
Casey Affleck (born Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt; August 12, 1975) is an American actor. He receives various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. The younger brother of actor Ben Affleck, he began his career as a child actor, appearing in the PBS television film Lemon Sky (1988). He later appeared in three Gus Van Sant films: To Die For (1995), Good Will Hunting (1997), Gerry (2002), and in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's film series (2001–2007). His first role was in Steve Buscemi's independent comedy-drama Lonesome Jim (2006). Affleck's breakthrough came in 2007 when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Robert Ford in the Western drama The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and starred in his brother's crime drama Gone Baby Gone. In 2010, he directed the mockumentary I'm Still Here. He went on to appear in Tower Heist (2011), ParaNorman (2012), and Interstellar (2014), and he received praise for his performance as an outlaw in Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013). In 2016, Affleck starred in the drama Manchester by the Sea, in which his performance as a grieving man earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has since starred in the dramas A Ghost Story (2017) and The Old Man & the Gun (2018) and as Boris Pash in the biographical thriller Oppenheimer (2023), his highest-grossing release. Description above from the Wikipedia article Casey Affleck, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 12, 1975 (51)
- Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA
- Actor and producer, also writer, director, editor and cinematographer
- 47 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
What are Casey Affleck's films like?
Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 4 · Earnest 34
A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 8 · Dark 20
Grounded 17 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 5
Gentle 8 · Charged 17 · Intense 15
A split, not a type: Steady 18 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 6
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 6
Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 1
Casual 11 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 10
A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 18
A split, not a type: Resolved 18 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 8
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 12 of 27 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Russel Hines in To Die For (1995)
- Heroas Daniel Webster in Race the Sun (1996)
- Heroas Pete Kepler in Desert Blue (1998)
- Heraldas Sean in Soul Survivors (2001)
- Shadowas Gerry (Casey Affleck) in Gerry (2002)
- Heroas Jim in Lonesome Jim (2005)
- Shadowas Chris in The Last Kiss (2006)
- Allyas Chris in The Last Kiss (2006)
- Shadowas Robert Ford in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
- Heroas Patrick Kenzie in Gone Baby Gone (2007)
- Shadowas Lou Ford in The Killer Inside Me (2010)
- Allyas Joe Armanini in WWII in HD: The Air War (2010)
- Allyas Casey Affleck in I'm Still Here (2010)
- Allyas Charlie in Tower Heist (2011)
- Heroas Bob Muldoon in Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)
- Shadowas Lee Chandler (traumatized self) in Manchester by the Sea (2016)
- Heroas Chris Allen in Triple 9 (2016)
- Heraldas Ray Sybert in The Finest Hours (2016)
- Heroas Lee Chandler in Manchester by the Sea (2016)
- Shadowas C in A Ghost Story (2017)
- Shadowas John Hunt in The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
- Heroas Matt Teague in Our Friend (2019)
- Heroas Dad in Light of My Life (2019)
- Allyas Dyer in The World to Come (2020)
- Heroas Philip in Every Breath You Take (2021)
- Heroas Donnie Emerson in Dreamin' Wild (2022)
- Heroas John in Slingshot (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet20
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous9
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Casey Affleck's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- Our Friend (2019) · actor · free
- A Ghost Story (2017) · actor · free
- Sesame Street (1969) · actor · free
- Dreamin' Wild (2022) · actor, producer · free
- Listen Up Philip (2014) · thanks · free
- Gerry (2002) · actor, writer, editor · free
- Triple 9 (2016) · actor · free
- Desert Blue (1998) · actor · free
- Drowning Mona (2000) · actor · free
- Race the Sun (1996) · actor · free
- Soul Survivors (2001) · actor · free
- Howdy, show their 3 titles on Howdy
- Cinemax, show their 2 titles on Cinemax
- Shout! TV, show their 2 titles on Shout! TV
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Dox, show their title on Dox
- HISTORY Vault, show their title on HISTORY Vault
- Kidstream, show their title on Kidstream
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- MovieSphere+, show their title on MovieSphere+
- Sony Pictures Core, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
- Sundance Now, show their title on Sundance Now
Subscription and free streaming for Casey Affleck's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
59 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Company(2026)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Train Dreams(2025)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Slingshot(2024)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Instigators(2024)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Dreamin' Wild(2022)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Oppenheimer(2023)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Every Breath You Take(2021)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The World to Come(2020)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Our Friend(2019)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Light of My Life(2019)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
The Old Man & the Gun(2018)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
A Ghost Story(2017)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Manchester by the Sea(2016)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Triple 9(2016)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Finest Hours(2016)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Unity(2015)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all filmsI Am Dying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

