Today, Ben Affleck celebrates his birthday — one of Hollywood’s most recognizable actors, a director, screenwriter, and two-time Academy Award winner.

Over the course of his career, he has starred in superhero films, thrillers, and crime dramas, directed an Oscar-winning movie, and co-written one of the defining dramas of the 1990s. Today, the actor turns 54.

To mark the occasion, we’ve put together a selection of Ben Affleck’s best roles and films.

Good Will Hunting

The film that became a true breakthrough for Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

The story follows young genius Will Hunting, who works as a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology until his talent is accidentally discovered by a mathematics professor. Affleck plays Chuckie, Will’s best friend, who understands better than anyone that Will needs to break free from the life he has always known.

Fun fact: Affleck and Damon wrote the screenplay together and later won an Academy Award for it.

Argo

One of the defining films of Ben Affleck’s directing career.

The film is based on a real CIA operation to rescue American diplomats from Iran. To get them out of the country, agent Tony Mendez comes up with an unusual plan: disguise them as members of a film crew working on a fictional science-fiction movie.

Affleck not only played the lead role but also directed the film. Argo went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Gone Girl

David Fincher’s psychological thriller, in which Ben Affleck delivered one of the most ambiguous performances of his career.

His character, Nick Dunne, finds himself at the center of a high-profile case after his wife mysteriously disappears. At first, he appears to be a victim of circumstance, but gradually the viewer begins to question almost everything they see on screen.

The Town

A crime drama in which Ben Affleck once again found himself on both sides of the camera: he directed the film and played the lead role.

The story centers on a group of bank robbers from Boston. After another heist, Affleck’s character unexpectedly grows close to a woman who could become a threat to his entire crew.

The film became one of Affleck’s strongest works in the crime-drama genre and once again showed how confident he is when telling stories set in Boston.

The Accountant

A thriller in which Ben Affleck plays an accountant with an unusual past.

His character, Christian Wolff, works with numbers, handles the finances of dangerous clients, and turns out to be far more dangerous than he first appears. Calm, reserved, and almost emotionless, the character has become one of Affleck’s most recognizable roles in recent years.

A great choice for anyone looking for a solid action thriller with detective elements.

The Way Back

One of the most personal and dramatic roles of Ben Affleck’s career.

He plays a former high school basketball star who is offered the chance to coach his old school’s team. Gradually, his character tries to come to terms with his past, pain, and mistakes, finding new purpose in the team and the people around him.

It is a quiet, emotional film without unnecessary melodrama, featuring a remarkably honest and restrained performance from Affleck.