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'''Benjamin Bratt''' (born December 16, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for playing Paco Aguilar in ''[[Blood In Blood Out]]''. He had supporting film roles in the 1990s in [[Demolition Man (film)|''Demolition Man'']] (1993), [[Clear and Present Danger (film)|''Clear and Present Danger'']] (1994) and ''[[The River Wild]]'' (1994). From 1995 to 1999, he starred as Detective Reynaldo Curtis on the [[NBC]] drama series ''[[Law & Order]]'', for which he received a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]].
'''Benjamin Bratt''' (born December 16, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for playing Paco Aguilar in ''[[Blood in Blood Out]]''. He had supporting film roles in the 1990s in [[Demolition Man (film)|''Demolition Man'']] (1993), [[Clear and Present Danger (film)|''Clear and Present Danger'']] (1994) and ''[[The River Wild]]'' (1994). From 1995 to 1999, he starred as Detective Reynaldo Curtis on the [[NBC]] drama series ''[[Law & Order]]'', for which he received a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]].


In the 2000s, Bratt appeared in [[Miss Congeniality (film)|''Miss Congeniality'']] (2000), [[Traffic (2000 film)|''Traffic'']] (2000), ''[[Piñero]]'' (2001), [[Catwoman (film)|''Catwoman'']] (2004), [[Trucker (film)|''Trucker'']] (2008), [[Snitch (film)|''Snitch'']] (2013), among other films. On television, Bratt has portrayed Dr. Jake Reilly on [[ABC Studios|ABC]]'s [[Private Practice (TV series)|''Private Practice'']] (2011–2013), Steve Navarro on ''[[24: Live Another Day]]'' (2014), Jahil Rivera on [[Star (TV series)|''Star'']] (2016–2018) and Senator Bail Organa on ''[[Andor (TV series)|Andor]]'' (2025). He has also done voice acting in the [[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (franchise)|''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'']] film franchise (2009–2013), ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' (2013) and [[Coco (2017 film)|''Coco'']] (2017).
In the 2000s, Bratt appeared in [[Miss Congeniality (film)|''Miss Congeniality'']] (2000), [[Traffic (2000 film)|''Traffic'']] (2000), ''[[Piñero]]'' (2001), [[Catwoman (film)|''Catwoman'']] (2004), [[Trucker (film)|''Trucker'']] (2008), [[Snitch (film)|''Snitch'']] (2013), among other films. On television, Bratt has portrayed Dr. Jake Reilly on [[ABC Studios|ABC]]'s [[Private Practice (TV series)|''Private Practice'']] (2011–2013), Steve Navarro on ''[[24: Live Another Day]]'' (2014), Jahil Rivera on [[Star (TV series)|''Star'']] (2016–2018) and Senator Bail Organa on ''[[Andor (TV series)|Andor]]'' (2025). He has also done voice acting in the [[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (franchise)|''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'']] film franchise (2009–2013), ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' (2013) and [[Coco (2017 film)|''Coco'']] (2017).


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Bratt was born on December 16, 1963, in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Last |first=Eugenia |date=December 16, 2023 |title=Horoscopes Dec. 16, 2023: Benjamin Bratt, trust your instincts |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/12/16/horoscopes-dec-16-2023-benjamin-bratt-trust-your-instincts/ |newspaper=[[The Mercury News]] |location=[[San Jose, California]] |access-date=January 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wiegand |first=David |date=November 19, 2012 |title='SF Giants Official 2012 World Series Film' review |url=https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/SF-Giants-Official-2012-World-Series-Film-review-4050507.php |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=October 29, 2024}}</ref> the third of five children of Eldy (née Banda), a nurse and political activist, and Peter Bratt Sr., a [[sheet metal worker]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mrATAQAAMAAJ&q=peter |title=Vanity Fair|year=2002|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> His mother was born in [[Lima]], Peru, and is of [[Quechua people|Quechua]] descent. She moved to the United States with her family at age 14.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/09/AR2007110900658.html |title=How Hollywood Gave 'Cholera' a Delicate Treatment |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=November 11, 2007|access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> His father is American, and his paternal grandfather, George, was a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] actor.<ref>Encyclopaedia of Latino Popular Culture, vol. 1, Cordelia Candelaria, Peter J. Garcia, Arturo J. Aldama, [[Greenwood Press]], 2004, p. 90</ref>
Bratt was born on December 16, 1963, in San Francisco, California<ref>{{Cite news |last=Last |first=Eugenia |date=December 16, 2023 |title=Horoscopes Dec. 16, 2023: Benjamin Bratt, trust your instincts |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/12/16/horoscopes-dec-16-2023-benjamin-bratt-trust-your-instincts/ |newspaper=[[The Mercury News]] |location=[[San Jose, California]] |access-date=January 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wiegand |first=David |date=November 19, 2012 |title='SF Giants Official 2012 World Series Film' review |url=https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/SF-Giants-Official-2012-World-Series-Film-review-4050507.php |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=October 29, 2024}}</ref> the third of five children of Eldy (née Banda), a nurse and political activist, and Peter Bratt Sr., a sheet metal worker.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mrATAQAAMAAJ&q=peter |title=Vanity Fair|year=2002|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> His mother was born in [[Lima]], Peru, and is of [[Quechua people|Quechua]] descent. She moved to the United States with her family at age 14.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/09/AR2007110900658.html |title=How Hollywood Gave 'Cholera' a Delicate Treatment |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=November 11, 2007|access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> His father has English, German, and Austrian ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://smmirror.com/2016/08/up-close-personal-with-benjamin-bratt-2/|title=Up Close & Personal With Benjamin Bratt|website=Santa Monica Mirror|date=August 31, 2016}}</ref> His paternal grandfather, George, was a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] actor.<ref>Encyclopaedia of Latino Popular Culture, vol. 1, Cordelia Candelaria, Peter J. Garcia, Arturo J. Aldama, [[Greenwood Press]], 2004, p. 90</ref>


