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Officer Ben Sherman

Officer Ben Sherman
Officer John Cooper

Officer John Cooper
Detective Lydia Adams

Detective Lydia Adams
Detective Russell Clarke
Detective Russell Clarke
Detective Daniel Salinger
Detective Daniel Salinger
Detective Nate Moretta
Detective Nate Moretta
Detective Sammy Bryant
Detective Sammy Bryant
Detective Chickie Brown

Officer Chickie Brown
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BEN MCKENZIE
Officer Ben Sherman

Ben McKenzie stars as rookie patrol officer Ben Sherman in NBC's new drama series "Southland."

McKenzie was born and raised in Texas. Following his graduation from the University of Virginia, where he was a foreign affairs and economics major, he moved to New York to pursue acting.

While in New York McKenzie appeared off-Broadway in "Life is a Dream" at the Soho Rep. Additionally, he performed in numerous productions at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, including "Street Scene" and "The Blue Bird," and also at the University of Virginia in "Measure for Measure" and "Zoo Story." He later moved to Los Angeles where he landed the lead role on "The O.C."

Recently, audiences saw McKenzie star in the critically acclaimed independent ensemble drama "Junebug" which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

Most recently, McKenzie starred opposite Al Pacino in the thriller "88 Minutes," and received praise for his solo turn in the independent film "Johnny Got His Gun," based on a novel by Dalton Trumbo.

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