BEN MCKENZIE AS RYAN ATWOOD IN THE O.C.

 

 

Ryan Atwood is portrayed as a lost teenager living in Chino, California. He was pressured by his brother Trey and was caught stealing a car. When he was arrested, he met his attorney, Sandy Cohen. When Dawn, Ryan's mother, heard of Ryan's arrest, she lost it and kicked him out of the house. He was eventually adopted by Sandy, but with a few minor objections from Sandy's wife, Kirsten Cohen. After meeting Ryan's mom and realizing she was unable to take care of him, she welcomed him to stay, and Ryan slowly progressed into living with the family with some minor difficulties. Even though he is now a known figure in the Newport society, he is still an outsider to some. He has become a brother to Sandy and Kirsten's misfit son Seth, and Sandy and Kirsten consider him as a second son. Ryan and Marissa Cooper, a popular but somewhat troubled teenage girl, developed an attraction for one another that initially had its difficulties because of her relationship with Luke Ward and the differences in their lives and backgrounds.

 

With Ben Mckenzie, Mischa Barton, Rachel Bilson, Adam Brody, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Willa Holland...