An activist for Native American rights, his mother took Bratt (age 6) and her other children to participate in the [[Occupation of Alcatraz|1969 Native American occupation]] of [[Alcatraz]]. Led by young people from San Francisco, it raised national awareness of issues facing Native Americans and attracted participants from across the country.<ref name="Benjamin Bratt - Native Networks">{{cite web|url=http://www.nativenetworks.si.edu/eng/rose/bratt_b.htm|title=Benjamin Bratt|publisher=Native Networks|date=December 2, 2001|access-date=November 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927154625/http://www.nativenetworks.si.edu/eng/rose/bratt_b.htm|archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> Bratt attended [[Lowell High School (San Francisco)|Lowell High School]] in San Francisco, where he was a member of the [[Lowell Forensic Society]]. Bratt earned a B.F.A. at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] in 1986, where he joined the [[Lambda Chi Alpha]] fraternity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ucsbalum.com/Coastlines/2011/Summer/feature_law.html|title=Law and Order Comes to UCSB|date=Summer 2011|website=[[UCSB]]|access-date=October 8, 2014}}</ref> Enrolled in the M.F.A. program at the [[American Conservatory Theater]] in San Francisco, he left before receiving his degree to star in the 1988 television film ''Juarez''.<ref name="Benjamin Bratt - Native Networks"/>
An activist for Native American rights, Bratt's mother took Bratt (age 6) and her other children to participate in the [[Occupation of Alcatraz|1969 Native American occupation]] of [[Alcatraz]]. Led by young people from San Francisco, it raised national awareness of issues facing Native Americans and attracted participants from across the country.<ref name="Benjamin Bratt - Native Networks">{{cite web|url=http://www.nativenetworks.si.edu/eng/rose/bratt_b.htm|title=Benjamin Bratt|publisher=Native Networks|date=December 2, 2001|access-date=November 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927154625/http://www.nativenetworks.si.edu/eng/rose/bratt_b.htm|archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> Bratt attended [[Lowell High School (San Francisco)|Lowell High School]] in San Francisco, where he was a member of the [[Lowell Forensic Society]]. Bratt earned a B.F.A. at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] in 1986, where he joined the [[Lambda Chi Alpha]] fraternity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ucsbalum.com/Coastlines/2011/Summer/feature_law.html|title=Law and Order Comes to UCSB|date=Summer 2011|website=[[UCSB]]|access-date=October 8, 2014}}</ref> Enrolled in the M.F.A. program at the [[American Conservatory Theater]] in San Francisco, he left before receiving his degree to star in the 1988 television film ''Juarez''.<ref name="Benjamin Bratt - Native Networks"/>


