9. Casey Affleck
It must be hard to live up to an older brother who has a couple of Oscars under his belt, but Casey Affleck is actually pretty talented, too. He starred in Ben‘s critically-acclaimed directing debut, Gone Baby Gone, and he got an Oscar nomination for his role in The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford. Even though his acting was praised in both films, a lot of critics gave Ben the credit for being a good director, and bringing out the best in his brother.
Casey went on to direct his own mockumentary, I’m Not Here, in 2010, which got mixed reviews. He’s also a writer and a producer, so it’s hard for people not to compare his career to the extreme success of his older brother’s.
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