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Fire Country<\/span><\/i><\/a> fans are about to see a lot more of <\/span>Morena Baccarin<\/b>\u2019s character on her <\/span>upcoming spinoff, <\/span>Sheriff Country<\/span><\/i><\/a>. Ahead of the new CBS show\u2019s premiere, fans are likely wondering about Morena\u2019s private life. Meet her husband,<\/span> Ben McKenzie,<\/b><\/a> and find out about their romance.<\/p>\n Ben is an actor best known for starring on The O.C.<\/em> as Ryan Atwood<\/a>, which aired on Fox from 2003 until 2007. Other notable shows he has starred on include Southland<\/em> and Gotham<\/em>.<\/p>\n On the film side, Ben has appeared in several movies including Junebug<\/em> (2005), 88 Minutes<\/em> (2007), Goodbye World<\/em> (2013), Some Kind of Beautiful<\/em> (2014) and Line of Duty<\/em> (2019).<\/p>\n Morena and Ben began dating when they worked together on the Fox series Gotham<\/em>, in which he starred as James Gordon and she starred as Leslie \u201cLee\u201d Thompkins. The series ran from 2014 until 2019, and both Morena and Ben appeared in every season<\/a>.<\/p>\n Despite sparking a romantic connection on Gotham, the superhero show wasn\u2019t the first time they appeared on the same project. Morena also appeared in three episodes of The O.C.<\/em> as Maya Griffin in 2006.<\/p>\n Ben and Morena tied the knot on June 2, 2017, which happened to be her birthday. \u201cI just got hitched,\u201d Ben said while appearing on Harry Connick Jr<\/strong>.\u2019s show on Harry<\/em> in September 2017. \u201cWe wanted to get married at the Botanic Gardens in Brooklyn, which was beautiful. When we wanted to book it, which was over a year in advance in our defense, the only date available was my wife\u2019s birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n While Ben thought it was \u201csweet\u201d to have their wedding on her birthday, he said Morena made it clear that their future anniversaries can\u2019t overshadow her birthday. \u201cIt\u2019s sweet, and half of her loves that and I think she just wants me to be clear that she is going to get a birthday present and there is going to be an anniversary gift and it\u2019s a whole week,\u201d he continued. \u201cShe\u2019s Brazilian and birthdays are very special.\u201d<\/p>\n The couple welcomed their first child together, daughter Frances Laiz Setta Schenkkan, on March 2, 2016. They continued to expand their family when Morena gave birth to son Arthur on March 9, 2021.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Ben is also the stepfather to Morena\u2019s eldest son, Julius Setta Chick, whom she welcomed on October 22, 2013, with her ex-husband, Austin Chick<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Ben clearly loves having children, and he previously gushed about fatherhood while speaking to Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> in September 2017. \u201cI had no idea what it would be but it is wonderful and constantly challenging and fantastic,\u201d he said about being a father.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Morena has also praised Ben for the way he treats their children. \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to watch him every day with our kids,\u201d she told People<\/em><\/a> in 2018. \u201cI couldn\u2019t ask for a better partner.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWho Is Morena Baccarin\u2019s Husband Ben McKenzie?<\/h2>\n
When Did Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie Start Dating?<\/h2>\n
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Do Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie Have Children?<\/h2>\n