==Career==
==Career==
===Early work===
===Early work===
Bratt started his professional acting career at the [[Utah Shakespeare Festival]], where he played supporting roles in Much Ado About Nothing, Richard III and The Comedy of Errors during their 1987 season.
Bratt started his professional acting career at the [[Utah Shakespeare Festival]], where he played supporting roles in Much Ado About Nothing, Richard III and The Comedy of Errors during their 1987 season.
He starred in the 1988 [[television film]] ''Juarez'' which received critical acclaim. He then landed a supporting role in the television film ''Police Story: Gladiator School''. He had his first film role as Esteban in ''Lovers, Partners & Spies'', which did not perform well at the box office. Bratt worked extensively in television, with roles in the ''[[Knightwatch]]'' and [[Nasty Boys (TV series)|''Nasty Boys'']] series. In 1989, he starred in the film [[Nasty Boys (film)|''Nasty Boys'']], based on the television series.
He starred in the 1988 television film ''Juarez'' which received critical acclaim. He then landed a supporting role in the television film ''Police Story: Gladiator School''. He had his first film role as Esteban in ''Lovers, Partners & Spies'', which did not perform well at the box office. Bratt worked extensively in television, with roles in the ''[[Knightwatch]]'' and [[Nasty Boys (TV series)|''Nasty Boys'']] series. In 1989, he starred in the film [[Nasty Boys (film)|''Nasty Boys'']], based on the television series.


===Hollywood breakthrough and success===
===Hollywood breakthrough and success===
After several low-budget films and television films, including ''[[One Good Cop]]'' and [[Shadow Hunter (TV series)|''Shadow Hunter'']], in 1993, Bratt appeared in two Hollywood films. He portrayed a gang member turned LAPD officer named Paco Aguilar in ''[[Blood In Blood Out]]'', and Officer Alfredo Garcia in [[Demolition Man (film)|''Demolition Man'']]. The following year, he played supporting roles in the popular films ''[[The River Wild]]'', [[Clear and Present Danger (film)|''Clear and Present Danger'']], and ''[[James A. Michener's Texas]]''.
After several low-budget films and television films, including ''[[One Good Cop]]'' and [[Shadow Hunter (TV series)|''Shadow Hunter'']], in 1993, Bratt appeared in two Hollywood films. He portrayed a gang member turned LAPD officer named Paco Aguilar in ''[[Blood in Blood Out]]'', and Officer Alfredo Garcia in [[Demolition Man (film)|''Demolition Man'']]. The following year, he played supporting roles in the popular films ''[[The River Wild]]'', [[Clear and Present Danger (film)|''Clear and Present Danger'']], and ''[[James A. Michener's Texas]]''.


Returning to television, he played Detective Reynaldo Curtis in the series ''[[Law & Order]]'' replacing [[Chris Noth]], which gained him international recognition. He reprised the role in ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' and ''[[Exiled: A Law & Order Movie]]''. For his role, he received three [[ALMA Award|American Latino Media Arts Awards]], three [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Screen Actors Guild Awards]] nominations, and a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination.
Returning to television, he played Detective Reynaldo Curtis in the series ''[[Law & Order]]'' replacing [[Chris Noth]], which gained him international recognition. He reprised the role in ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' and ''[[Exiled: A Law & Order Movie]]''. For his role, he received three [[ALMA Award|American Latino Media Arts Awards]], three [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Screen Actors Guild Awards]] nominations, and a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination.
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Bratt has been featured in five animated feature films, which include El Macho, the main antagonist of ''[[Despicable Me 2]]''. He played Manny the cameraman in ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' and reprised his role in its sequel ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2]]''. Also, in 2015, he voiced [[Superman]] in ''[[Justice League: Gods and Monsters]].'' In the 2017 film ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'', Bratt voiced its main antagonist, Ernesto de la Cruz, who was a Mexican folk legend and the idol of the film's protagonist, Miguel. Bratt sings "[[Remember Me (Pixar song)|Remember Me]]", a song in the film that is sung by many other characters throughout and won [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] at the [[90th Academy Awards|2018 Academy Awards]] and the film won [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature]].
Bratt has been featured in five animated feature films, which include El Macho, the main antagonist of ''[[Despicable Me 2]]''. He played Manny the cameraman in ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' and reprised his role in its sequel ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2]]''. Also, in 2015, he voiced [[Superman]] in ''[[Justice League: Gods and Monsters]].'' In the 2017 film ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'', Bratt voiced its main antagonist, Ernesto de la Cruz, who was a Mexican folk legend and the idol of the film's protagonist, Miguel. Bratt sings "[[Remember Me (Pixar song)|Remember Me]]", a song in the film that is sung by many other characters throughout and won [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] at the [[90th Academy Awards|2018 Academy Awards]] and the film won [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature]].


