Accountant trumps Batman for Ben Affleck

The actor's fans often talk about his character in the 2016 action thriller The Accountant, who is an autistic savant

- Alison de Souza

LOS ANGELES — He has two Oscars to his name and played Batman in five movies.

But when fans come up to American actor and director Ben Affleck, they often want to talk about one of his more obscure films: The Accountant.

The 2016 action thriller cast Affleck as Christian Wolff, an autistic savant who works as an accountant for criminal organizations, using his mathematical genius to scour their books for irregularities.

He is also adept at martial arts, marksmanship and other combat skills — all of which come in handy when the secrets he uncovers put a target on his back.

They come in handy again in The Accountant 2, which opens in Singapore cinemas on April 24 and sees Christian turning to his estranged brother Brax (Jon Bernthal) — a contract killer — when an acquaintance is found dead.

Affleck made his name with Good Will Hunting (1997), the breakout drama he wrote and starred in with buddy Matt Damon, and for which the duo, at age 25, won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar.

He went on to star in and direct Best Picture Oscar winner Argo (2012), a political thriller, before playing Batman in DC Extended Universe superhero films such as