Interstellar(2014)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Listen Up Philip(2014)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Out of the Furnace(2013)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Ain't Them Bodies Saints(2013)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
ParaNorman(2012)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Tower Heist(2011)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
WWII in HD: The Air War(2010)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
I'm Still Here(2010)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Killer Inside Me(2010)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Gone Baby Gone(2007)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Ocean's Thirteen(2007)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Last Kiss(2006)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Lonesome Jim(2005)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Ocean's Twelve(2004)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Gerry(2002)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Ocean's Eleven(2001)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Soul Survivors(2001)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
American Pie 2(2001)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Attention Shoppers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Hamlet(2000)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Committed(2000)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Drowning Mona(2000)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
American Pie(1999)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Desert Blue(1998)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
200 Cigarettes(1999)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Good Will Hunting(1997)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Chasing Amy(1997)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Floating (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Race the Sun(1996)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
To Die For(1995)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Kennedys of Massachusetts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
Lemon Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Sesame Street(1969)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Bitcoin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Boston Strong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Fencer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Stoner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Smack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Wild Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles, 52 of them dated from 1969 to 2026; peak year 2017.
Film career
Peak 2017 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 25 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1995Screen debut· To Die For
- 2002First top-billed film· Gerry
- 2010Venice award win· I'm Still Here
- 2016Career best· Manchester by the Sea
- 2016Oscar win· Manchester by the Sea
By role
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 3 other major awards from 16 major nominations, 2008–2026.
- Venice award, nominated · Best Film
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Berlinale award, nominated · Panorama
- Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actor
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Male Lead
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor
- Venice award, won · Documentary
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
+1 other major body · 2 nominations
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Casey Affleck's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 45; across their 40 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up17
- 50th to 74th14
- 25th to 49th12
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
19 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved8
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser19
- Broadly Agreed7
- Mixed11
Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Casey Affleck's work okay for kids?
Across up to 31 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Casey Affleck work with?
People who share at least 2 of Casey Affleck's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matt Damon shares the most, 9.
Directors
- David LoweryShared titles: The Old Man & the Gun (2018), A Ghost Story (2017), Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)See all 3 shared titles with David Lowery

- Steven SoderberghShared titles: Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Ocean's Eleven (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Steven Soderbergh

- Gus Van SantShared titles: Gerry (2002), Good Will Hunting (1997), To Die For (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Gus Van Sant

- Christopher NolanShared titles: Oppenheimer (2023), Interstellar (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Nolan

Writers
- Ron HansenShared titles: Company (2026), The World to Come (2020), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Ron Hansen
- Matt DamonShared titles: The Instigators (2024), Oppenheimer (2023), Manchester by the Sea (2016), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Gerry (2002), Ocean's Eleven (2001), Chasing Amy (1997), Good Will Hunting (1997)See all 9 shared titles with Matt Damon

- Ben AffleckShared titles: Company (2026), The Instigators (2024), Gone Baby Gone (2007), 200 Cigarettes (1999), Chasing Amy (1997), Good Will Hunting (1997)See all 6 shared titles with Ben Affleck

- Brad IngelsbyShared titles: Our Friend (2019), Out of the Furnace (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Brad Ingelsby

Actors
- Brad PittShared titles: Ocean's Thirteen (2007), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Ocean's Eleven (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Brad Pitt

- Tom BowerShared titles: Light of My Life (2019), Out of the Furnace (2013), The Killer Inside Me (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Bower

- Kate HudsonShared titles: The Killer Inside Me (2010), 200 Cigarettes (1999), Desert Blue (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Kate Hudson

- Don CheadleShared titles: Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Ocean's Eleven (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Don Cheadle

Composers and editors
- Daniel HartShared titles: Company (2026), Light of My Life (2019), The Old Man & the Gun (2018), A Ghost Story (2017), Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Daniel Hart

- Lisa Zeno ChurginShared titles: The Old Man & the Gun (2018), The Last Kiss (2006), 200 Cigarettes (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Lisa Zeno Churgin

- Curtiss ClaytonShared titles: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Committed (2000), To Die For (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Curtiss Clayton

- David HolmesShared titles: Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Ocean's Eleven (2001)See all 3 shared titles with David Holmes

Producers
- Michael HeimlerShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Light of My Life (2019), Our Friend (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Heimler

- Teddy SchwarzmanShared titles: Train Dreams (2025), Light of My Life (2019), Our Friend (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Teddy Schwarzman

- Kevin J. WalshShared titles: The Instigators (2024), Our Friend (2019), Manchester by the Sea (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Kevin J. Walsh

- James M. JohnstonShared titles: The Old Man & the Gun (2018), A Ghost Story (2017), Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)See all 3 shared titles with James M. Johnston

Mixed roles
- Kevin SmithShared titles: Chasing Amy (1997), Good Will Hunting (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Smith





