Ben McKenzie
Acting
Born 1978-09-12
Austin, Texas, USA
48 credits
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Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan (born September 12, 1978) is an American actor and commentator. He is best known for his starring television roles as Ryan Atwood on the teen drama The O.C. (2003–2007), Ben Sherman on the crime drama Southland (2009–2013), and James Gordon on the crime drama Gotham (2014–2019).
After graduating in Economics and International Relations at the University of Virginia, he moved to New York in order to devote his attention to acting. There he received first in off-Broadway productions different roles, before moving to Los Angeles and was hired there for a starring role in the television series The OC, with the fourth season came to an end on 22 February 2007. For his portrayal of Ryan Atwood in the series he won several awards between 2003 and 2007.
He made his film debut in the Academy Award-nominated film Junebug (2005), before appearing in films including 88 Minutes (2007), Goodbye World (2013), Some Kind of Beautiful (2014), and Line of Duty (2019).
He has been married to actress Morena Baccarin since 2017; they have 2 children. His uncle is actor and Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Schenkkan; his second cousin is actress Sarah Drew.
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Filmography
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
Late Show with David Letterman
Conan
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
JAG
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Real Time with Bill Maher
The View
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Gotham
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The O.C.
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Good Day Live
The District
Punk'd
The Reichen Show
Southland
Motor City
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Entertainment Tonight
Men at Work
88 Minutes
The Report
Line of Duty
Some Kind of Beautiful
Junebug
Batman: Year One
I Want You Back
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Abby
Decoding Annie Parker
Gotham Stories
The Accidental Wolf
MADtv
Goodbye World
Desperate Souls
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Bloat
Adventures in the Sin Bin
The Advocates
Johnny Got His Gun
Gotham: The Legend Reborn
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