Then And Now: Meet The Cast of ‘Dazed and Confused’ in 2021

Ben Affleck as Fred O’Bannion

Ben Affleck would star as Fred O’Bannion in Dazed and Confused, a super senior who leads the hazing offense against Mitch in the beginning of the film. Affleck was still a young face in Hollywood at the time, appearing in a handful of television credits to that point.

Upon releasing Dazed and Confused, Affleck would go on to star in Mallrats a few short years later, followed quickly by starring roles in Good Will Hunting and Shakespeare in Love. Now one of the most decorated figures in Hollywood, Affleck has multiple Academy Awards on his shelf including an Oscar for Best Picture as the director of Argo, which he would also star in.

Most recently, Affleck would anchor the D.C. Cinematic Universe as Bruce Wayne in Zack Snyder’s Justice League.