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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).
The roles that explain the career.
15 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Motor City | Kent | Film |
| 2019 | The Report | Scrubbed CIA Officer | Film |
| 2019 | Line of Duty | Dean Keller | Film |
| 2017 | Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs | Self | Film |
| 2014 | Some Kind of Beautiful | Brian | Film |
| 2014 | Gotham | James 'Jim' Gordon | TV |
| 2014 | Decoding Annie Parker | Tom | Film |
| 2013 | Goodbye World | Nick | Film |
| 2012 | Adventures in the Sin Bin | Michael | Film |
| 2011 | Batman: Year One | Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | Southland | Ben Sherman | TV |
| 2007 | 88 Minutes | Mike Stempt | Film |
| 2005 | Desperate Souls | Film | |
| 2005 | Junebug | Johnny | Film |
| 2003 | The O.C. | Ryan Atwood | TV |
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