In [[2025]], Bratt joined the cast of the [[Disney+]] ''[[Star Wars]]'' series ''[[Andor (TV series)|Andor]]'' for its second season, portraying Senator Bail Organa, who was previously played by [[Jimmy Smits]] in prior ''Star Wars'' films and series.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hasan|first=Zaki|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/andor-season-2-review-best-20250422.php|title='Andor' Season 2 cements its legacy as the boldest, best 'Star Wars' story yet|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=April 21, 2025|access-date=April 21, 2025|archive-date=April 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421170030/https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/andor-season-2-review-best-20250422.php}}</ref>
In 2025, Bratt joined the cast of the [[Disney+]] ''[[Star Wars]]'' series ''[[Andor (TV series)|Andor]]'' for its second season, portraying Senator Bail Organa, who had previously been played by [[Jimmy Smits]] in prior ''Star Wars'' productions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hasan|first=Zaki|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/andor-season-2-review-best-20250422.php|title='Andor' Season 2 cements its legacy as the boldest, best 'Star Wars' story yet|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=April 21, 2025|access-date=April 21, 2025|archive-date=April 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421170030/https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/andor-season-2-review-best-20250422.php}}</ref>


==Activism and philanthropy==
==Activism and philanthropy==
Bratt has been active in the [[American Indian Movement]] and supports such causes as the [[American Indian College Fund]].<ref name="Benjamin Bratt - Native Networks"/>
Bratt has been active in the [[American Indian Movement]] and supports such causes as the [[American Indian College Fund]].<ref name="Benjamin Bratt - Native Networks"/>


He narrated ''[[We Shall Remain]]'' (2009), a [[PBS]] miniseries about [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], and part of its ''[[American Experience]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain|title=We Shall Remain|website=[[PBS]]|date=April 13, 2009|access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref>
He narrated ''[[We Shall Remain]]'' (2009), a [[PBS]] miniseries about Native Americans, and part of its ''[[American Experience]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain|title=We Shall Remain|website=[[PBS]]|date=April 13, 2009|access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref>


