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Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan (born September 12, 1978) is an American actor 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 Gordon on the crime drama Gotham (2014–2019). After graduating in Economics and International Relations at the University of Virginia, he moved to New York in order to devote his attention to acting. There he received first in off-Broadway productions different roles, before moving to Los Angeles and was hired there for a starring role in the television series The OC, with the fourth season came to an end on 22 February 2007. For his portrayal of Ryan Atwood in the series he won several awards between 2003 and 2007. He 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). He has been married to actress Morena Baccarin since 2017; they have 2 children. His uncle is actor and Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Schenkkan; his second cousin is actress Sarah Drew.
The plot centers on a seventeen-year-old teenager named Shinichi Izumi, who lives with his parents in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo. One night, worm-like creatures called "parasites" appear on Earth, making humans their host by invading their brains by entering through ears, noses, etc. One of these parasites tries to enter Shinichi ear while he sleeps, but is unsuccessful as Shinichi is wearing headphones, so he decides on another path to enter his body and reach his brain: the right arm. of the. Because Shinichi was able to prevent this parasite from reaching his brain, it is limited and completes all its maturation in the invaded arm, causing both beings to retain their separate intellect and personality.
