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Ben McKenzie

Ben McKenzie

Acting

September 12, 1978 (47 years old)
Austin, Texas, USA
Male
21 Movies
32 TV Shows

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.

Gotham
Gotham

Gotham

2014 7.6

as James 'Jim' Gordon

Age 36 (now 47)
100 eps
The O.C.
The O.C.

The O.C.

2003 7.7

as Ryan Atwood

Age 24 (now 47)
92 eps
Batman: Year One
Batman: Year One

Batman: Year One

2011 7.2

as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

Age 33 (now 47)
Southland
Southland

Southland

2009 7.9

as Ben Sherman

Age 30 (now 47)
43 eps
Line of Duty
Line of Duty

Line of Duty

2019 5.9

as Dean Keller

Age 41 (now 47)
Junebug
Junebug

Junebug

2005 6.5

as Johnny

Age 26 (now 47)
Some Kind of Beautiful
Some Kind of Beautiful

Some Kind of Beautiful

2015 5.6

as Brian

Age 36 (now 47)
88 Minutes
88 Minutes

88 Minutes

2007 5.8

as Mike Stempt

Age 28 (now 47)
Goodbye World
Goodbye World

Goodbye World

2013 5.4

as Nick

Age 34 (now 47)
Bloat
Bloat

Bloat

2025 5.4

as Jack Reynolds

Age 46 (now 47)
Gotham
Gotham

Gotham

2014 7.6

Director

Age 36 (now 47)
3 eps
The Report
The Report

The Report

2019 7.0

as Scrubbed CIA Officer

Age 40 (now 47)
Gotham
Gotham

Gotham

2014 7.6

Writer

Age 36 (now 47)
2 eps
Decoding Annie Parker
Decoding Annie Parker

Decoding Annie Parker

2014 6.0

as Tom

Age 35 (now 47)
I Want You Back
I Want You Back

I Want You Back

2022 6.3

as Leighton's Dad

Age 43 (now 47)
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Adventures in the Sin Bin

Adventures in the Sin Bin

2012 4.0

as Michael

Age 33 (now 47)