Ben Affleck’s dating history

Benjamin Géza Affleck, popularly known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor and director, born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California, United States. Affleck has been in the entertainment industry for more than 3 decades. He started his career as a child actor and made his acting debut with the film The Dark End of the Street in 1981. He made his TV debut with the children's show The Voyage of the Mimi in 1984.

Affleck got his breakthrough role with the film Good Will Hunting in 1997, which he co-wrote and starred in. He is best known for his work in Good Will Hunting (1997), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), Gone Girl (2014), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), etc. He has won many major awards, including 2 Academy Awards, 2 BAFTA Awards, and 3 Golden Globe Awards. Apart from his acting projects, his personal life and high-profile relationships have been in the limelight for many years.

Cheyenne Rothman

Ben Affleck and Cheyenne Rothman met when they were teenagers in high school in the early 1990s. They met each other in the summer and after that, they dated on and off for 7 years. They were spotted together at the premiere of Chasing Amy in early 1997 and a few months after that they ended their relationship.

Gwyneth Paltrow

Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow met for the first time at a dinner hosted by Harvey Weinstein in 1997. They began dating later that year. They were spotted together for the first time on the red carpet of the Golden Globes afterparty. They dated each other during the time they were filming for Shakespeare in Love. The couple ended their relationship by the end of 1998. In October 1999 they were spotted kissing in Paris and they dated for another year before ending their relationship in October 2000.

Jennifer Lopez

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez met for the first time on the sets of the film Gigli in 2002. At that time she was married to Cris Judd. In July 2002, she filed for divorce, and rumors of Ben and Jennifer’s relationship began to spread. They got engaged in November 2002 and in September 2003, they postponed their wedding, four days before the ceremony. In January 2004, they officially called off their engagement and ended their relationship.

In April 2021, the couple reconciled and they were spotted spending time together in Los Angeles and were also seen on a vacation in Montana. In July 2021, they confirmed their relationship when Lopez shared a picture of them on Instagram. In April 2022, the couple got engaged and in July, they got married in a private ceremony in Las Vegas. After their marriage, they often shared pictures on Instagram. In August 2024, she filed for divorce after 2 years of their marriage.

Jennifer Garner

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner met for the first time on the sets of the film Pearl Harbor in 2000. They got closer when they were filming for Daredevil in 2003. They went public with their relationship in October 2004 at a World Series game. In June 2005, the couple got married in an intimate ceremony in Turks and Caicos. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, Violet Anne Affleck, in December 2005.

Their 2nd child, Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck, was born in January 2009 and their son, Samuel Garner Affleck, was born in February 2012. The couple kept their personal life low-key. In June 2015, they announced their divorce and shared their statement which said, “After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce. We go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children whose privacy we ask to be respected during this difficult time." In 2018, they finalized their divorce.

Lindsay Shookus

Ben Affleck and SNL producer Lindsay Shookus went public with their relationship in 2017. According to Us, they started dating in 2014 and they have known each other for years. They were spotted together in London in June 2017. After that they were spotted together by the media many times in Los Angeles and New York, they also went to the Emmys together. In August 2018, the couple ended their relationship.

Shauna Sexton

After Ben Affleck's breakup with Lindsay Shookus, he was seen leaving a restaurant with veterinary technician and former Playboy model Shauna Sexton in August 2018. After Affleck entered rehab, Sexton was seen visiting him in the treatment facility in Malibu, California. They continued dating after he completed his treatment in October and went on a trip to Montana. They ended their relationship after dating for a couple of months.

Ana de Armas

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas met on the set of the film Deep Water in November 2019. Their dating rumors started spreading in March 2020 after they were spotted by the media spending time together in Armas’s hometown, Havana, Cuba. They were later seen together in Costa Rica. According to People, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, they stayed at Affleck’s house, as both of them were spotted strolling in his neighborhood.

In April 2020, they made their relationship official on Instagram with photos from Armas’s birthday. They also went on a vacation to Georgia along with Affleck’s mother and children for his birthday. In January 2021, the couple ended their relationship after being together for almost a year.