Benjamin McKenzie says a mouthful with his eyes.

A flash of his baby blues can signal hurt, wariness, rage or defiance roiling within Ryan Atwood, the troubled teen he plays on Fox’s “The O.C.” Drawn into the privileged world of Orange County, California, Ryan is a tough but sensitive outsider struggling to fit in without compromise. The eyes say it all.

“He’s the eyes and ears of the audience. He provides them with the entree into this world of glitz and glamour. He displays as much wisdom as anybody on the show. Basically, Ryan is an adult trapped in a kid’s body — that’s my take on it,” McKenzie says.
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