Ben Affleck is a doting dad as he takes son Samuel to swim class Dan Heching For Dailymail.com He is said to have rekindled his romance with a super famous ex-fiancée. And Ben Affleck was spotted Friday in the Pacific Palisades, California, with his son Samuel on their way to the youngster's swimming class. The hunky 48-year-old actor wore a flannel shirt and jeans combo that made him look like something of a lumberjack as he walked along the sidewalk in the California sunshine. Ben rolled the sleeves of his gray and red plaid shirt up slightly on his forearms.