Happy Birthday! Ben McKenzie Turns 37 Today!

Happy birthday Commish! Ben McKenzie turns 37-years-old today!

The actor, currently famous in the geek community for playing young Jim Gordon on Gotham, rose to fame with his role as the hard-pressed teen, Ryan Atwood, on The O.C. and later as Ben Sherman on TNT's Southland.

Want a little piece of trivia about McKenzie? In high school, he played football on the same team as Drew Brees - you know, that sure-thing Hall of Famer quarterback and Super Bowl MVP on the New Orleans Saints.

Happy birthday Ben McKenzie! We can't wait until Gotham returns September 21!