Bratt has supported and served as a board member of the San Francisco Bay Area's Friendship House Association of American Indians and the Native American Health Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.friendshiphousesf.org/news.html |title=Friendship House |publisher=Friendshiphousesf.org |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005062607/http://www.friendshiphousesf.org/news.html |archive-date=October 5, 2011 }}</ref> Bratt also has supported area organizations such as the Tribal Athletics Program, and United Indian Nations.<ref name="Benjamin Bratt - Native Networks"/>
Bratt has supported and served as a board member of the San Francisco Bay Area's Friendship House Association of American Indians and the Native American Health Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.friendshiphousesf.org/news.html |title=Friendship House |publisher=Friendshiphousesf.org |access-date=November 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005062607/http://www.friendshiphousesf.org/news.html |archive-date=October 5, 2011 }}</ref> Bratt also has supported area organizations such as the Tribal Athletics Program, and United Indian Nations.<ref name="Benjamin Bratt - Native Networks"/>
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| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=1996 NCLR Bravo Awards |url=http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1996-NCLR-BRAVO-AWARDS-NOMINEES.pdf |website=[[ALMA Awards|American Latino Media Arts Awards]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031717/http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1996-NCLR-BRAVO-AWARDS-NOMINEES.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref>
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| 1997
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| rowspan="2" | [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
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| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=The 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/3rd-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |website=[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/3rd-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |website=[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | 1998
| [[4th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[4th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| {{nom}}
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| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 4th Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/4th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |website=Screen Actors Guild Awards |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[ALMA Award|American Latino Media Arts Awards]]
| [[ALMA Award|American Latino Media Arts Awards]]
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
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| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 NCLR ALMA Awards |url=http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1998-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-RECIPIENTS.pdf |website=American Latino Media Arts Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805223937/http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1998-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-RECIPIENTS.pdf |archive-date=August 5, 2016 |access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 NCLR ALMA Awards |url=http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1998-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-RECIPIENTS.pdf |website=American Latino Media Arts Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805223937/http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1998-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-RECIPIENTS.pdf |archive-date=August 5, 2016 |access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref>
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| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
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| {{nom}}
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| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 5th Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/5th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |website=Screen Actors Guild Awards |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | American Latino Media Arts Awards
| rowspan="2" | American Latino Media Arts Awards
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| ''[[Exiled: A Law & Order Movie]]''
| ''[[Exiled: A Law & Order Movie]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| align="center" | <ref name="ALMA99">{{Cite web |title=1999 NCLR ALMA Awards |url=http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1999-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-RECIPIENTS.pdf |website=American Latino Media Arts Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125448/http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1999-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-RECIPIENTS.pdf |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref name="ALMA99">{{Cite web |title=1999 NCLR ALMA Awards |url=http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1999-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-RECIPIENTS.pdf |website=American Latino Media Arts Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125448/http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1999-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-RECIPIENTS.pdf |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |access-date=April 23, 2025}}</ref>
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| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
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| [[51st Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[51st Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series – 1999 |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1999/outstanding-supporting-actor-in-a-drama-series |website=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series – 1999 |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1999/outstanding-supporting-actor-in-a-drama-series |website=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
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| ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]''
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| {{won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=The 7th Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/7th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |website=Screen Actors Guild Awards |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 7th Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/7th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |website=Screen Actors Guild Awards |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[21st Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Awards]]
| [[21st Golden Raspberry Awards|Golden Raspberry Awards]]
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| ''[[The Next Best Thing]]'' <small>(shared with [[Madonna]])</small>
| ''[[The Next Best Thing]]'' <small>(shared with [[Madonna]])</small>
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Vernon |title=Scott's World -- UPI Arts & Entertainment |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/01/29/Scotts-World-UPI-Arts-Entertainment/5866980744400/ |date=January 29, 2001 |website=[[United Press International]] |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Vernon |title=Scott's World – UPI Arts & Entertainment |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/01/29/Scotts-World-UPI-Arts-Entertainment/5866980744400/ |date=January 29, 2001 |website=[[United Press International]] |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[7th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
| [[7th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
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| ''[[Miss Congeniality (film)|Miss Congeniality]]''
| ''[[Miss Congeniality (film)|Miss Congeniality]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards |url=http://promo.blockbuster.com/default.asp?site=bea&page=index.html |website=[[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]] |access-date= June 17, 2002 |archive-date= June 17, 2002 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20020617055404/http://promo.blockbuster.com/default.asp?site=bea&page=index.html }}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards |url=http://promo.blockbuster.com/default.asp?site=bea&page=index.html |website=[[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]] |access-date= June 17, 2002 |archive-date= June 17, 2002 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20020617055404/http://promo.blockbuster.com/default.asp?site=bea&page=index.html }}</ref>
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| ''[[Piñero]]''
| ''[[Piñero]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 NCLR ALMA Awards |url=http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2002-recipients.pdf |website=American Latino Media Arts Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214115708/http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2002-recipients.pdf |archive-date=February 14, 2015 |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 NCLR ALMA Awards |url=http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2002-recipients.pdf |website=American Latino Media Arts Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214115708/http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2002-recipients.pdf |archive-date=February 14, 2015 |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors|Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors Awards]]
| [[Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors|Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors Awards]]
| colspan="2" align="center" | Rita Moreno Award for Excellence
| colspan="2" align="center" | Rita Moreno Award for Excellence
|  {{won}}
|  {{won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Past Winners |url=https://www.holaofficial.org/hola-awards/past-winners/ |website=Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors |date=May 2020 |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Past Winners |url=https://www.holaofficial.org/hola-awards/past-winners/ |website=Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors |date=May 2020 |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
