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Name
Ben McKenzie

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1978-09-12 (48 years old)

Place of Birth
Austin, Texas, USA

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.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2005 Junebug as Johnny
2007 88 Minutes as Mike Stempt
2011 Batman: Year One as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
2005 Desperate Souls
2022 I Want You Back as Leighton's Dad
2012 Adventures in the Sin Bin as Michael
2013 Goodbye World as Nick
2014 Some Kind of Beautiful as Brian
2008 Johnny Got His Gun as Joe Bonham
2025 Bloat as Jack Reynolds
2014 Decoding Annie Parker as Tom
2017 Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
2013 The Advocates as Henry Bird
2019 Line of Duty as Dean Keller
2019 The Report as Scrubbed CIA Officer
2026 Everyone Is Lying to You for Money as Self
2026 Motor City as Detective Kent
2014 Gotham: The Legend Reborn as Self

2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 4 episodes ) as Self
2000 The District ( 1 episode ) as Tim Ruskin
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self
1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2020 The Accidental Wolf ( 4 episodes ) as Cast
2003 The O.C. ( 92 episodes ) as Ryan Atwood
2003 Abby ( 1 episode )
1995 MADtv ( 1 episode ) as Ryan Atwood
1995 JAG ( 1 episode ) as Petty Officer Spencer
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2009 Southland ( 43 episodes ) as Ben Sherman
2010 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated ( 1 episode ) as Odnarb (voice)
2001 Good Day Live ( 1 episode ) as Self
2003 Real Time with Bill Maher ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2014 Gotham ( 100 episodes ) as James 'Jim' Gordon
2003 Punk'd ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2012 Men at Work ( 1 episode ) as Bryan
2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2005 The Reichen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
1981 Entertainment Tonight ( 1 episode ) as Self
2016 Gotham Stories ( 5 episodes ) as James Gordon
1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2018 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2010 Conan ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
2025 Sheriff Country ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Tim Wade

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