Casey Affleck

Who is Casey Affleck?

Casey Affleck, an American actor, and director is famously known for his performance in movies like Interstellar, ParaNorman, and Manchester By the Sea. For the movie Manchester By The Sea, he claimed various awards including Academy Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild award in the year 2016. He supported Hilary Clinton in 2016 political campaign.

Birthday, Family and Facts

Casey was born in Falmouth Massachusetts on 12^th August 1975  in the United States as Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt. He is of American nationality and has the mixed ethnicity of Irish, German, English, and Swiss.

Casey ‘s mother’s name is Chris Anne, who is a school teacher and his father Timothy Byers Affleck is a social worker. At nine years of age, his parents got divorced and he, along with his brother, lived with their mother. He shared his childhood with his brother, Ben Affleck, who is an actor and writer.

As his mother had connections in the industry, opportunities kept coming for the actor which helped him to get into TV Shows and movies.

Early Profession and Career

Casey started his journey in an acting career since early age acting in various commercials. At 18 years, he migrated to Los Angeles to pursue his career in acting but ended working behind the cameras. His first movie, ’To Die For’ got released in 1995 and until 2001, Casey played in several movies like The American Pie I & II, Hamlet and Ocean’s Eleven to name a few. He is also a part of the trilogy comedy series, Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean’s Thirteen.

In 2002, Casey starred in the movie, Gerry, and became a screenwriter for the movie. His first leading role came in 2006 with the movie, Lonesome Jim, an independent comedy film. For the movie, ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,’ he got his first breakthrough as an actor and got nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2007.

In the late 2010s, Casey had strings of successful movies like ‘Interstellar,’ ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’ and ‘Tower Heist.’ In 2016, Casey won the award for Best Actor for the movie, Manchester by the Sea, but he did not even mention his brother Ben Affleck and defended himself by saying his brother did not play any part for that movie.

Casey Affleck: Net Worth and Salary

Casey’s net worth is estimated to be $10 million, and his salary per movie is not mentioned. He earns his income from his profession as actor and director.

Casey Affleck: Girlfriend, Married, Wife

Casey Affleck fell in love with his co-star, Summer Phoenix, in 1999. The couple got engaged in January 2004 and then tied the knot in June 2006. They have two beautiful kids named Indiana Affleck and Atticus Affleck. However, the duo divorced in the year 2016. As of now, he is in a relationship with his girlfriend, Floriana Lima.

The reason for Casey and Summer’s divorce was because of his controversial affairs with other women. In 2010, he was sued for alleged assault and sexual harassment by two women. Casey was also an alcoholic and have been in controversy due to various reasons.

Height, Weight, Body Measurements

Casey stands tall with a height of 5 feet and 9 inches and weighs around 70 kilos. The actor has got blue color eyes and dark brown hair.

Social Media Profiles

Casey is active on his Twitter account more than Social Media. He has 10k followers on his Twitter as of 2018.