Casey Affleck

Casey Affleck: Biography in Details

Who is Casey Affleck?

Casey Affleck is an American actor and director. He started as a child actor and went on to play varied challenging roles in numerous films. He has been nominated for many awards. The year 2016 belonged to Casey Affleck when he won the Best Actor award at various award functions. He is an animal activist and a vegan. He is a Hillary Clinton supporter.

What is the nationality of Casey Affleck?

Casey was born on 12th August 1975, in Falmouth Massachusetts, USA. His nationality is American and ethnicity is mixed(Irish, German, English, and Swiss).

Her full name is Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt. Casey Affleck’s mother, Chris Anne is a school teacher and is associated with arts. His father, Timothy Byers Affleck, is an addiction counselor.  Casey Affleck worked on different posts, took up acting before turning to drinking which ruined his life. He then got rehabilitated and became a social worker for drug addicts. His elder brother, Ben Affleck, who is also a writer and actor.

His parents divorced when he was nine. He was surrounded by artists and frequented theater with his mother. Though he had not decided to be an actor, opportunities to work kept coming to him.

After his parents got divorced, both brothers stayed with their mother and visited their father on weekends. They got introduced to acting, television, and theater due to their mother’s contacts. Matt Damon, Van Sant, and his brother-in-law, Joaquin Phoenix are his close friends.

Casey Affleck: Education, School/College University

Casey Affleck had joined George Washington University and later Columbia University, New York, but could not complete his course due to his acting commitments. He then decided to focus on acting and take it up as a full-time profession.

Casey Affleck: Professional Life and Career

Casey Affleck acted in his teens as the movie extra and in local advertisements. At age of 18, he moved to Los Angeles to take up acting as a career but spent most of his time behind the camera or working in local restaurants. He did some roles in films from 1997 to 2001.

In 2002, Casey Affleck worked in ‘Gerry’ with Van Sant. He got the lead role in 2006 in comedy-drama ‘Lonesome Jim’ for which he received mixed reviews. He was praised widely for his 2007 movies, ‘The Assassination of Jesse James’ and ‘’Gone Baby Gone’. He also directed and wrote for some of his films. He was nominated for many awards and won the Best actor award in 2016 for ‘Manchester by the Sea’.

Casey Affleck: Salary and Net Worth($ 10 m)

Casey Affleck has a net worth of $ 10 million but his salary is Around 1 million/year.

Is Casey Affleck involved in any rumors and controversies?

Casey Affleck has been a controversial star. He is rumored to be a womanizer. He supposedly cheated on his wife too and infidelity was the main reason behind their separation. He was sued in 2010 by 2 women for alleged sexual harassment and assault. He has been criticized for his drinking problem which he justifies is due to his ‘genes’. His father, his grandmother, and elder brother were also heavy drinkers off and on.

Some film reviewers have criticized him due to his voice which they feel is low and mumbling. During the 2016 Best actor award acceptance speech, he did not thank his brother Ben. He had defended his stance by stating that his brother had made no contributions in the movie for which he won the award. His nomination for the Best Actor Oscar award kicked up a lot of controversy and angry comments from all including his fellow actor, Constance Wu.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Casey Affleck has a height of 5 feet 9 inches. His body weighs 70kg. He has dark brown hair and blue eyes. Furthermore, there are no details regarding his body measurements.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Casey Affleck is currently active on Twitter. He has more than 9.7k followers on the Twitter account, Besides these, he is not active on the other sites like Facebook and Instagram.

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