Acting
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.
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV
The Daily Show
1996 · TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV
JAG
1995 · TV
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · TV
Conan
2010 · TV
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · TV
Gotham
2014 · TV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · TV
The O.C.
2003 · TV
The View
1997 · TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010 · TV
Southland
2009 · TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV
Punk'd
2003 · TV
The District
2000 · TV
The Reichen Show
2005 · TV
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018 · TV
88 Minutes
2007 · Movie
Men at Work
2012 · TV
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · TV
Motor City
2026 · Movie
Some Kind of Beautiful
2014 · Movie
The Report
2019 · Movie
Line of Duty
2019 · Movie
Batman: Year One
2011 · Movie
I Want You Back
2022 · Movie
Junebug
2005 · Movie
The Accidental Wolf
2020 · TV
MADtv
1995 · TV
Gotham Stories
2016 · TV
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
2026 · Movie
Decoding Annie Parker
2014 · Movie
Bloat
2025 · Movie
Abby
2003 · TV
Goodbye World
2013 · Movie
Desperate Souls
2005 · Movie
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017 · Movie
The Advocates
2013 · Movie
Adventures in the Sin Bin
2012 · Movie
Johnny Got His Gun
2008 · Movie
