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Proof That Ben Affleck Has Been Getting Hotter as He Gets Older

By Shannon Vestal Robson

Updated on 8/15/2014 at 11:00 AM

Happy birthday Ben Affleck! The filmmaker's 42nd birthday is today, and the Boston-bred boy has been appearing onscreen since he was a kid (check out his first TV appearance at 12!). Even though the Oscar winner has mainly been behind the camera as director over the past few years, we have a ton of photos here to show how sweet it is when Affleck does appear on film. Affleck tends to look smoking hot in his roles, especially as the years have gone by. Check him out as you wish him a happy, happy birthday.

20th Century Studios

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Universal Pictures

Dazed and Confused (1993)

Universal Pictures

Mallrats (1995)

Chasing Amy (1997)

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Good Will Hunting (1997)

Source: Miramax

Universal Pictures

Going All the Way (1997)

Phantoms (1998)

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Armageddon (1998)

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

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Dogma (1999)

Paramount Pictures

200 Cigarettes (1999)

Forces of Nature (1999)

Bounce (2000)

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The Weinstein Company

Reindeer Games (2000)

New Line Cinema

Boiler Room (2000)

Pearl Harbor (2001)

The Weinstein Company

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Paramount Pictures

Changing Lanes (2002)

The Third Wheel (2002)

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Paramount Pictures

The Sum of All Fears (2002)

Paramount Pictures

Paycheck (2003)

Columbia Pictures

Gigli (2003)

20th Century Studios

Daredevil (2003)

Surviving Christmas (2004)

Jersey Girl (2004)

Source: Miramax

The Weinstein Company

Clerks II (2006)

Man About Town (2006)

Universal Pictures

Smokin' Aces (2006)

Hollywoodland (2006)

Universal Pictures

State of Play (2009)

New Line Cinema

He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

Extract (2009)

Source: Miramax

The Weinstein Company

The Company Men (2010)

The Town (2010)

To the Wonder (2012)

Source: FilmNation Entertainment

Argo (2012)

20th Century Studios

Runner Runner (2013)

20th Century Studios

Gone Girl (2014)

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