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Ben McKenzie

Acting 47 years old Austin, Texas, USA ★ 1.7
Born: September 12, 1978

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.

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Known For

The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self - Guest 1996
JAG
JAG Petty Officer Spencer 1995
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Gotham
Gotham James 'Jim' Gordon 2014
The O.C.
The O.C. Ryan Atwood 2003

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (47)

Motor City
Motor City Kent 2026
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money Self 2026
Bloat
Bloat Jack Reynolds 2025
I Want You Back
I Want You Back Leighton's Dad 2022
The Accidental Wolf
The Accidental Wolf Cast 2020
Line of Duty
Line of Duty Dean Keller 2019
The Report
The Report Scrubbed CIA Officer 2019
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Self - Guest 2018
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs Self 2017
Gotham Stories
Gotham Stories James Gordon 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Some Kind of Beautiful
Some Kind of Beautiful Brian 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
Gotham
Gotham James 'Jim' Gordon 2014
Decoding Annie Parker
Decoding Annie Parker Tom 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
Goodbye World
Goodbye World Nick 2013
The Advocates
The Advocates Henry Bird 2013
Adventures in the Sin Bin
Adventures in the Sin Bin Michael 2012
Men at Work
Men at Work Bryan 2012
Batman: Year One
Batman: Year One Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice) 2011
Conan
Conan Self - Guest 2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Odnarb (voice) 2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Southland
Southland Ben Sherman 2009
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun Joe Bonham 2008
88 Minutes
88 Minutes Mike Stempt 2007
The Reichen Show
The Reichen Show Self 2005
Desperate Souls
Desperate Souls 2005
Junebug
Junebug Johnny 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self - Guest 2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
The O.C.
The O.C. Ryan Atwood 2003
Punk'd
Punk'd Self 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Abby
Abby 2003
Good Day Live
Good Day Live Self 2001
The District
The District Tim Ruskin 2000
The View
The View Self 1997
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self - Guest 1996
MADtv
MADtv Ryan Atwood 1995
JAG
JAG Petty Officer Spencer 1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman Self - Guest 1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self 1988
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (2)

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