Ben McKenzie
Ben McKenzie
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
Actor
as Jack
as Leighton's Dad
as Cast
as Dean Keller
as Scrubbed CIA Officer
as Brian
as Self - Guest
as Tom
as James 'Jim' Gordon
as Self
as Nick
as Henry Bird
as Michael
as Bryan
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
as Odnarb (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Ben Sherman
as Joe Bonham
as Mike Stempt
as Johnny
as Self
as Self
as Ryan Atwood
as Self
as Self
as Himself
as Self
as Tim Ruskin
as Self
as Ryan Atwood
as Petty Officer Spencer
as Self - Guest
as Self
Producer
as Producer
Director
as Director
Writer
as Writer