Jennifer Garner publicly wished her ex-boyfriend Michael Vartan a happy 55th birthday on Monday by sharing a snap of their characters Sydney Bristow and Michael Vaughn from the ABC spy series Alias.
The 51-year-old actress – who boasts 27.6M social media followers – captioned her Instagram post: ‘I can’t remember why I was Bavarian, but I do know today is your birthday. I hope it’s a great one, Michael! XX S. Bristow’
Jennifer was still married to Scott Foley when she originally met the French-born, LA-raised actor in 2001 – but the couple reportedly separated in April 2003 and she went on to date Michael between August 2003 and March 2004.
‘I don’t think so. If it didn’t work once, there’s a reason it didn’t work,’ Vartan told E!’s Daily Pop in 2018 of ever getting back together with Garner.
‘It’s so much easier to be single. I love relationships. When they work, when they’re great, they’re great and when they’re not, they’re not.’
Amicable exes: Jennifer Garner publicly wished her ex-boyfriend Michael Vartan a happy 55th birthday on Monday by sharing a snap of their characters Sydney Bristow and Michael Vaughn from the ABC spy series Alias (pictured in 2003)
The 51-year-old actress – who boasts 27.6M social media followers – captioned her Instagram post: ‘I can’t remember why I was Bavarian, but I do know today is your birthday. I hope it’s a great one, Michael! XX S. Bristow’
The silver fox – who has no social media – hasn’t been seen since appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show’s Never Been Kissed reunion outside LA’s Paramount Pictures in 2021.
And Michael curiously hasn’t had an acting gig since his drama The Arrangement was canceled by the E! Network in 2018 after two seasons.
The four-time Emmy nominee keeps in touch with several of her former Alias castmates including Bradley Cooper, who asked her to moderate an Academy Museum Q&A/screening of his new film Maestro on November 18.
On September 24, Jennifer shared a snap of her reunion with Alias co-star Victor Garber after seeing him in the off-Broadway play Love Letters at the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York City.
Days earlier, Garner reunited with her Alias co-star Merrin Dungey, whom she called her ‘picketing date’ during the SAG/AFTRA strike on September 18.
J.J. Abrams’ critically-acclaimed sci-fi action thriller about a double CIA agent ran for five seasons on ABC spanning 2001-2006.
The Texan-born, West Virginia-raised mother-of-three will next produce and star as married mother-of-three Jess Walker in director McG’s body-swap comedy Family Switch, which premieres this Thursday on Netflix.
The small-screen adaptation of Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s 2010 book Bedtime for Mommy also stars Rita Moreno, Ed Helms, Emma Myers, Matthias Schweighöfer, Brady Noon, and the K-pop boyband Seventeen.
Life imitating art: Jennifer was still married to Scott Foley when she originally met the French-born, LA-raised actor in 2001 – but the couple reportedly separated in April 2003 and she went on to date Michael between August 2003 and March 2004
![Vartan told E!'s Daily Pop in 2018: 'I don't think [we'd ever get back together]. If it didn't work once, there's a reason it didn't work. It's so much easier to be single. I love relationships. When they work, when they're great, they're great and when they're not, they're not'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/11/28/08/78312193-12798979-image-a-108_1701158795818.jpg "Jennifer Garner Sends Birthday Wishes to Michael Vartan with a Throwback Alias Photo 7")
Vartan told E!’s Daily Pop in 2018: ‘I don’t think [we’d ever get back together]. If it didn’t work once, there’s a reason it didn’t work. It’s so much easier to be single. I love relationships. When they work, when they’re great, they’re great and when they’re not, they’re not’
Reclusive: The silver fox – who has no social media – hasn’t been seen since appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show’s Never Been Kissed reunion outside LA’s Paramount Pictures in 2021
Retired? Michael curiously hasn’t had an acting gig since his drama The Arrangement was canceled by the E! Network in 2018 after two seasons
Hello stranger! The four-time Emmy nominee keeps in touch with several of her former Alias castmates including Bradley Cooper, who asked her to moderate an Academy Museum Q&A/screening of his new film Maestro on November 18
‘@therealvictorgarber is my person’: On September 24, Jennifer shared a snap of her reunion with Alias co-star Victor Garber after seeing him in the off-Broadway play Love Letters at the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York City
‘I love you!’ Days earlier, Garner reunited with her Alias co-star Merrin Dungey, whom she called her ‘picketing date’ during the SAG/AFTRA strike on September 18
Talented ensemble: J.J. Abrams’ critically-acclaimed sci-fi action thriller about a double CIA agent ran for five seasons on ABC spanning 2001-2006
These days Jennifer is every bit the influencer with frequent paid partnerships for brands like Capital One, Neutrogena, and Virtue Labs.
On July 7, THR revealed Garner will reprise her MCU role as billionaire heiress-turned-mercenary Elektra Natchios in Shawn Levy’s upcoming three-quel Deadpool 3 alongside Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
The Once Upon a Farm co-founder’s sai-swinging seductress in Daredevil (2003) and its sequel Elektra (2005) famously brought her to former leading man on and offscreen, two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Ben Affleck.
Jennifer and the Cali-born, Cambridge-raised 51-year-old co-parent three children – daughter Violet, 17; daughter Seraphina, 14; and son Samuel, 11 – from their decade-long marriage, which ended in 2018.
