Michael Weatherly and Jessica Alba have made rare comments about their relationship - and how their age gap contributed to their split - in the years since ending their engagement. Weatherly and Alba started dating after meeting on the set of Dark Angel. The sci-fi drama, which ran from 2000 to 2002, marked Alba's breakout role as Max Guevara, a genetically-engineered super solider on the run from government agents in a post-apocalyptic version of Seattle. After sharing the screen, Weatherly and Alba sparked romance rumors when she was 18 years old and he was 30.