Ben McKenzie

Actor | Producer

Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan (born September 12, 1978) is an American actor and commentator. He is best known for his ...

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I Want You Back

I Want You Back

... 2022

The Report

The Report

... 2019

Fullname:

Ben McKenzie

Date of Birth:

1978-09-12

Country:

Austin, Texas, USA

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Ben McKenzie

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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Ben McKenzie

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Ben McKenzie

Found movies in total

The Nightingale

The Nightingale

... 2018

Son of Rambow

Son of Rambow

... 2007

Medieval

Medieval

... 2022

Air

Air

... 2023

Into the Blue 2: The Reef

Into the Blue 2: The Reef

... 2009

Papicha

Papicha

... 2019

Josie & Jack

Josie & Jack

... 2019

Reunion Z

Reunion Z

... 2018

Men in Black: International

Men in Black: International

... 2019