Early Life
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Early Life
Ben McKenzie became an instant star when the OC fever hit, catapulting him to the top of every girls\' crush list, and during the height of his fame, saw him named number 5 in the Independent Online\'s \"100 Sexiest Men Alive\". With his OC days now behind him, Ben is now starring in Southland where he plays rookie police office Ben Sherman. Find out why we\'d be happy to play cops and robbers with Ben McKenzie any day.
The OC
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The OC
In 2003, Ben landed a role on a new show called The OC. Playing hell-bent bad boy Ryan Atwood, who moves in with the Cohen family after nice-guy lawyer Sandy Cohen helps defend him when he’s caught trying to steal a car with his brother. Ryan becomes firm friends with the Cohen’s loner son Seth, who is a little too enamoured by comic books, and starts a summer fling with Marissa (Mischa Barton) their next door neighbour, while Seth directs all of his attention at Summer Roberts (Rachel Bilson). None of the four stars could have known how big the show would be, and how it would thrust them into the limelight. On being thrown into fame, Ben has said “You’re introduced to this new world where people who don’t know you think they know you, or recognise you. It’s a bizarre concept to wrap your head around, but I did alright with it.”
The OC ran for four seasons and ended in 2007. Ben said about that time, “It was with mixed feelings, I would say. I mean, I loved the work and the people I worked with. I’m so grateful for the experience. At the same time, you do start to get an itch about ‘What else is out there?’”
Films
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Films
Between filming the first and second seasons of The OC Ben starred in the hipster film JuneBug with Amy Adams. Next, Ben starred in 88 Minutes opposite Al Pacino and LeeLee Sobieski, before starring in Johnny Got His Gun (2008) and The Eight Percent (2009) after The OC. Next he’ll be appearing in Sin Bin and The Stanford Prison Experiment.
Southland
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Southland
If you’re looking for something to fill the hole left in your life when The Wire ended, then by all accounts Southland is it. Fans of the show are raving about it, some are saying it’s the new The Wire, some are saying it beats 24, others are saying it’s the best show. Ever. Created by ER and The West Wing’s John Wells and Christopher Chulack, Southland focuses on the Los Angeles Police Department and the officers within it. Among the characters are rookie police officer Ben Sherman (Mckenzie) and his training officer John Cooper. Many have praised Southland for it’s gritty realism, focusing more on its characters than the dramatisation of life inside a police department.
Relationships
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Relationships
Benjamin has been linked to many gorgeous leading ladies, including Mischa Baron during the first season of the OC, Emily VanCamp, Rachel Nichols and Amanda Loncar.
Quotes
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Quotes
“I’ve always been kind of a loner. Continue to be. So, in that sense, Ryan and I are the same. I played football in Texas, but I didn’t really hang out with the jocks. I did honours courses, but I didn’t hang out with those kids, either. I sort of had my own group I hung with occasionally, but I’ve always been kind of myself.”
“Sometimes those fears (about fame) creep into the back of your head, but then you slap youself and think, ‘Oh, woe is me! People actually like me.’ What a silly thing to worry about. This is a huge opportunity, and I’m excited.”
“I don’t like the whole trend of people in the business treating marriage like entertainment. It’s either for publicity value or because they’re bored. Because they haven’t done a movie in a few months, they get married instead.”
