Ben McKenzie

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Actor

Birth Date: September 12, 1978

Age: 45 years old

Birth Place: Austin, Texas

Spouses: Morena Baccarin

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

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The Investigation- A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts

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2019

Line of Duty

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Dean Keller
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2019

Today 3rd Hour

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2018

Couch Surfing

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2018

Live with Kelly and Ryan

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2017

Harry

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2016

Today's Take

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2016

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

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2015

The Late Late Show With James CordenStream

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2015

The Late Late Show

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2015

GothamStream

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Detective James Gordon
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2014
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2014
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Gotham: Extras

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2014

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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2014

Some Kind of Beautiful

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Decoding Annie Parker

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2013

Goodbye World

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2013

Live! With Kelly and Michael

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2012

Men at WorkStream

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2012

Adventures in the Sin Bin

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2012

LIVE with Kelly

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2011

Batman Year One

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2011

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2010

Overheard With Evan Smith

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2010

Scooby-Doo: Mystery IncorporatedStream

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2010

Breakfast in Bed Marathon

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2010

Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream

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2009

SouthlandStream

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Ben Sherman
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2009
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Mother's Day: O.C. Style

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2008

Johnny Got His Gun

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2008

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2007
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The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

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2005

JunebugStream

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Johnny Johnsten
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2005
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Welcome to the O.C.: A Day in the Life

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2004

The O.C.: Obsess Completely

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2004

Tavis Smiley

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2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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2003

The O.C.Stream

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Ryan Atwood
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2003
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Real Time With Bill MaherStream

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2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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2003

Abby

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2003

Last Call With Carson Daly

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Live With Regis and Kelly

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The District

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EP Daily

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E! News

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News aboutBen McKenzie

Cast of The O.C.

‘The O.C.’: 10 Most Memorable Moments From the Teen Drama

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Ben McKenzie to Star in ABC Medical Drama ‘The Hurt Unit’

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‘Gotham’ Series Finale Trailer: Meet the New Selina Kyle (VIDEO)

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11 Things You Missed in the ‘Gotham’ Series Finale Trailer (PHOTOS)

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Erin Richards & Ben McKenzie on Helming the Special ‘Gotham’ Wedding Episode (Video)

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‘Gotham’ Sneak Peek: Is Babs Ready to Go Legit? (VIDEO)

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‘Gotham’ Sneak Peek: Wait ‘Til You Get a Load of Ace Chemicals! (VIDEO)

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‘Gotham’ Teases Jeremiah’s Final Act of Insanity in ‘Ace Chemicals’ Trailer (VIDEO)

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‘Gotham’ Wraps Filming on the Final Season — See How the Cast Said Goodbye (PHOTOS)

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‘Gotham’ Star Cameron Monaghan on His Character’s Endgame in the Season 4 Finale

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‘Gotham’ Season 4 Returns: Check out Gordon’s Secret ‘Stache!

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7 TV Stars Who Secretly Married Their Spouses

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New ‘Gotham’ Season 4 Promo Art Reveals a Dark Knight Rising

Arjun Gupta, Damian Holbrook, Katherine McNamara, Alan Tudyk, Ana Gasteyer, Rose McIver, Ben McKenzie, and Ricky White at the TV Guide Magazine 'Fan Favorites' panel during Comic-Con International 2017

TV Guide Magazine’s Fan Favorites Panel at Comic-Con Shows Fans the Love

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Comic-Con 2017: Your ‘Gotham’ Burning Questions Answered

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First Look: Comic-Con’s Exclusive ‘Gotham: Dawn of Night’ Poster

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‘Gotham’: Gordon Infiltrates the Court of Owls (VIDEO)

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First Look: Dropping In for Ben McKenzie’s ‘Gotham’ Directorial Debut

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‘The O.C.’ Cast 10 Years Later: Where Are They Now?

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year…to Catch Up on ‘Gotham’

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‘Gotham’ Season 3 Scoop From the PaleyFest Red Carpet (VIDEO)

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5 Things We Learned From PaleyFest’s ‘Gotham’ Panel

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‘Gotham’s Ben McKenzie and ‘Lucifer’s Tom Ellis Bro Out for Man-days on Fox

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PaleyFest: Enter to Win Tickets to the ‘Gotham’ Panel in New York

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‘Gotham’ Turns Into a ‘Mad City’ With the Court of Owls, Poison Ivy, Mad Hatter and ‘Nygmobblepot’

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‘Gotham’s ‘Mad City’ is on Fire in This Sneak Peek (VIDEO)

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‘Gotham’: Ben McKenzie On Bringing Jim Gordon to the Dark(er) Side

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‘Gotham’ Sweepstakes: Enter to Win Season 2 On Blu-ray

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What the El? Superman is Coming to ‘Supergirl’!

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‘Gotham’s Gordon and Bullock Get Some Strange (VIDEO)

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‘Gotham’s Top Cops Face Off!

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‘Gotham’: First Look at Azrael In All His Crazy Glory

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Is ‘Gotham’s Nygma About to be Caught?

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Cheers & Jeers: Cheers to ‘Gotham’ Renewal; Jeers to ‘The Bachelor’

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‘Gotham’ Death: [Spoiler] Tells Us Why He Didn’t Survive the Fall Finale

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‘Gotham’ Premiere Roars Back with Big Changes

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‘Gotham’ Goodies: First Look at Diamond Select’s New Wave of Toys

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‘Gotham’: Watch Nygma Battle His Inner Riddler in This Season 2 Sneak Peek

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New York Goes Gritty and Gothic Behind the Scenes of ‘Gotham’ (PHOTOS)

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The ‘Gotham’ Stars Reveal the Surprising Alliances That Will Form in Season 2 (VIDEO)

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20 TV Stars Who Boarded Our Comic-Con Yacht: Saturday Highlights (PHOTOS)