Full Name: Benjamin McKenzie
Date of Birth: September 12, 1978
Place of Birth: Austin, Texas
Father: Pete Schenkkan, attorney
Mother: Frances Schenkkan, writer
Brother(s): Nate, younger; Yale graduate working in NY theater;
Zach, younger; currently attending Pomona College
Education: University of Virginia; B.A. in Foreign Affairs and Economics; graduated 2001;
Austin High School, graduated 1997
Claim to Fame: Plays outsider Ryan Atwood on Fox’s teen drama The O.C.