Benjamin McKenzie is a popular American actor who acquired millions of fans all over the world with his amazing acting skills in movies and TV shows. He is one of the few actors in the present generation who can do justice to any role; be it comedy, action, emotional or serious. He is a talented actor and even before reaching the age of thirty, he became quite popular.
Early Life
Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan, popularly known as Benjamin McKenzie was born in Austin, Texas and American by birth. He was born on September 12, 1978 and thirty seven years of age. His father is a lawyer and his grandfather is a professor. Coming from a highly educated non-filmy background, he wanted to become an actor and his family members encouraged him. He completed his graduation from Virginia University in 2001 and shifted to California to chase his dream.
From the start of his career, he had been linked up with several girls and the list is so long. In 2006, there were reports that he was dating Amanda Loncar. Subsequently, there were rumors that he is dating Shelley Hennig, Emily VanCamp, Nina Dobrev etc. but Ben McKenzie never made any comments on these rumors. Morena Baccarin who is the wife of Austin Chick applied for a divorce and once they get separated, she will marry Ben McKenzie.
Acting Career
Though his acting journey started in 2000, his first break through came through the film Johnny Johnsten and the role Junebug was received well by audience. His movie acting career took a big leap after this movie and he never looked back. 88 Minutes, Decoding Annie Parker, Goodbye World, Some Kind of Beautiful are some of the hit movies in which he played crucial roles. He gave voice to the lead character in Batman: Year One movie.
He made his small screen debut in 2002 and the role of Tim Ruskin in the show The District was received well by critics. The O.C., MADtv, Southland, Gotham are some of the TV serials in which he played very important roles. In the TV serials like Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, JAG, Men at Work, he played small but important roles.
Physical Stats
Ben McKenzie is not a heavily built person but looks handsome. He is five feet nine inches tall and weighs close to 170 pounds. He is of white ethnicity and looks fit and healthy. He sweats out regularly at gym and he is one of the few celebrities who look like a teenager even after crossing thirty five years of age also.
Popularity
Similar to all other handsome male celebrities, he enjoys huge fan following on all social media platforms and the loin share of his fans are teenage girls. More than 226K members are following him on twitter and on other platforms like Facebook, Instaram etc. also, he is equally popular. His accounts are maintained by his assistants on his behalf and he interacts with his fans regularly. His amazing acting talent and huge popularity helped him in becoming rich and his net worth stands close to thirteen million dollars which proves his successful career.
Birth Date: | 12 Sep, 1978 |
Age: | 41 yrs |
Citizenship: | United States of America |
Birth Place: | Austin |
Education: | University of Virginia |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | American actor and producer |
Twitter Id: | Ben_mckenzie |
Spouse: | Morena Baccarin [M. 2014] |
Net Worth 2021: | 13 million |