Ben McKenzie
Actor
Birth Date: September 12, 1978
Age: 45 years old
Birth Place: Austin, Texas
Although Hollywood attempted to embrace him as a disposable teen heartthrob, Benjamin McKenzie chose to follow the path of a serious actor instead, and his intense persona set him apart from his flashier peers. With only a handful of theater and minor television credits, McKenzie hit the Hollywood jackpot by landing the star-making role of bad-boy-with-a-heart-of-gold Ryan Atwood on the ultimate 21st-century glossy teen drama, "The O.C." (FOX, 2003-07). Instead of milking his teen appeal with lucrative and lightweight projects, McKenzie took a supporting role in the Southern family drama "Junebug" (2005). He jumped at the chance to work with his idol, Al Pacino, in the real-time thriller "88 Minutes" (2007) and tackled the ultra-demanding "live on stage, on film" solo piece "Johnny Got His Gun" (2008), where, completely alone, he believably channeled the spirit of a World War I soldier too physically damaged to communicate with the outside world, but whose mind remained poignantly vital. Interested more in honing his craft than in winning the fame game, McKenzie continued to make choices based on the work rather than on prestige, playing a rookie cop on the sprawling, challenging LAPD drama "Southland" (NBC, 2009; TNT, 2010-13) and appearing onstage in a 2010 revival of Tennessee Williams' classic "The Glass Menagerie." Although the career path McKenzie chose was more difficult and less glamorous than that of many of his peers, his was perhaps ultimately more rewarding.
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CBS Mornings
The Investigation- A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts
Line of Duty
Today 3rd Hour
Couch Surfing
Live with Kelly and Ryan
Harry
Today's Take
The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream
The Late Late Show With James CordenStream
The Late Late Show
GothamStream
GothamStream
Gotham: Extras
Late Night With Seth MeyersStream
Some Kind of Beautiful
Decoding Annie Parker
Goodbye World
Live! With Kelly and Michael
Men at WorkStream
Adventures in the Sin Bin
LIVE with Kelly
Batman Year One
ConanStream
Scooby-Doo: Mystery IncorporatedStream
Breakfast in Bed Marathon
Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream
SouthlandStream
Mother's Day: O.C. Style
Johnny Got His Gun
88 Minutes
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson
JunebugStream
Welcome to the O.C.: A Day in the Life
The O.C.: Obsess Completely
Tavis Smiley
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The O.C.Stream
Real Time With Bill MaherStream
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream
Abby
Last Call With Carson Daly
Live With Regis and Kelly
The District
EP Daily
MADtvStream
E! News
Canada AM
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Ben McKenzie
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