Casey and Ben Affleck have become staples in the movie and television worlds, even though their paths may technically be quite diverging in the long run. When Casey Affleck was 18, he moved to Los Angeles to be with his brother Ben and his friend Matt Damon and pursue an acting career, but that initial plan was short-lived. After brief stints in New York City and Washington D.C., Affleck dropped out of Columbia University and tried to make it as an actor. In the beginning, this was very difficult and many of Affleck’s early roles were not considered successful, but he persevered to become the loved actor the world knows today. After appearing in Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven and the subsequent films, he finally achieved his breakthrough performance with The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. In recent years, he has starred in movies like Manchester by the Sea and A Ghost Story, solidifying his status as one of Hollywood’s premier actors. While he has collaborated wit...
