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 firs
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.
Born
Sep 12, 1978
Austin, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
18 acting
4 crew
Popularity
2.7
Known For
Motor City
2026
as Detective Kent
Line of Duty
2019
as Dean Keller
The Report
2019
as Scrubbed CIA Officer
I Want You Back
2022
as Leighton's Dad
88 Minutes
2007
as Mike Stempt
Batman: Year One
2011
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Some Kind of Beautiful
2014
as Brian
Goodbye World
2013
as Nick
Junebug
2005
as Johnny
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