Ben McKenzie

Known for ActingBorn 1978-09-12 (age 47)Austin, Texas, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Southland

The O.C.

Gotham

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Batman: Year One

Conan

JAG

The Report

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Abby

MADtv

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The District

Men at Work

Junebug

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

I Want You Back

Johnny Got His Gun

The Daily Show

Late Show with David Letterman

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Decoding Annie Parker

Line of Duty

Real Time with Bill Maher

88 Minutes

Some Kind of Beautiful

Bloat

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Goodbye World

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Punk'd

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Reichen Show

The View

Adventures in the Sin Bin

Entertainment Tonight

Desperate Souls

Good Day Live

The Advocates

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

Motor City

The Accidental Wolf

Gotham Stories