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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2005 • Movie
as Henry Bird
as Johnny
as Kent
as Mike Stempt
as Leighton's Dad
as Jack Reynolds
as Nick
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
as Dean Keller
as Scrubbed CIA Officer
as Brian
as Tom
as Self
as Michael
as Self
as Joe Bonham
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as Self - Guest
1 episodes
as Self
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as Self
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as James 'Jim' Gordon
100 episodes
as Petty Officer Spencer
1 episodes
as Self
2 episodes
as Self
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as Self
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as Self - Guest
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Self - Guest
2 episodes
as Ryan Atwood
92 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Ben Sherman
43 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Odnarb (voice)
1 episodes
as Self
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as Self
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as Self
1 episodes
as Tim Ruskin
1 episodes
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