Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about BEN MCKENZIE!
The 2001 College graduate has established himself in his chosen profession — acting — by landing the role of main character Ryan on Fox’s hit new teen drama, “The O.C.,” which airs at 9 p.m.
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan (born September 12, 1978) is an American actor, writer, and director . his first high profile role was in 2003, starring as Ryan Atwood in the television series The O.C. McKenzie made his Broadway debut in the bess Wohl play Grand Horizons . he is of Dutch-Jewish, English, and Scottish descent . his middle name, McKezie, is his paternal grandmother his grandfather was a professor at the university of Texas at Austin . he worked with president Lyndon b. Johnson on passing the public broadcasting act of 1967 . his grandfather, Robert F. Schenkkan, at age twenty-three, he moved to los angeles where he waited tables and slept on the floor of his friend Ernie Sabella’s apartment . he was soon cast as Ryan Atwood in the McKenzie earned between about $15,000 and $25,000 per episode throughout the show’s run . the show was the first time he played the “quiet, guarded leading man” role he would repeatedly portray McKenzie appeared in magazines including People, In Touch Weekly and Us Weekly . he was ranked No. 5 in independent online’s “100 sexiest men alive” he twice appeared on Teen people magazine McKenzie made his feature film debut in Junebug alongside Amy Adams and Embeth Davidtz . the film was nominated for “Best International Film” and “Outstanding Ensemble Acting” in the Amanda Awards in 2009, he appeared in the short movie The Eight Percent . he starred as rookie police officer Ben Sherman on the NBC drama Southland . the show was canceled while in production on its second season he returned to Fox in the Batman prequel television show Gotham . in the series, he portrayed James Gordon as a young detective new to Gotham City . McKenzie made his directorial debut with the season 3 episode “These Delicate and Dark Obsessions” he shot Live!, a real-time action thriller, in Birmingham, Alabama in early summer 2018 . the film A limited-run production, the play began previews on December 23, 2019 and is scheduled to close on March 1, 2020. Their daughter was born in March 2016. Baccarin and McKenzie announced their engagement in November 2016. Triumph. ISBN 978-1-57343-689-2.