Ben Affleck is wanting so much youthful nowadays — and it most likely has to do with the truth that he is gotten rid of his face hairs … all simply in time for a brand new film he is engaged on.

The actor was out and about in L.A. Thursday rocking an entire new mug — and by that, we imply he was completely clean-shaven … having misplaced his full salt and pepper beard, which he is been sportin’ for fairly some time now.

Now, Ben’s acquired nothing however his naked pores and skin out within the wild … and we gotta say, he seems to be recent!

Dude’s acquired a cool ‘match on as nicely — color-coordinated, per standard — and he even had a basketball in hand that he was bouncing round as he strolled. Certainly, BA’s acquired a pep in his step … and one thing tells us him shaving might need one thing to do with it.

Frankly, he seems to be like a 30-something over again … albeit, with a extra mature vibe.

If you happen to’re questioning why Ben misplaced the beard — it seems immediately tied to the beginning of manufacturing for his new film, ‘The Accountant 2,’ which reportedly began filming this week. With him enjoying the lead character once more (who was additionally clean-shaven), the face trim is sensible.

Like we stated, Ben hasn’t had a totally shaven face like this in fairly a bit — these days, he is been letting his facial hair develop … which is why he was nearly unrecognizable in these pics.

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In fact, we would acknowledge that good-looking face anyplace with or with out whiskers — the true query now’s … what does the missus at dwelling, Jennifer Lopez, give it some thought?