Benjamin McKenzie Archives

The O.C.’s Benjamin McKenzie arrived at the grand opening party of An Original Penguin store on Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood last night. Did everybody enjoy his shirtless cage fighting scenes during last night’s season premiere? HEHEHE. More pictures in the gallery…

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Woohoo! New stills from the premiere of The OC! Above is the cute and lovable Summer (Rachel Bilson) pictured in her dorm room at Brown University. Upper inset: Summer and environmentalist Che (Chris Pratt) try to raise social awareness on campus. Lower inset: Summer visits Ryan (Ben McKenzie) at a bar. Larger picture of Ryan releasing his anger in the boxing ring in the gallery!

The first couple of episodes of season four arrived at my doorstep this morning. Feel free to leave comments (or email) asking questions and I’ll try my best to answer them for you. The OC season four premiere episode, “The Avengers,” airs Thursday, Nov. 2 @ 9PM ET/PT on FOX.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE! Benjamin McKenzie definitely maintains his hunkalicious status in the season 4 premiere of The OC. His character, Ryan, is so distraught by the death of Marissa (Mischa Barton), he blows off college and enters the world of cage fighting. The OC episode “Avengers” airs Nov. 2 @ 9PM on FOX. ROUND ONE, FIGHT!

There are more pictures in the gallery, so be sure to check them out! The latest Oct. 9 issue of In Touch Weekly is running some of these same pictures… out on newsttands today. After the jump are some pictures of Ben filming scenes for The OC last week on Sept. 19.

You can wipe that drool off your chin now…

Haven’t had the chance to post the promo pictures for season 4 of The O.C. until now but while I’m at here, below are some spoilers from TV Guide’s Michael Aussiello. Above (L-R): Kelly Rowan, Willa Holland, Benjamin McKenzie, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Adam Brody, Melinda Clarke, and Autumn Reeser. Don’t miss the Mischa Barton-less The O.C. Season 4 Premiere on Thursday, November 2 @ 9PM ET/PT on FOX. More and bigger pictures in the gallery! More Here! »

SPOILERS :: Your O.C. teaser last week was very clever. I think the secret words are ***** *beep* which means that _____ is the one hovering near death. ***** *beep* was the character ***** ********* played in my favorite movie ***** *** **** ********. A character who, incidentally, spent most of the movie ** * ****. I don’t pretend to be as smart as you, but I’m right, right? — Laura T.

Your O.C. teaser last week was very clever. I think the secerts words are Peter Callaghan, which means that Sandy is the one hovering near death. Peter Callaghan was the character Peter Gallagher played in my favourite movie While You Were Sleeping. A character who, incidentally, spent most of the movie in a coma. I don’t pretend to be as smart as you but I’m right, right? — Laura T.

Above are some spoilers from TV Guide that have been decoded.  Thanks, Patrick! The O.C. season finale episode "The Graduates" airs Thursday, May 18 @ 9PM ET/PT on FOX.  More pictures in the gallery!

Do students in The O.C. really wear leis during graduation?

"The Graduates" Synopsis :: The end of senior year is finally here, bringing the excitement of graduation and the anticipation of new lives in college and beyond. But for Seth, Ryan, Marissa and Summer, it’s also a time to look back on the amazing journey that has brought the four of them this far. Seth must confront his recent misdeeds or deal with the wrath of Sandy – and the police. Ryan’s proud mom arrives with a surprise for him. Marissa receives an astounding proposal that may radically change her plans. And Summer, facing the prospect of going away without Seth, can’t stop crying and hugging her best friends as they say their farewells. But even amidst the speeches and toasts, nothing is ever simple in Newport: Sandy shocks Kirsten by making a big decision after visiting his old public defender’s office; Kaitlin (guest star Willa Holland) returns and moves into Julie’s home, vowing to become the next Cooper to rule Harbor High; and to Taylor’s joy, the "core four" turns into the "fab five." But although the kids may be ready to move on to bright futures, unresolved issues from their past could ruin everything.

The gang graduates from Harbor School in The O.C. season finale episode "The Graduates" airing next Thursday, May 18 @ 9PM ET on FOX (Left to right :: Adam Brody as Seth, Rachel Bilson as Summer, Ben McKenzie as Ryan and Mischa Barton as Marisa).  Many more pictures in the gallery!

Co-stars Benjamin McKenzie, 27, and Kelly Rowan, 39,
 attended The O.C. photocall this past Saturday at
 the Telefilm Festival 2006 in Milan, Italy.

"You know who I’m going with?  Sungho.  We totally found each other at the sweatshirt party.  He’s got this wonderfully hairless body.  It’s like hooking up with a seal.  His cousin, Young Nam, is visting from Seoul. His English is a little "kujok kure" (not very good). But Sungho said he’s huge on the K-pop (Korean pop) scene.  And his band is Big Korea. He’s a model too.  They actually based a couple of anime characters on him." — Taylor (Autumn Reeser)

In last night’s episode of The O.C. ("The Party Favor"), the Korean pop star, Young Nam, at The O.C. senior prom was played by Justin Chon (he also played an Asian wannabe gangster in a few T-Mobile commericals).  FYI :: The little Koreans girls (pictured) screamed for BIG KOREA yelling "OPPA!!!!!!"  More screen caps from this episode in the gallery!

UPDATE :: Justin Chon is not a real Korean pop star.  Wake up, people!  He’s an actor just like the rest of The O.C. cast.

After kisssing her date, the Korean pop star, a drunk Summer
 (Rachel Bilson) falls off the senior prom pirate ship.

Blood bath!  In this episode’s final scene, Ryan (Benjamin
 McKenzie) beats the snot out of Volchok (Cam Gigandet).

Here is the your first exclusive picture of Theresa’s baby  (Evan and Cole Jarvis) from  this week’s all-new episode.   Same nose.  Same eyes.  Same wavy hair.  Is Ryan (Benjamin McKenzie) the father?   Can we really trust Theresa (Navi Rawat) since she misled Ryan before? The O.C. episode "The College Try" airs this Thursday, April 20 (9PM ET/PT) on FOX (official production stills can be found here).  Just four more episodes left leading up to the finale…  More pics in gallery!