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!

Tony Mendez (Argo)

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

1/12

Nick Dunne (Gone Girl)

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

2/12

Bruce Wayne / Batman

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

3/12

Chuckie Sullivan (Good Will Hunting)

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

4/12

Doug MacRay (The Town)

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

5/12

A.J. Frost (Armageddon)

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

6/12

Holden McNeil (Chasing Amy)

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

7/12

George Reeves (Hollywoodland)

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

8/12

Bartleby (Dogma)

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

9/12

Phil Knight (Air)

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

10/12

Fred O'Bannion (Dazed and Confused)

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

11/12

Jack Ryan (The Sum of All Fears)

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

12/12