Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-9947288-20130603183821/@comment-4848837-20130606162338

While we don't have any full confirmation, Derrick has spoken his desire for Ben's birthday to be December 27 (premiere of the first episode), and with the belief that UA and OV take place during 2012, for Ben to be 16 (in 2012), he must've been born in 1995 (on December 27).