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| ''[[Catwoman (film)|Catwoman]]'' <small>(shared with [[Halle Berry]])</small>
| ''[[Catwoman (film)|Catwoman]]'' <small>(shared with [[Halle Berry]])</small>
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominees for 25th Razzie Awards announced |url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2005/01/24/Nominees-for-25th-Razzie-Awards-announced/83341106605150/ |date=January 24, 2005 |website=United Press International |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominees for 25th Razzie Awards announced |url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2005/01/24/Nominees-for-25th-Razzie-Awards-announced/83341106605150/ |date=January 24, 2005 |website=United Press International |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref>
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| rowspan="3" | ''[[The Cleaner (American TV series)|The Cleaner]]''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominees for 24th Annual Imagen Awards Announced |url=http://www.imagen.org/awards/2009/nominees |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714102939/http://www.imagen.org/awards/2009/nominees |archive-date=July 14, 2010 |website=[[Imagen Foundation]] |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominees for 24th Annual Imagen Awards Announced |url=http://www.imagen.org/awards/2009/nominees |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714102939/http://www.imagen.org/awards/2009/nominees |archive-date=July 14, 2010 |website=[[Imagen Foundation]] |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Entertainment Industries Council#Prism Awards|PRISM Awards]]
| [[Entertainment Industries Council#Prism Awards|PRISM Awards]]
| Performance in a Drama Multi-Episode Storyline
| Performance in a Drama Multi-Episode Storyline
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Diorio |first=Carl |title=Anne Hathaway among Prism winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/anne-hathaway-prism-winners-82875/ |date=April 23, 2009 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diorio |first=Carl |title=Anne Hathaway among Prism winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/anne-hathaway-prism-winners-82875/ |date=April 23, 2009 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[11th ALMA Awards|American Latino Media Arts Awards]]
| [[11th ALMA Awards|American Latino Media Arts Awards]]
| Year in TV Drama – Actor
| Year in TV Drama – Actor
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 NCLR ALMA Awards Recipients |url=http://www.almaawards.com/2009-winners.html |website=American Latino Media Arts Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204231400/http://www.almaawards.com/2009-winners.html |archive-date=February 4, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 NCLR ALMA Awards Recipients |url=http://www.almaawards.com/2009-winners.html |website=American Latino Media Arts Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204231400/http://www.almaawards.com/2009-winners.html |archive-date=February 4, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | ''[[La Mission (film)|La Mission]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 Imagen Awards Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.imagen.org/awards/past-imagen-awards/2010-imagen-awards-winners-nominees/ |website=[[Imagen Foundation]] |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 Imagen Awards Winners & Nominees |url=https://www.imagen.org/awards/past-imagen-awards/2010-imagen-awards-winners-nominees/ |website=[[Imagen Foundation]] |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Oaxaca FilmFest]]
| [[Oaxaca FilmFest]]
| Best Actor
| Best Actor
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Comenzó el Oaxaca Film Festival |url=http://www.noticiasnet.mx/portal/arte-cultura/cine-arte-documental/comenzo-oaxaca-film-festival |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=NoticiasNet}}</ref>  
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comenzó el Oaxaca Film Festival |url=http://www.noticiasnet.mx/portal/arte-cultura/cine-arte-documental/comenzo-oaxaca-film-festival |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=NoticiasNet}}</ref>  
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| rowspan="3" | ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 NCLR ALMA Awards |url=http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2012-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-NOMINEES.pdf |website=American Latino Media Arts Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011633/http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2012-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-NOMINEES.pdf |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 NCLR ALMA Awards |url=http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2012-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-NOMINEES.pdf |website=American Latino Media Arts Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011633/http://almaawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2012-NCLR-ALMA-AWARDS-NOMINEES.pdf |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Red Nation Film Festival]]
| [[Red Nation Film Festival]]
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in Television Mini-Series/MOW/Television Show
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in Television Mini-Series/MOW/Television Show
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners Announced RNFF Awards Show |url=https://rednationfilmfestival.com/red-nations-awards-show/ |website=[[Red Nation Film Festival]] |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners Announced RNFF Awards Show |url=https://rednationfilmfestival.com/red-nations-awards-show/ |website=[[Red Nation Film Festival]] |access-date=April 12, 2024}}</ref>
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| 2013
| 2013
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| Best Actor/Television
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Imagen Awards |url=https://www.imagen.org/awards/past-imagen-awards/2013-imagen-awards-winners-nominees/ |website=Imagen Foundation |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Imagen Awards |url=https://www.imagen.org/awards/past-imagen-awards/2013-imagen-awards-winners-nominees/ |website=Imagen Foundation |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
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| 2019
| 2019
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| ''[[Dolores (2017 film)|Dolores]]''
| ''[[Dolores (2017 film)|Dolores]]''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominees for the 40th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards Announced |url=https://theemmys.tv/news-and-documentary-40th-nominees/ |website=[[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] |date=July 25, 2019 |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominees for the 40th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards Announced |url=https://theemmys.tv/news-and-documentary-40th-nominees/ |website=[[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]] |date=July 25, 2019 |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
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| 2022
| 2022
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| ''[[DMZ (miniseries)|DMZ]]''
| ''[[DMZ (miniseries)|DMZ]]''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Imagen Awards Film & Television Nominees Announced Celebrating Latino Excellence for 37 Years! |url=https://www.imagen.org/2022/08/imagen-awards-film-television-nominees-announced-celebrating-latino-excellence-for-37-years/ |date=August 15, 2022 |website=Imagen Foundation |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Imagen Awards Film & Television Nominees Announced Celebrating Latino Excellence for 37 Years! |url=https://www.imagen.org/2022/08/imagen-awards-film-television-nominees-announced-celebrating-latino-excellence-for-37-years/ |date=August 15, 2022 |website=Imagen Foundation |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
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| 2023
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| rowspan="2" | ''[[Poker Face (TV series)|Poker Face]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Flamin' Hot Takes Home Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Actor at 38th Annual Imagen Awards |url= https://www.imagen.org/2023/12/38th-annual-imagen-awards-winners/ |date=December 3, 2023 |website=Imagen Foundation |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flamin' Hot Takes Home Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Actor at 38th Annual Imagen Awards |url= https://www.imagen.org/2023/12/38th-annual-imagen-awards-winners/ |date=December 3, 2023 |website=Imagen Foundation |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
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| 2024
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| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Comedy Series
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Comedy Series
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| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Erik |title='The Boys,' 'Yellowjackets,' 'Abbott Elementary' lead 2023 HCA TV Awards nominations |url=https://awardswatch.com/the-boys-yellowjackets-abbott-elementary-lead-2023-hca-tv-awards-nominations/ |work=AwardsWatch |date=July 11, 2023 |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Erik |title='The Boys,' 'Yellowjackets,' 'Abbott Elementary' lead 2023 HCA TV Awards nominations |url=https://awardswatch.com/the-boys-yellowjackets-abbott-elementary-lead-2023-hca-tv-awards-nominations/ |work=AwardsWatch |date=July 11, 2023 |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>
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Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for playing Paco Aguilar in Blood in Blood Out. He had supporting film roles in the 1990s in Demolition Man (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994) and The River Wild (1994). From 1995 to 1999, he starred as Detective Reynaldo Curtis on the NBC drama series Law & Order, for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

