Who is Ben McKenzie?

Ben McKenzie is an American actor. He is famous for his role as a hard-pressed teen, Ryan Atwood on the television show, The O.C., and later for his role as Ben Sherman on TNT’s Cop Drama, Southland.

Ben McKenzie’s Early life, Childhood, and Education

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 as the son of Mary Frances Victory(mother) and Pieter Meade Schenkkan(father).

His mother was a poet and his father was an attorney. According to McKenzie’s nationality, he is American. And by his ethnicity, is mixed(Dutch Jewish, English, and Scottish).

He was born as one of his parent’s three children and his siblings’ names are Zack Schenkkan and Nate Schenkkan.

Ben McKenzie attended St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. Later he joined Austin High School, and during his high school, he was an active player on a football team. In 1997, he attended the University of Virginia.