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Ben McKenzie
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Ben McKenzie
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1978-09-12,Austin, Texas, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

6.538

Junebug
2005-08-03

5.792

88 Minutes
2007-02-14

Batman: Year One

7.2

Batman: Year One
2011-09-27

Desperate Souls

1

Desperate Souls
2005-10-04

I Want You Back

6.329

I Want You Back
2022-02-10

Adventures in the Sin Bin

4.3

Adventures in the Sin Bin
2012-06-08

5.3

Goodbye World
2013-06-15

Some Kind of Beautiful

5.646

Some Kind of Beautiful
2015-07-16

Johnny Got His Gun

5

Johnny Got His Gun
2008-10-22

5.18

Bloat
2025-03-07

Decoding Annie Parker

6

Decoding Annie Parker
2014-05-02

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

6.4

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017-11-18

1

The Advocates
2013-02-03

5.88

Line of Duty
2019-12-25

7.048

The Report
2019-09-12

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

0

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
2025-06-06

6

Motor City
2025-08-30

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.7

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08

6.8

The District
2000-10-07

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.5

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

4.3

The View
1997-08-11

The Accidental Wolf

0

The Accidental Wolf
2020-11-26

7.767

The O.C.
2003-08-05

6

Abby
2003-01-06

6.952

MADtv
1995-10-14

7.32

JAG
1995-09-23

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.2

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13

7.929

Southland
2009-04-09

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

8.228

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010-07-12

3

Good Day Live
2001-09-17

Real Time with Bill Maher

6

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003-02-21

7.596

Gotham
2014-09-22

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.7

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005-01-03

5

Punk'd
2003-03-17

6.6

Men At Work
2012-05-24

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.2

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.2

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23

The Reichen Show

4.8

The Reichen Show
2005-11-11

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.3

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

Entertainment Tonight

4.1

Entertainment Tonight
1981-09-15

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.433

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

0

Gotham Stories
2016-02-01