| Benjamin Bratt  AKA Benjamin George Bratt
Born: 16-Dec-1963
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Hunk from Law & Order In 1969, when Bratt was five years old, American Indian activists seized control of Alcatraz Island, an abandoned prison in San Francisco Bay. The prison had been closed for six years, but a long-ignored treaty stated that natives could claim any unoccupied federal land. Bratt's mother, a Quechua Indian from Peru, wasn't in the first landing party of Indians who took the island, but she arrived the next day, with Benjamin and his siblings. Before and after his time on Alcatraz, Bratt grew up in San Francisco, where he still lives. His parents were divorced, and Bratt was mostly raised by his mother, but as a teenager he lived with his father for several years. Bratt studied acting for six years, and eventually landed the role of Detective Reyaldo "Rey" Curtis in the cop drama Law and Order. The character's mestizo ancestry, a mix of Latino-Indian and German backgrounds, was the same as Bratt's.
Bratt was terrific in Red Planet, directed by his brother and touching on Native American issues both Bratts clearly feel strongly about. He was also excellent as poet Miguel Pinero in the 2002 film Pinero, but almost nobody saw either film. His more popular films include Miss Congeniality and Traffic.
His grandfather, George Bratt, was a semi-famous Broadway actor in the 1920s and 30s, appearing with James Cagney and Sydney Greenstreet in The Dybbuk and The Little Clay Cart.
Father: Peter Bratt, Sr.
Mother: Eldy Banda (nurse, native American activist)
Brother: Peter Bratt (writer-director)
Girlfriend: Monika McClure (documentary film production assistant, together 1990-96)
Girlfriend: Jennifer Esposito (actress, together 1996)
Girlfriend: Julia Roberts (actress, together 1998-2001)
Wife: Talisa Soto (actress, m. 13-Apr-2002, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Sophia Rosalinda Bratt (b. 6-Dec-2002)
Son: Mateo Braverly Bratt (b. 3-Oct-2005)
High School: Lowell High School, San Francisco, CA (1982)
University: BFA Theater, University of California at Santa Barbara (1986)
Conservatory: American Conservatory Theater
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Peruvian Ancestry
TELEVISION
24: Live Another Day Steve Navarro (2014)
Private Practice Dr. Jake Reilly (2011-13)
Modern Family Javier Delgado (2010-15)
The Cleaner William Banks (2008-09)
E-Ring Maj. Jim Tisnewski (2005-06)
Law & Order Det. Reynaldo Curtis (1995-99)
Nasty Boys Eduardo Cruz (1989-90)
Knightwatch Tony Maldonado (1988-89)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Coco (20-Oct-2017) [VOICE]
Shot Caller (17-Jun-2017)
Doctor Strange (13-Oct-2016)
The Infiltrator (6-Jul-2016)
Special Correspondents (22-Apr-2016)
Ride Along 2 (6-Jan-2016)
Justice League: Gods and Monsters (22-Jul-2015) [VOICE]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (26-Sep-2013) [VOICE]
Despicable Me 2 (20-Jun-2013) [VOICE]
Snitch (21-Feb-2013)
The Lesser Blessed (9-Sep-2012)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (16-Sep-2009) [VOICE]
La Mission (19-Jan-2009) · Che Rivera
The Andromeda Strain (11-May-2008)
Trucker (24-Apr-2008) · Len
Love in the Time of Cholera (4-Oct-2007) · Dr. Juvenal Urbino
The Great Raid (10-Aug-2005)
Thumbsucker (23-Jan-2005) · Matt Schramm
Catwoman (19-Jul-2004) · Tom Lone
The Woodsman (19-Jan-2004)
Abandon (14-Oct-2002)
Piñero (31-Aug-2001)
After the Storm (2001) · Arno
Traffic (27-Dec-2000) · Juan Obregón
Miss Congeniality (14-Dec-2000)
Red Planet (6-Nov-2000) · Lt. Ted Santen
The Acting Class (16-Oct-2000) · Himself
The Last Producer (22-Aug-2000)
The Next Best Thing (3-Mar-2000)
Exiled (8-Nov-1998)
Follow Me Home (1996)
The River Wild (30-Sep-1994) · Ranger Johnny
Clear and Present Danger (3-Aug-1994)
Texas (1994) · Benito Garza
Demolition Man (8-Oct-1993) · Alfredo Garcia
Blood In, Blood Out: Bound by Honor (16-Apr-1993)
Shadowhunter (1993)
Chains of Gold (25-Jul-1991)
Bright Angel (7-Jun-1991)
One Good Cop (3-May-1991)
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