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Versatile film and television actor Benjamin Bratt came to prominence during the 1990s, with his Emmy... (Learn more)

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Benjamin Bratt’s Milestones
1969 At age five, participated with mother and other Native American activists in occupation of Alcatraz Island
1987 Made professional debut at Utah Shakespeare Festival
1988 Cast in title role of busted ABC pilot, "Juarez"
1988 Played lead in "Knightwatch," a short-lived ABC series
1990 Feature film debut in "Bright Angel"; followed with supporting role in "Chains of Gold"
1990 Starred as a Ninja-style Las Vegas cop in NBC series "Nasty Boys", produced by Dick Wolf
1993 Drew praise for his work in "Bound by Honor" and "Demolition Man"
1994 Gained Hollywood's attention with supporting turns as the ranger doomed for trying to help Meryl Streep in "The River Wild" and as the field officer for American troops sent to infiltrate the Columbian countryside in "Clear and Present Danger"
1995 - 1999 Appeared in the regular role of Det. Reynaldo 'Rey' Curtis on NBC's "Law & Order"; received Emmy nomination in 1999
1995 Starred in the ABC miniseries, "Texas"
1997 Produced and starred in brother Peter Bratt's "Follow Me Home"
2000 Cast opposite Sandra Bullock in "Miss Congeniality"
2000 Co-starred in "Red Planet", about a space colony on Mars in the feature directorial debut of commercial helmer Antony Hoffman
2000 Made cameo appearance as a drug lord in "Traffic"
2000 Played the man Madonna is smitten with after conceiving a child with her gay best friend (Rupert Everett) in "The Next Best Thing"
2000 Starred in "After the Storm", a film based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway
2001 Portrayed poet and playwright Miguel Pinero in biopic "Pinero"
2002 Co-starred with Katie Holmes in "Abandon"
2004 Played Det. Tom Lone, the love interest of Halle Barry's character in "Catwoman"
2004 Portrayed Lt. Col. Henry A. Mucci who lead the liberation of over 500 American prisoners-of-war from the notorious Cabanatuan Japanese POW camp in the true story of "The Great Raid"
2004 Starred with Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick in "The Woodsman"; premiered at sundance
2005 Portrayed Che Guevara in Andy Garcia's "The Lost City," centered around a club owner in Havana, Cuba, during the 50's
2005 Starred in the World War II drama "The Great Raid," based on an incredible true story of the rescue of American prisoners of war held by Japanese enemy forces in the Philippines
2007 Played a lovesick romantic in Mike Newell's adaptation of "Love in the Time of Cholera"
2008 Cast as an ex-addict who has become an extreme interventionist on the A&E drama series, "The Cleaner"

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Born

December, 16 1963 in San Francisco, California, USA

Education

  • University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA: Graduated with honors
  • Lowell High School, San Francisco, CA: Co-captain of the wrestling team; auditioned and won the role of the villain in the musical "Destry Rides Again"
  • American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA: Accepted in Masters Program; left to pursue professional career

Professions

actor, bus driver