
Ben McKenzie
Known for: Acting
Born: September 12, 1978
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-Broadw…
Known for

Batman: Year One
2011

Bloat
2025

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
2026

Junebug
2005

Goodbye World
2013

The Advocates
2013

Line of Duty
2019

Johnny Got His Gun
2008

Some Kind of Beautiful
2014

Motor City
2026

88 Minutes
2007

Desperate Souls
2005

Adventures in the Sin Bin
2012

Decoding Annie Parker
2014

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

The District
2000

The Report
2019

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

The View
1997

The Accidental Wolf
2020

The O.C.
2003

Abby
2003

MADtv
1995

JAG
1995

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

Southland
2009

I Want You Back
2022

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
Good Day Live
2001

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003

Gotham
2014

Punk'd
2003

Men at Work
2012

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015

The Reichen Show
2005

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Entertainment Tonight
1981

Gotham Stories
2016

The Daily Show
1996

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018

Late Show with David Letterman
1993

Conan
2010

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003