Orientation

Casey is straight. He tied the knot with Summer Phoenix in June 2006, until the official annulment in 2017.

He has been dating Floriana Lima since his private split from his spouse in 2016.

Family

He is the son of Timothy Byers Affleck and Chris Anne Boldt and the younger sibling of celebrity actor Ben Affleck.

He has 2 sons with his ex-wife, Indiana and Atticus.

Religion

He was raised Episcopalian but doesn’t seem to be religious as he doesn’t speak about his faith often.

Worth To Know

As an advocate for animal rights, Casey is expectedly a vegetarian. He works with groups such as Farm Sanctuary and PETA.

He was the director, producer, writer, cinematographer and editor of the 2010 film I’m Still Here in which he also played a self-role.

He had an alcoholism problem, an issue he shares with his brother, father and grandfather. He has been sober for 6 years now.