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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.
As with Joker, will be an origin story set outside the DCEU. Story follows Eddie Nashton (Aka Edward Nygma) as he struggles with his boss for a gaming company which he has issues with. Nygma creates the game The Riddle of the Minotaur for the company Competitron. The game makes the company millions yet Nygma feels he isn't getting the credit he deserves for creating the game and feels he should be the one with the all the money. His boss tells him "if you're so smart, why aren't you rich?" He's later fired from Competitron and that's the final straw for Nygma. He decides to exact revenge on his former boss, the company and the people he feels are neglecting him (the film intertwines between this and his not-so-good childhood). He dons the identity of a puzzle and clues obsessed vigilante called The Riddler.
