Casey Affleck
Casey Affleck (Casey Affleck), born on August 12, 1975 in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA, is an American film and television actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He graduated from Columbia University.
In 1988, starred in his first TV series "Lemon Sky", thus officially stepping into the show business circle. In 1990, starred in the biographical drama "I am Kennedy". In 1995, starred in the thriller " To Die For ". In 2000, he participated in the action film " Droning Mona "
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. In 2002, starred in the feature film " Gerry "
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. In 2005, starred in the comedy " Lonesome Jim ". In 2007, with the crime film " The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ", he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award in the 65th Golden Globe Awards for Film and Drama
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In 2010, directed the music documentary " I'm Still Here " won the 67th Venice International Film Festival best documentary biographical film award. In 2013, with the crime film " Out of the Furnace ", he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 18th Golden Satellite Awards
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. In 2016, with the literary film " Manchester by the Sea ", he won the 89th Academy Awards for Best Actor Award
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. In 2017, starred in the crime comedy " The Old Man & the Gun "
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Performing Experience
In 1988, starred in his first TV series "Lemon Sky", thus officially stepping into the show business circle. In 1990, starred in the biographical drama "I am Kennedy" directed by Lamont Johnson. In 1995, Casey Affleck co-starred in the thriller " To Die For " with Nicole Mary Kidman and Joaquin Rafael Bottom
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In 1997, he participated in the romantic comedy " Chasing Amy " directed by Kevin Smith ; in the same year, he participated in the inspirational film " Good Will Hunting " with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
. In 2000, Danny DeVito , Neve Campbell Joining starred in action movie " Drowning Mona "
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In 2001, he co-starred with George Clooney and Brad Pitt in the crime comedy " Ocean's Eleven " adapted from the work of the same name in 1960. In the film, he played the very proficient car expert, driving master and tuning expert Virgil. In 2002, he co-starred in the feature film " Gerry " with Matt Damon
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In 2004, starred in the action film " Ocean's 12 " directed by Steven Soderbergh
. In 2005, he co-starred with Liv Tyler in the comedy " Lonesome Jim " adapted from the personal experience of screenwriter James C. Strauss . In the film, he played Jim who took care of two wicked nieces.
In 2007, he co-starred with Morgan Freeman in the suspenseful thriller " Gone Baby Gone " directed by Ben Affleck , in which he played detective Patrick from a private detective agency
. In the same year, he co-starred with Brad Pitt in the biographical crime film " The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford " adapted from the novel of the same name by Ron Hansen . In the film, he played the cowardly Robert Ford. Nominated for the Best Supporting Actor in the 65th Golden Globe Awards for Film-Drama, and nominated for the Best Supporting Actor in the 14th American Screen Actors Guild Awards
. In addition, he co-starred in the action film " Ocean's Thirteen " with George Clooney and Brad Pitt
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In 2010, he co-starred with Kate Hudson and Jessica Marie Alba in the black crime film " The Killer in the Heart ", in which he played Lou Ford, the deputy sheriff of a small town in Texas
. In the same year, he wrote and directed the biopic " I'm Still Here " co-starring Joaquin Rafael Bottom and Walter Bruce Willis . The film won the 67th Venice International Film Festival Best Documentary Biographical Film Award and the 8th Copenhagen International Documentary Film Nominated for the CPH:DOX Awards
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In 2011, Casey Affleck co-starred in the action film Tower Heist with Ben Stiller and Zachary Levi , in which he played Charlie, the janitor who is easily nervous and excited
. In 2012, with Kodi Smit and Anna Cooke Kendrick , he dubbed the animated cartoon " ParaNorman "
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In 2013, he co-starred with Rooney Mara in the literary film " Ain`t Them Bodies Saints " directed by David Lowery . In the film, he played Bob who was willing to go to jail to replace Ruth's crimes in order to protect the beloved woman. In the same year, he co-starred in the crime film " Out of the Furnace " with Christian Charles Philip Bale and Woody Harrelson , and played Roselle Baez’s brother Rodney in the film. He won the 18th Golden Satellite Award for the film. Nominated for a good supporting actor
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In 2014, co-starred in the science fiction adventure film " Interstellar " with Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway
. In 2015, he co-starred with Chris Pine in the action film " Wrath Sea Rescue " adapted from the true story of the Coast Guard rescue . In the film, he played Ray Hibbert, the chief assistant engineer who is usually taciturn and respected for his knowledge
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In 2016, he co-starred in the crime action film " Triple 9 " with Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor and Anthony McKay . In the film, he played Marcus’s new partner, police officer Chris Allen. He chewed in every scene he appeared. With chewing gum
. In the same year, he co-starred with Michelle Ingrid Williams and Kyle Chandler in the family film " Manchester by the Sea " directed by Kenneth Lonergan , and played the taciturn Lee Chandler. For this film, he won the 70th British Film Academy Awards for Best Male Leading role, best actor in a drama at the 74th Golden Globe Awards
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In 2017, co-starred in the feature film " A Ghost Story " with Rooney Mara
. In the same year, he co-starred with Robert Redford in the crime comedy " The Old Man & the Gun " adapted from an article on "The New Yorker", and played a police detective who paid close attention to him in the film
. The film is expected to be released in 2018. Released in the United States in 1989
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Personal Life
In 2004, Casey Affleck's girlfriend Summer Phoenix gave birth to his son Indiana
. In 2006, he married Summer Phoenix
. In 2008, Summer Phoenix gave birth to his son Anticus
. In 2017, Summer Phoenix formally submitted documents to apply for divorce
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Character Evaluation
Casey Affleck and his brother Ben Affleck are keen on blockbuster movies and the scenery is infinitely different. He continues to hone himself in low-cost literary films. In the film "Manchester by the Sea", he didn't have too many physical movements, and he could fully express his grief and anger with just one face
(China . His performance focuses on minimalism, and his characters rarely have bright lines. In the movie " Manchester by the Sea ", his performance confirmed the old saying-"Less is more" .
Casey Affleck's performance did not have the highlight moments of most Oscar actor's dazzling skills, but in a calm and ordinary way, unknowingly blending superb acting skills into it. The same as the steady rhythm of the movie, although there is no obvious breaking point, as the movie goes deeper, the audience will find that Casey Affleck uses a moisturizing and silent way to inject the character's soul into each frame .
