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

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.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
20th Century Studios

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Dazed and Confused (1993)
Universal Pictures

Dazed and Confused (1993)

Mallrats (1995)
Universal Pictures

Mallrats (1995)

Chasing Amy (1997)

Chasing Amy (1997)

Source: Miramax

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Source: Miramax

Going All the Way (1997)
Universal Pictures

Going All the Way (1997)

Armageddon (1998)
Disney

Armageddon (1998)

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Source: Miramax

Dogma (1999)
Lionsgate

Dogma (1999)

200 Cigarettes (1999)
Paramount Pictures

200 Cigarettes (1999)

Forces of Nature (1999)
Dreamworks

Forces of Nature (1999)

Bounce (2000)

Bounce (2000)

Source: Miramax

Boiler Room (2000)
New Line Cinema

Boiler Room (2000)

Pearl Harbor (2001)
Disney

Pearl Harbor (2001)

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
The Weinstein Company

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Changing Lanes (2002)
Paramount Pictures

Changing Lanes (2002)

The Third Wheel (2002)

The Third Wheel (2002)

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The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Paramount Pictures

The Sum of All Fears (2002)

Gigli (2003)
Columbia Pictures

Gigli (2003)

Daredevil (2003)
20th Century Studios

Daredevil (2003)

Surviving Christmas (2004)
Dreamworks

Surviving Christmas (2004)

Jersey Girl (2004)

Jersey Girl (2004)

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Clerks II (2006)
The Weinstein Company

Clerks II (2006)

Man About Town (2006)
Lionsgate

Man About Town (2006)

Hollywoodland (2006)
Focus Features

Hollywoodland (2006)

State of Play (2009)
Universal Pictures

State of Play (2009)

He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
New Line Cinema

He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

Extract (2009)

Extract (2009)

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The Company Men (2010)
The Weinstein Company

The Company Men (2010)

The Town (2010)
Warner Bros.

The Town (2010)

Argo (2012)
Warner Bros.

Argo (2012)

Runner Runner (2013)
20th Century Studios

Runner Runner (2013)

Gone Girl (2014)
20th Century Studios

Gone Girl (2014)