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Ben McKenzie

1978 - Today

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Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan (born September 12, 1978), professionally known as Ben McKenzie, is an American actor, author 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 "Jim" Gordon on the crime drama Gotham (2014–2019). McKenzie 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben McKenzie has received more than 8,935,259 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben McKenzie is the 5,718th most popular actor (down from 4,431st in 2019), the 8,367th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,634th in 2019) and the 2,598th most popular American Actor.

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  • 8.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ben McKenzie ranks 5,718 out of 13,578. Before him are Maria Rohm, Jami Gertz, Constance Talmadge, Nicette Bruno, Rosa Taikon, and Julie Hagerty. After him are Edward Alleyn, Dale Fuller, Sergei Garmash, Lisa Marie, James Drury, and Sophia Bush.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Ben McKenzie ranks 130. Before him are Andris Nelsons, Maksim Shatskikh, Alexis Amore, Kim Ha-neul, January Jones, and Emerson Sheik. After him are Pieter van den Hoogenband, Justin Bartha, Bogdan Lobonț, Ali Karimi, Gerald Asamoah, and James Corden.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben McKenzie ranks 8,367 out of 20,380. Before him are James P. Bagian (1952), Julie Hagerty (1955), Albert Nasse (1878), Pete Rademacher (1928), Charles Conrad Abbott (1843), and Jim Gordon (1945). After him are Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), Dale Fuller (1885), Harriet Quimby (1875), Lisa Marie (1968), James Drury (1934), and Owen D. Young (1874).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ben McKenzie ranks 2,598. Before him are Bob Einstein (1942), Tim DeKay (1963), Fannie Flagg (1944), Jami Gertz (1965), Constance Talmadge (1898), and Julie Hagerty (1955). After him are Dale Fuller (1885), Lisa Marie (1968), James Drury (1934), Sophia Bush (1982), Gailard Sartain (1946), and Dominique Swain (1980).

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Television and Movie Roles

Gotham
James 'Jim' Gordon
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
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Batman: Year One
Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
A wealthy playboy named Bruce Wayne and a Chicago cop named Jim Gordon both return to Gotham City where their lives unexpectedly intersect.
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The O.C.
Ryan Atwood
Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the status quo of the affluent, privileged community of Newport Beach, California.
7.8 / 10