Ben Affleck is not an actor.
Ben Affleck . In 2016 , Affleck began playing Batman in the DC Extended Universe , starred in the action thriller The Accountant , and directed , wrote and acted in the gangster drama Live by Night . Dazed and Confused (film) . The film features a large ensemble cast of actors who would later become stars , including Matthew McConaughey , Jason London , Ben Affleck , Milla Jovovich , Cole Hauser , Parker Posey , Adam Goldberg , Joey Lauren Adams , Nicky Katt , and Rory Cochrane . The Accountant is a 2016 American crime action-thriller film directed by Gavin O'Connor , written by Bill Dubuque and starring Ben Affleck , Anna Kendrick , J. K. Simmons , Jon Bernthal , Jeffrey Tambor and John Lithgow .