Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.

Acting
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Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
TMDB popularity
1.9
Low visibility
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TMDB ID: 17245
IMDb ID: nm1360270
Known for: Acting
Born: September 12, 1978
Age: 47
Place of birth: Austin, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1981 - 2025
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.09
Wikidata: Q314569
Also known as
Benjamin McKenzie • Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan
Frequent jobs
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.




Movies directed by Ben McKenzie.
Series directed by Ben McKenzie.
Highest rated movies linked with Ben McKenzie.
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
as Scrubbed CIA Officer
as Johnny
as Leighton's Dad
as Tom
as Dean Keller
as Mike Stempt
as Brian
as Nick
Highest rated series linked with Ben McKenzie.
as Odnarb (voice) • 1 eps
as Ben Sherman • 43 eps
as Ryan Atwood • 92 eps
Director • 3 eps
as Petty Officer Spencer • 1 eps
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
as Ryan Atwood • 1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self • 2 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ben McKenzie.
as Johnny
as Mike Stempt
as Scrubbed CIA Officer
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
as Leighton's Dad
as Dean Keller
as Brian
Producer
as Self
as Tom
as Kent
Most viewed series linked with Ben McKenzie.
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Petty Officer Spencer • 1 eps
Director • 3 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self • 2 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Ryan Atwood • 92 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
Additional movie credits for Ben McKenzie.
Movie cast credits for Ben McKenzie.
as Kent
as Self
as Jack Reynolds
as Leighton's Dad
as Dean Keller
as Scrubbed CIA Officer
as Self
as Brian
as Tom
as Nick
as Henry Bird
as Michael
Series cast credits for Ben McKenzie.
as Cast • 4 eps
as James Gordon • 5 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as James 'Jim' Gordon • 100 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Bryan • 1 eps
as Odnarb (voice) • 1 eps
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
as Ben Sherman • 43 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self • 1 eps
as Self • 2 eps