In the 2000s, Bratt appeared in Miss Congeniality (2000), Traffic (2000), Piñero (2001), Catwoman (2004), Trucker (2008), Snitch (2013), among other films. On television, Bratt has portrayed Dr. Jake Reilly on ABC's Private Practice (2011–2013), Steve Navarro on 24: Live Another Day (2014), Jahil Rivera on Star (2016–2018) and Senator Bail Organa on Andor (2025). He has also done voice acting in the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs film franchise (2009–2013), Despicable Me 2 (2013) and Coco (2017).

Early life and education

Bratt was born on December 16, 1963, in San Francisco, California[1][2] the third of five children of Eldy (née Banda), a nurse and political activist, and Peter Bratt Sr., a sheet metal worker.[3] His mother was born in Lima, Peru, and is of Quechua descent. She moved to the United States with her family at age 14.[4] His father has English, German, and Austrian ancestry.[5] His paternal grandfather, George, was a Broadway actor.[6]

An activist for Native American rights, Bratt's mother took Bratt (age 6) and her other children to participate in the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz. Led by young people from San Francisco, it raised national awareness of issues facing Native Americans and attracted participants from across the country.[7] Bratt attended Lowell High School in San Francisco, where he was a member of the Lowell Forensic Society. Bratt earned a B.F.A. at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1986, where he joined the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.[8] Enrolled in the M.F.A. program at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, he left before receiving his degree to star in the 1988 television film Juarez.[7]

Career

Early work

Bratt started his professional acting career at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, where he played supporting roles in Much Ado About Nothing, Richard III and The Comedy of Errors during their 1987 season. He starred in the 1988 television film Juarez which received critical acclaim. He then landed a supporting role in the television film Police Story: Gladiator School. He had his first film role as Esteban in Lovers, Partners & Spies, which did not perform well at the box office. Bratt worked extensively in television, with roles in the Knightwatch and Nasty Boys series. In 1989, he starred in the film Nasty Boys, based on the television series.

Hollywood breakthrough and success

After several low-budget films and television films, including One Good Cop and Shadow Hunter, in 1993, Bratt appeared in two Hollywood films. He portrayed a gang member turned LAPD officer named Paco Aguilar in Blood in Blood Out, and Officer Alfredo Garcia in Demolition Man. The following year, he played supporting roles in the popular films The River Wild, Clear and Present Danger, and James A. Michener's Texas.

Returning to television, he played Detective Reynaldo Curtis in the series Law & Order replacing Chris Noth, which gained him international recognition. He reprised the role in Homicide: Life on the Street and Exiled: A Law & Order Movie. For his role, he received three American Latino Media Arts Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

In 1999, Bratt decided to leave Law & Order. "I've felt like it was time to get back home to my family," Bratt said. "How do you walk away from the best job in the world and a group of people that you've grown to love? It's not easy, and it was an extremely difficult decision that I had to make."[9][10] On May 26, 1999, Bratt's final episode was aired. In 2009, Bratt returned as the now-retired Curtis on Law & Order, where he was reunited with his former boss, Lt. Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson), in the episode that aired on December 11, 2009. He returned to his film career that same year.

Later work

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Bratt at the 2010 Carnaval San Francisco

In 2000, Bratt appeared in The Next Best Thing. That same year, he played opposite Sandra Bullock in the romantic comedy Miss Congeniality and had a small role in the ensemble work Traffic. In 2004, the actor co-starred in Catwoman. Bratt often portrays Hispanic characters, especially in his later work. Bratt said, "I've played 'Latin-looking spiv, third from the right so many times I can't count." In 2001, he starred in the biopic film Piñero, for which he received an American Latino Media Arts Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture. He played Puerto Rican actor and poet Miguel Piñero. Piñero was bisexual and when talking about Bratt having to portray his bisexuality, Bratt stated that this was "certainly something I wasn't afraid of." He went on to say, "Whether you're talking about Miguel's sexuality or his time spent in jail or his petty crime or his drug addiction, each one of those things is a component that makes up the entirety of the man."[11] In 2009, Bratt performed in The People Speak, a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. That year he starred in and produced the film La Mission, directed by his brother, Peter Bratt. His later films include The Woodsman, Thumbsucker, The Great Raid, Trucker, Snitch, Ride Along 2, The Infiltrator, and Doctor Strange.

