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 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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Austin, Texas, USA, 1978-09-12

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	2005	Junebug	Johnny	66
2	2005	Desperate Souls		10
3	2007	88 Minutes	Mike Stempt	58
4	2008	Johnny Got His Gun	Joe Bonham	50
5	2011	Batman: Year One	Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)	72
6	2012	Adventures in the Sin Bin	Michael	43
7	2013	The Advocates	Henry Bird	10
8	2013	Goodbye World	Nick	54
9	2014	Decoding Annie Parker	Tom	60
10	2015	Some Kind of Beautiful	Brian	56
11	2017	Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs	Self	64
12	2019	The Report	Scrubbed CIA Officer	70
13	2019	Line of Duty	Dean Keller	59
14	2022	I Want You Back	Leighton's Dad	63
15	2025	Bloat	Jack Reynolds	48
16	2025	Everyone Is Lying to You for Money	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1981	Entertainment Tonight	Self	43
2	1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark		56
3	1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest	72
4	1995	JAG	Petty Officer Spencer	73
5	1995	MADtv	Ryan Atwood	69
6	1997	The View	Self	45
7	2000	The District	Tim Ruskin	68
8	2001	Good Day Live	Self	30
9	2003	Abby		60
10	2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self	55
11	2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Self	60
12	2003	Punk'd	Self	50
13	2003	The O.C.	Ryan Atwood	77
14	2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Self	57
15	2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Self	68
16	2005	The Reichen Show	Self	48
17	2009	Southland	Ben Sherman	79
18	2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest	51
19	2010	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated	Odnarb (voice)	82
20	2012	Men At Work	Bryan	66
21	2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	53
22	2014	Gotham	James 'Jim' Gordon	76
23	2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden	Self	53
24	2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden	Self - Guest	53
25	2020	The Accidental Wolf	Cast	0

Ben McKenzie

Film

Television