Casey Affleck Biography (2)

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Casey Affleck made his acting debut at age twelve in the 1988 PBS presentation of Lemon Sky, playing Kevin Bacon's estranged younger brother and later playing young Robert Kennedy in The Kennedys of Massachusetts. After high school, Affleck chose to pursue his love of acting full time and moved to California, where he landed a role in Gus Van Sant's To Die For with Nicole Kidman.

Casey later played the part of Morgan in the Academy Award winning movie Good Will Hunting, starring his older brother, Ben Affleck, and childhood friend Matt Damon. Riding the success of the acclaimed independent feature, Casey attained significant roles in a number of movies with reputed ensemble casts, including Drowning Mona, starring Bette Midler, Danny DeVito and Neve Campbell; 200 Cigarettes, featuring Paul Rudd, Courtney Love, Christina Ricci and Kate Hudson; and Committed, with Heather Graham and Luke Wilson.

Always in search of new ways to broaden his talents, Casey accepted a role in the acclaimed theater production of Kenneth Lonnergan's This is Our Youth in the West End of London, playing opposite Matt Damon and Summer Phoenix.

Casey later re-teamed with Gus Van Sant to write, produce and star in the experimental film Gerry, which debuted at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. Casey recently finished production on Lonesome Jim, in which he stars opposite Liv Tyler and which he co-produced with noted actor/director Steve Buscemi.

Casey's first child, Indiana August Affleck, was born in Amsterdam during production of Ocean's Twelve.

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