Casey Affleck was born on the 12th August 1975, in Falmouth, Massachusetts USA, and is an actor, producer, screenwriter and editor. Casey rose to fame after appearing in the films “To Die For” (1995) and “Good Will Hunting” (1997). He is a nominee of the Academy Award, the winner of Satellite, National Board of Review, National Society of Film Critics, San Francisco Film Critics and St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards. Actor He is the brother of actor and director Ben Affleck. He has been active in the industry since 1988.
How rich is the actor? It has been estimated by sources that the overall size of Casey Affleck’s net worth is as much as $10 million, as of the data given in mid-2016.
Casey Affleck Net Worth $10 Million
To begin with, Casey made his film debut at age 11 in the telefilm entitled “Lemon Sky”, in which he played the younger brother of Kevin Bacon. After high school, he matriculated to George Washington University, later moving to Columbia University, but didn’t graduate.
Concerning his career as an actor, he began his path in “To Die For” (1995), the black comedy directed by Gus Van Sant, along with Joaquin Phoenix and Nicole Kidman. After working with Halle Berry in “Race the Sun” (1996), he appeared in two films “Chasing Amy” (1997) and “Good Will Hunting” (1997) with his brother Ben; the latter was co-written by Ben and his friend Matt Damon, who would win the Oscar for best original screenplay. Casey’s career continued with roles in films like “Desert Blue” (1998) with Kate Hudson, and the black comedy “Drowning Mona” (1999) with Danny DeVito. In 2001, Affleck was in the main cast in the remake of the Rat Pack movie entitled “Ocean’s Eleven”, directed by Steven Soderbergh. Accompanying the protagonists stars, George Clooney and Brad Pitt, Affleck plays Virgil Malloy, one of the brothers hired to drive the Mormons escape vehicle. He reprized the role in two sequels, “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004) and “Ocean’s Thirteen” (2007). Meantime, he co-wrote the screenplay for the film “Gerry” (2002) directed by Gus Van Sant and Matt Damon.
In 2007, Affleck starred in the western “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”. For his unanimously acclaimed performance, he received a number of awards as the Best Supporting Actor. Later, he starred in the thriller “Gone Baby Gone” (2007) playing the role of Patrick Kenzie. Directed, produced and co-written by Ben Affleck, the film was praised by critics and Casey again received a number of nominations. Then Affleck starred opposite Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson in “The Killer Inside Me” (2010), a film adaptation of the Jim Thompson novel. The same year, Casey released his first film as a director, “I’m Still Here”, a mockumentary about the musical career of his friend and brother Joaquin Phoenix. In 2008, director Ridley Scott announced his new project, entitled “The Kind One”, a period noir drama to be released in 2012, with Affleck in the main role. Currently, he is working on the upcoming films “The Finest Hours”, “Triple 9” and “Manchester by the Sea” which are scheduled for release in 2016.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, he married actress Summer Phoenix in 2006, and they have two boys. The family currently lives in Los Feliz, Los Angeles. Recently rumours have emerged that they have problems and have separated.
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