Ryan Atwood

My Name: Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan My Birthday: September 12, 1978 My Birthplace: Austin, Texas 1978 My HighSchool: Austin High, graduated 1997 My College: University of Virginia, bachelor's degree 2001 My Salary: $15,000 - $25,000 an episode for The OC My Family: Parents and 2 brothers My Place of Residence: Has an apartment in Santa Monica What I Drive: Infiniti G35 Other Info: Uncle is Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan My dad, Austin attorney Pete Schenkkan and poet-writer Frances Schenkkan was born and raised in Texas. I have two brothers, which are 22 (A Yale Graduate) and 19 (Attending Pomona College). Following, my graduation from the University of Virginia where I was a Foreign Affairs and Economics major, I moved to New York to pursue my passion for acting. While in New York I appeared off-Broadway in "Life is a Dream" at the Soho Rep. Additionally, I performed in numerous productions at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, including "Street Scene" and "The Blue Bird," and at the University of Virginia, in "Measure for Measure" and "Zoo Story" before moving to Los Angeles where I landed a lead role in THE O.C. Ryan Atwood!!!!