Review of Jake and the Kid

Just saw this series on PureFlix and thoroughly enjoyed it. Great seeing Shaun Johnston before his portrayals on Heartland! I have one question about Benedict Campbell who plays the boy Ben Osborne. IMDb says that Benedict Campbell was the actor and that he was born in Montreal in 1957 so he would be 40 years old when Jake and the Kid was made (1995 - 1999). Am I missing something here? I am trying to find out more about the young man who played Ben on this wonderful series. Ian Ridpath