Ben McKenzie

Also known as Benjamin McKenzie, Benjamin Mckenzie, Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan

Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan is an American actor, author, 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 "Jim" Gordon on the crime drama Gotham (2014–2019).

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Country: US
Active from: 1939-01-10
Active to: 2012-08-18

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Born: Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan , ( 1978-09-12 ) September 12, 1978 (age 47) , Austin, Texas , U.S.
Alma mater: University of Virginia ( BA )

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Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan (born September 12, 1978) is an American actor, author, 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 "Jim" Gordon on the crime drama Gotham (2014–2019).

McKenzie 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). In 2020, he made his Broadway debut in the Bess Wohl play Grand Horizons.