'The O.C.' Hunk Ben McKenzie Takes Us To 'Southland'
He was the star of the wildly popular primetime soap The O.C.--now Ben McKenzie tackles crime in the new NBC show Southland.
A fast-moving drama that will take viewers inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families, Southland takes an unforgivingly authentic look at a police unit in Los Angeles. McKenzie plays Ben Sherman, a young rookie cop whom Michael Cudlitz's John Cooper a seasoned Los Angeles cop is assigned to train.
McKenzie is best known for playing Ryan Atwood in The O.C. and has also starred alongside the likes of Al Pacino and Amy Adams in films such as 88 Minutes and Junebug. Earlier in his career, and while in New York, he appeared off-Broadway in "Life is a Dream."
Southland premieres tonight at 10 pm on NBC.
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