19 Facts About Benjamin McKenzie

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Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan was born on September 12,1978 and is an American actor.

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Benjamin McKenzie is best known for his starring television roles as Ryan Atwood on the teen drama The O C, Ben Sherman on the crime drama Southland, and James Gordon on the crime drama Gotham.

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Outside of acting, Benjamin McKenzie writes about fraud and the cryptocurrency bubble with journalist Jacob Silverman.

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Benjamin McKenzie is one of three sons born to Frances Schenkkan, a poet, and Pete Schenkkan, an attorney.

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Benjamin McKenzie has two younger brothers, both of whom are former actors.

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Benjamin McKenzie's grandfather, Robert F Schenkkan was a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and worked on passing the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967.

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Benjamin McKenzie attended Stephen F Austin High School, playing wide receiver and defensive back for the school's football team.

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Benjamin McKenzie was cast as Ryan Atwood in The O C On August 5,2003, Fox premiered the television series, about affluent teenagers with stormy personal lives in Orange County, California.

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Benjamin McKenzie reportedly earned between about $15,000 and $25,000 per episode throughout the show's run.

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10.

Benjamin McKenzie was voted one of InStyle's "10 Hottest Bachelors of Summer" in July 2005.

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11.

In 2008, Benjamin McKenzie earned critical acclaim for his solo performance in the "live on stage, on film" version of Dalton Trumbo's 1939 novel Johnny Got His Gun, his first starring role in a film.

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12.

Benjamin McKenzie starred as rookie police officer Ben Sherman on the NBC drama Southland, which premiered on April 9,2009.

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13.

Benjamin McKenzie returned to Fox in the Batman prequel television show Gotham, which premiered on September 22,2014.

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14.

Benjamin McKenzie went on to direct "One of My Three Soups" and write "The Demon's Head" from the fourth season.

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15.

Benjamin McKenzie shot Line of Duty, a real-time action thriller, in Birmingham, Alabama in early summer 2018; it was released in 2019.

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16.

Benjamin McKenzie portrayed President Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, as well as Donald Trump, Jr.

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17.

Benjamin McKenzie made his Broadway debut on January 23,2020, in the Second Stage production of Grand Horizons at the Hayes Theater.

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18.

Benjamin McKenzie starred as Ben, one of two sons struggling with their elderly parents' divorce.

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19.

Benjamin McKenzie is noted as one of the few high-profile skeptics of the technology.

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