Celebrity Biographies
Biography of Ben McKenzie
| Date of Birth: | 1978, September 12 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 42 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 8 inches |
| Name | Ben McKenzie |
| birth name | Ben McKenzie |
| Dad | Pieter Meade Schenkkan |
| Mother | Victory for Mary Frances |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | austin, texas |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Actor |
| Working for | Movies and TV shows |
| Net worth | $13 million |
| eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Brown |
| weight in kg | 60 kilograms |
| subject with | morena baccarin |
| Girlfriend | morena baccarin |
| Married | N/A |
| Kids | 1 |
| Education | University of Virginia |
| Films | Something beautiful |
| tv show | Southlands |
| Brothers | Zack Schenkkan, Nate Schenkkan |
Ben McKenzie was born on September 12, 1978 and his birth name is Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan. Ben was born in Austin, Texas, United States. He was born the son of Mary Frances Victory and Pieter Meade Schenkkan. His mother was a poet and his father was a lawyer. According to McKenzie’s nationality, he is American. And because of his ethnicity, he is white. He was born to one of his parents and three of his sons and his brothers’ names are Zack Schenkkan and Nate Schenkkan.
Ben McKenzie attended St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. He later joined Austin High School, and during his high school years, he was an active player on a football team. In 1997, he attended the University of Virginia.
Ben McKenzie made his acting debut in a television police drama The District in 2005, where he appeared in the role of Tim Ruskin. And after only a year of his debut, Ben appeared in the role of Ryan Atwood in an American teen drama television series The OC and appeared in all 92 episodes of the series as the main cast.
Starting in 2009, Ben made his appearance in an American television crime drama series Southland where he made his acting presence as Ben Sherman. And since 2014, he has appeared in the lead role as James Gordon in an American police television series Gotham.
Ben McKenzie has also appeared in several movies; Bens’ first film was the American comedy-drama film Junebug, where he guest-starred as Johnny Johnston. His other notable appearances in movies include Decoding Annie Parker, Goodbye World, Some Kind of Beautiful and others.
Ben McKenzie is a handsome guy and he has also proven himself with his powerful acting skills. Bens’s sexual orientation is straight and his current relationship status is engaged.
Ben had an affair with Canadian actress Emily VanCamp, but the detailed information is not up to date yet. Ben McKenzie has also been linked to Amanda Loncar and Shelley Hennig in the past. Later, there were several rumors in the news of his relationship with Canadian model and actress Nina Dobrev, but then the news disappeared as Ben rejected the relationship.
Ben began dating his Gotham co-star Morena Baccarin and after a year of dating announced his engagement to his girlfriend in September 2015. He had a daughter named Frances La Santa Schenkkan with his partner in 2016. In the future he could have done it. he wanted to marry his partner but he is not married yet.
Ben McKenzie has maintained a net worth of about 13 million and his salary is supposed to be around a few thousand dollars. Ben has an average height of 5 feet 8 inches. And his weight is around 60 kg. Ben has his biography updated on Lifestylepedia, which contains all the information related to his career and his past.