Morena Baccarin, married to Ben McKenzie, has been married twice. Austin Chick, a film producer and director was the first husband of the award-winning actress. She married him in November 2011, divorced in July 2015, and formalized the divorce in March 2016. Despite having a son, Julius Chick, born in October 2013, they divorced, claiming irreconcilable reasons.
Interestingly, she had been dating her current husband, McKenzie, with whom she now has two children, before the divorce was completed.
The Beginnings of Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie
Baccarin and McKenzie began dating after meeting while co-starring in the Fox series Gotham together. The actress played Leslie “Lee” Thompkins in the crime drama television series, while McKenzie, a well-known actor, played the major character James Gordon.
After being extremely quiet about their relationship in the past, the two finally acknowledged it in September 2015. They also disclosed at the time that she was pregnant with their kid and that they intended to marry when her divorce was completed. Frances, the couple’s first child, was born in March 2016.
Morena Baccarin’s Secret Wedding
Baccarin and McKenzie married in Brooklyn Botanical Gardens after dating for two years. And as it turns out, the two exchanged wedding vows on a significant day – Baccarin’s birthday — on June 2, 2017. In September 2017, the actor said the couple didn’t intend to marry on her birthday, but it occurred. “We decided to be married in the gorgeous Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. When we tried to book it more than a year in advance, the only day available was my wife’s birthday.
He also remembered his bride telling him one rule to observe after they chose that day for their wedding. McKenzie stated: “She wants me to make clear that she will get a birthday gift and an anniversary gift over a week. She is Brazilian, and birthdays are significant to her.” According to reports, the event was attended by intimate friends and family members. The couple wanted the wedding so covert that McKenzie’s former co-star and close friend Logan Marshall-Green uploaded an Instagram picture with the groom without disclosing the location.
The Family Life of the Couple Now
The couple is now parenting three children together. The three children are — Julius, the oldest, the actress also co-parents with her previous husband, Baccarin, and McKenzie’s first child, Frances, and Arthur, the youngest member of the family. The couple’s second kid was born in March 2021, and they both announced the news on Instagram. They each posted a photo of their newborn kid sleeping on his side, his hands concealing his face.
