Ben McKenzie

Ben has volunteered with the Young Storytellers Program.

Ben appeared in the 2007 Al Pacino thriller, 88 Minutes, with former The OC co-star Melinda Clarke. Ben played Mike Stempt in the movie.

Ben was one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, 2006. He is found in the "Sexy at every age, Age 28."

Ben was a speaker at the Democratic National Convention on July 27, 2004.

Ben changed his name for screen-credit purposes because there's an actor named Ben Schenkman registered with the Screen Actors Guild.

Ben moved to New York City three weeks before September 11, 2001, and was there for the terrorist attacks. He worked as a waiter in the city until he got his acting break.

Ben graduated from Austin High School in 1997. While at the high school, Ben was on the football team. This is the same high school as the Bush twins, daughters of President George W. Bush, attended. Ben was a senior when they were freshman. He went on to major in Foreign Affairs and Economics at the University of Virginia, following in his father and grandfather's footsteps.

Ben helped to "punk" his The OC co-star Adam Brody for Ashton Kutcher's show Punk'd. The next season, Ben himself was Punk'd!

One of the first things Ben bought with his earnings from acting was a pair of $800 black leather boots. In 2005 he purchased a $1.5 million house in the Hollywood Hills, and in 2006 he bought an Infiniti G35.

Ben' s height is 5' 8.5" (1.74 m).

Ben is the son of Austin attorney Pete Schenkkan and poet-writer Frances Schenkkan. Ben is the oldest of three children. His brothers are Nate and Zack. His uncle is Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan and Sarah Drew, a recurring star on Everwood, is his second cousin.