What is the best acting performance by Ben Affleck?

From lovable Boston roughneck to conflicted CIA spook to the Dark Knight himself — Affleck's career spans genres and registers, with some unlikely gems hiding behind the blockbusters. Cast your vote!

1

Tony Mendez (Argo)

A CIA operative who devises a daring fake-movie scheme to rescue American hostages in Argo (2012).

2

Nick Dunne (Gone Girl)

A husband suspected of murdering his wife who unravels shocking secrets in Gone Girl (2014).

3

Bruce Wayne / Batman

A seasoned, battle-hardened Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).

4

Chuckie Sullivan (Good Will Hunting)

Will Hunting's fiercely loyal best friend in the Oscar-winning drama Good Will Hunting (1997).

5

Doug MacRay (The Town)

A Charlestown bank robber trying to leave his criminal life behind in The Town (2010).

6

A.J. Frost (Armageddon)

A roughneck oil driller sent to space to save Earth from an asteroid in Armageddon (1998).

7

Holden McNeil (Chasing Amy)

A comic book artist who falls for a lesbian woman in Kevin Smith's romantic drama Chasing Amy (1997).

8

George Reeves (Hollywoodland)

The real-life actor who played TV's Superman and died under mysterious circumstances in Hollywoodland (2006).

9

Bartleby (Dogma)

A fallen angel exiled from Heaven seeking loophole salvation in Kevin Smith's Dogma (1999).

10

Phil Knight (Air)

The Nike co-founder deciding whether to pursue a revolutionary deal with Michael Jordan in Air (2023).

11

Fred O'Bannion (Dazed and Confused)

The bullying senior who terrorizes incoming freshmen in Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused (1993).

12

Jack Ryan (The Sum of All Fears)

A junior CIA analyst racing to stop a nuclear attack in The Sum of All Fears (2002).