Casey Affleck
Casey Affleck is an American actor, younger brother of Ben Affleck.
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), a performance of understated grief.
His career includes *Gone Baby Gone*, *The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford*, and the *Ocean's* trilogy.
Sexual harassment allegations resurfaced during his Oscar campaign, complicating his public standing.
Academy's golden award
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- indieProduced outside majors
method acting · understated · character actor · leading man · breakthrough · filmography · performance · dramatic
Casino heist caper
- InterstellarBetween stellar bodies
- Good Will HuntingFilm about hidden brilliance
- GerryNickname for Gerald
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
- brotherMale with shared parents
Unproven formal claims
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- MeTooAnti-harassment accountability movement
- criticismJudgment of faults
apology · backlash · boycott · presenter · withdrawal
Oscar
Academy's golden award
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- nominationFormal candidate selection
indie · method acting · understated · character actor · leading man · breakthrough · filmography · performance · dramatic · intense
Ocean's Eleven
Casino heist caper
- InterstellarBetween stellar bodies
- Good Will HuntingFilm about hidden brilliance
- GerryNickname for Gerald
Joaquin Phoenix
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
River Phoenix · Matt Damon · brother · nepotism · dynasty
allegations
Unproven formal claims
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- MeTooAnti-harassment accountability movement
criticism · apology · backlash · boycott · presenter · withdrawal
Casey AffleckNicolas Cage
Jim Carrey · Jack Nicholson · Al Pacino · Gary Oldman · Will Ferrell
Casey AffleckDwayne Johnson
Will Smith · Tom Cruise · Kim Kardashian · Brad Pitt · Leonardo DiCaprio
Casey, Affleck, afflict, affliction, afflicted, afflicting, afflictive