Benjamin George Bratt (born December 16, 1963 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor. He rose to fame with his role as Det. Reynaldo "Rey" Curtis in the acclaimed Police Procedural series Law & Order and has appeared in several works since.
He dated Julia Roberts from 1998 to 2001, and has been married to Talisa Soto since 2002, with whom he has two children: Sophia and Mateo.
Filmography
Film
- Blood In Blood Out (1993) as Paco Aguilar
- Demolition Man (1993) as Alfredo Garcia
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) as Captain Ramírez
- The River Wild (1994) as Ranger Johnny
- Red Planet (2000) as Lieutenant Ted Santen
- Miss Congeniality (2000) as Eric Matthews
- Traffic (2000) as Juan Obregón
- The Woodsman (2004) as Carlos
- Catwoman (2004) as Tom Lone
- Thumbsucker (2005) as Matt Schramm
- The Great Raid (2005) as Lieutenant Colonel Mucci
- Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) as Doctor Juvenal Urbino
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) as Manny (voice)
- Snitch (2013) as Juan Carlos "El Topo" Pintera
- Despicable Me 2 (2013) as Eduardo "El Macho" Pérez (voice)
- Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015) as Hernan Guerra / Superman (voice)
- Ride Along 2 (2016) as Antonio Pope
- Special Correspondents (2016) as John Baker
- Doctor Strange (2016) as Jonathan Pangborn
- The Infiltrator (2016) as Roberto Alcaino
- Shot Caller (2017) as Sheriff Sanchez
- Coco (2017) as Ernesto de la Cruz (voice)
- A Score to Settle (2019) as Q
- Dead For A Dollar (2022)
Television
- Law & Order (1995-99, 2009) as Detective Reynaldo "Rey" Curtis
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1996-97, 1999)
- Frasier (2003) as Kevin the Caller (voice)
- E-Ring (2005-06) as Major James "JT" Tisnewski
- The Andromeda Strain (2008) as Doctor Jeremy Stone
- The Cleaner (2008-2009) as William Banks
- Modern Family (2010, 2012-13, 2015, 2017, 2020) as Javier Delgado
- Private Practice (2011-13) as Doctor Jake Reilly
- 24: Live Another Day (2014) as Steve Navarro
- Lee Daniels Star (2016-18) as Jahil Rivera
- Poker Face (2023) as Cliff Legrand
- Skull Island (2023) as Cap (voice)
Associated Tropes:
- Fair Cop: Has played Tall, Dark, and Handsome detectives, CIA and FBI Agents.
- Hospital Hottie: Has played Tall, Dark, and Handsome doctors quite a number of times.
- Mr. Fanservice: His Shirtless Scene in 24: Live Another Day shows that he can still pull this off in his fifties.
- Plays Great Ethnics: He has been able to play characters with a different ethnicity.
- Romance on the Set: Met his wife Talisa Soto while filming Pinero.
- Silver Fox: His hair has gone noticeably grey in middle age but it hasn't detracted from his good looks at all.
- Star-Making Role: He rose to fame when he played Det. Rey Curtis in Law & Order.
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome: He stands 6'2, so this automatically applies to his characters.
- Tall, Dark, and Snarky: In addition to the above, his characters tend to to have a snarky side.
- Those Two Actors: He co-starred with Sandra Bullock in both Demolition Man and Miss Congeniality.
- Typecasting: He tend to get cast as a public servant. Law enforcers are the most common, followed by doctors. He is also often cast as seemingly helpful characters who turn out to not be as helpful as they initially seem.
