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Ben McKenzie (III)
Ben McKenzie was born Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan in Austin, Texas on September 12, 1978, to Mary Frances (Victory), a poet, and Pieter Meade Schenkkan, an attorney. His uncle is playwright Robert Schenkkan. Ben is of Dutch Jewish (from his paternal grandfather), English, and Scottish descent. He attended Austin High School, and played wide ...
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Actor (22 credits)
Actor (22 credits)
2014-2017
Gotham
(TV Series)
James Gordon
James Gordon
- A Dark Knight: Queen Takes Knight
(2017)
... James Gordon
- A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom
(2017)
... James Gordon
- A Dark Knight: Let Them Eat Pie
(2017)
... James Gordon
- A Dark Knight: Stop Hitting Yourself
(2017)
... James Gordon
- A Dark Knight: A Day in the Narrows
(2017)
... James Gordon
2016
Gotham Stories
(TV Series)
James Gordon
James Gordon
- Chapter 5
(2016)
... James Gordon (voice)
- Chapter 3
(2016)
... James Gordon (voice)
- Chapter 2
(2016)
... James Gordon (voice)
- Chapter 1
(2016)
... James Gordon (voice)
- Chapter 4
(2016)
... James Gordon (voice)
2009-2013
Southland
(TV Series)
Officer Ben Sherman
Officer Ben Sherman
- Reckoning
(2013)
... Officer Ben Sherman
- Chaos
(2013)
... Officer Ben Sherman
- The Felix Paradox
(2013)
... Officer Ben Sherman
- Heroes
(2013)
... Officer Ben Sherman
- Bleed Out
(2013)
... Officer Ben Sherman
2003-2007
The O.C.
(TV Series)
Ryan Atwood
Ryan Atwood
- The End's Not Near, It's Here
(2007)
... Ryan Atwood
- The Night Moves
(2007)
... Ryan Atwood
- The Shake Up
(2007)
... Ryan Atwood
- The Case of the Franks
(2007)
... Ryan Atwood
- The Groundhog Day
(2007)
... Ryan Atwood
2003
JAG
(TV Series)
Petty Officer Spencer
Petty Officer Spencer
- Empty Quiver
(2003)
... Petty Officer Spencer (as Benjamin McKenzie)
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Self (41 credits)
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Alternate Names:
Benjamin McKenzie | Benjamin SchenkkanHeight:
5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Sometimes those fears (about fame) creep into the back of your head, but then you slap yourself and think, 'Oh, woe is me! People actually like me.' What a silly thing to worry about. This is a huge opportunity, and I'm excited. See more »Trivia:
Ben's paternal grandfather, Robert Frederic Schenkkan, was from a Dutch Jewish family, and had both Ashkenazi and Sephardi ancestry. Ben's patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to Ben's great-great-great-great-grandfather, Abraham Juda Schenkkan Levie, who was born, c. 1781, in Amsterdam. Ben's great-great-aunt, Martha van der Zijl, died in Auschwitz in 1943; Martha was the sister of Ben's ... See more »Star Sign:
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