Benjamin McKenzie

Name: Benjamin McKenzie
Date of Birth: September 12, 1978
Place of Birth: Austin, Texas, USA

Mini-bio: As a University of Virginia grad sans a degree in drama (he balanced a dual major in foreign affairs and economics), the neophyte Hollywood thesp Benjamin McKenzie first cut his teeth on-stage, at the... read more

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Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan was born September 12, 1987 in Austin, Texas,
to Pieter Meade Schenkkan and Mary Frances Victory. Ben was born into a
family of fame. His uncle, Robert Schenkkan was a Pulitzer Prize winning Playwright. Actress Sarah Drew is his second cousin, and his mother was a prize winning poet. He played wide receiver on his High School Football team. From 1997-2001 he attended the University of Virginia where he majored in Foreign Affairs and Econmics.

Ben moved to New York in 2001, to pursue an acting career. One of the reasons that Ben began acting was because both his grandparents did some acting when they were young and he wanted to follow in their footsteps. He appeared in numerous theatre productions including "Life is a Dream" at the
Soho Rep, "Street Scene", "The Blue Bird", "Measure for Measure"and "Zoo
Story". Benjamin was then cast in the role of a lifetime. A lead the television
series "The O.C". Ben played Ryan Atwood, the troubled teenager from Chino,
making his way into the Orange County lifestyle. The show lasted 4 seasons. During his stint on "The O.C", Ben appeared in his first film "Junebug". The
movie won him critical acclaim. His second big movie was the 2007 thriller "88
minutes". Ben is on a new television show entitled "Southland Tales".

Ben has been romantically linked to Amanda Loncar, Emily VanCamp, Rachel
McAdams, Zooey Deschanel and Arielle Kebbel. Ben was involved in the 2004 Rock the Vote campaign, and supported John Kerry. During the 2008 Election,
he again encouraged people to vote and this time showed public support for
Barack Obama. He has also lent a hand for the Young Storytellers Program. He also supports the charity Invisible Children Inc., which focuses on rescuing Ugandan child soldiers. When not working, Ben likes to spend time playing
football or spending time with his dog Oscar. Ben has done a good job of
staying out of the limelight. He is also an avid Boston Red Sox fan.