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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

6.562

Junebug
2005-08-03

5.789

88 Minutes
2007-02-14

Batman: Year One

7.246

Batman: Year One
2011-09-27

Desperate Souls

4

Desperate Souls
2005-10-04

I Want You Back

6.297

I Want You Back
2022-02-10

Adventures in the Sin Bin

4.025

Adventures in the Sin Bin
2012-06-08

5.4

Goodbye World
2013-06-15

Some Kind of Beautiful

5.644

Some Kind of Beautiful
2014-11-06

Johnny Got His Gun

6.333

Johnny Got His Gun
2008-10-22

5.407

Bloat
2025-03-07

Decoding Annie Parker

6.044

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

5.891

Line of Duty
2019-12-25

7.036

The Report
2019-09-12

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

0

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
2026-04-17

5.4

Motor City
2026-07-23

Gotham: The Legend Reborn

0

Gotham: The Legend Reborn
2014-08-31

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.573

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08

6.857

The District
2000-10-07

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6

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

7.7

The O.C.
2003-08-05

7

Abby
2003-01-06

7.1

MADtv
1995-10-14

7.276

JAG
1995-09-23

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3

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

7.898

Southland
2009-04-09

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

8.232

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010-07-12

3.8

Good Day Live
2001-09-17

Real Time with Bill Maher

6.1

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003-02-21

7.599

Gotham
2014-09-22

5.1

Punk'd
2003-03-17

6.6

Men at Work
2012-05-24

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.1

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

5.1

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

4.3

Entertainment Tonight
1981-09-15

0

Gotham Stories
2016-02-01

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

8

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018-06-22

Late Show with David Letterman

6.4

Late Show with David Letterman
1993-08-30

7.16

Conan
2010-11-08

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.797

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

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.098

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.288

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26