Bratt has appeared in several television shows since 2000, including starring as William Banks in The Cleaner, Dr. Jake Reilly in Private Practice, and Jahil Rivera on Star. He appeared in such series as Frasier, Modern Family, 24: Live Another Day, DMZ, and Poker Face.

Bratt has been featured in five animated feature films, which include El Macho, the main antagonist of Despicable Me 2. He played Manny the cameraman in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and reprised his role in its sequel Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. Also, in 2015, he voiced Superman in Justice League: Gods and Monsters. In the 2017 film Coco, Bratt voiced its main antagonist, Ernesto de la Cruz, who was a Mexican folk legend and the idol of the film's protagonist, Miguel. Bratt sings "Remember Me", a song in the film that is sung by many other characters throughout and won Best Original Song at the 2018 Academy Awards and the film won Best Animated Feature.

In 2025, Bratt joined the cast of the Disney+ Star Wars series Andor for its second season, portraying Senator Bail Organa, who had previously been played by Jimmy Smits in prior Star Wars productions.[12]

Activism and philanthropy

Bratt has been active in the American Indian Movement and supports such causes as the American Indian College Fund.[7]

He narrated We Shall Remain (2009), a PBS miniseries about Native Americans, and part of its American Experience.[13]

Bratt has supported and served as a board member of the San Francisco Bay Area's Friendship House Association of American Indians and the Native American Health Center.[14] Bratt also has supported area organizations such as the Tribal Athletics Program, and United Indian Nations.[7]

In 2002, Bratt and Priscilla López received the Rita Moreno Award for Excellence from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA).[15]

In 2017, Bratt served as consulting producer for the film Dolores, which explores the life of Dolores Huerta, an American labor leader and civil rights activist. The film received critical acclaim and several awards.

In 2023, Bratt co-executive produced Wings of Dust, a documentary about water contamination in the Peruvian community of Espinar.

Personal life

From 1998 to 2001, Bratt dated actress Julia Roberts.[16]

In 2002, he began dating actress and former Bond girl Talisa Soto; they married on April 13 in San Francisco. The two had met ten years earlier during a casting audition. During the filming of Piñero (2001) they began to develop a relationship. Their first child, daughter Sophia Rosalinda Bratt, was born on December 6, 2002; their second child, son Mateo Bravery Bratt, was born on October 3, 2005.[17][18]

In 2024, Bratt was awarded an honorary doctorate by San Francisco State University.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Lovers, Partners & Spies Esteban
1990 Bright Angel Claude
1991 One Good Cop Detective Felix
Chains of Gold Carlos
1993 Blood in Blood Out Paco Aguilar
Demolition Man Officer Alfredo Garcia
1994 Clear and Present Danger Captain Ramírez
The River Wild Ranger Johnny
1996 Follow Me Home Abel Also producer
2000 The Next Best Thing Ben Cooper
The Last Producer Damon Black
Red Planet Lieutenant Ted Santen
Miss Congeniality FBI Agent Eric Matthews
Traffic Juan Obregón
2001 Piñero Miguel Piñero
2002 Abandon Detective Wade Handler
2004 The Woodsman Carlos
Catwoman Detective Tom Lone
2005 Thumbsucker Matt Schramm
The Great Raid Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci
2007 Love in the Time of Cholera Dr. Juvenal Urbino
2008 Trucker Leonard 'Len' Bonner
2009 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Manny (voice)
The People Speak Himself
La Mission Che Rivera Also producer
2013 Snitch Juan Carlos 'El Topo' Pintera
The Lesser Blessed Jed
Despicable Me 2 Eduardo Pérez / El Macho (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Manny (voice)
2015 Justice League: Gods and Monsters Lor-Zod / Hernan Guerra / Superman (voice)
2016 Ride Along 2 Antonio Pope
Special Correspondents John Baker
The Infiltrator Roberto Alcaino
Doctor Strange Jonathan Pangborn
2017 Shot Caller Sheriff Sanchez
Coco Ernesto de la Cruz (voice)
Dolores — Consulting producer
2019 A Score to Settle Q / San Quentin
2020 Best Summer Ever Daphne's Dad
2022 Wings of Dust — Short film; executive producer
Dead for a Dollar Tiberio Vargas
2024 Mother of the Bride Will Jackson
Millers in Marriage Johnny
TBA Balls Up TBA

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Juarez Sergeant Rosendo Juarez Television film
1988 Police Story: Gladiator School Officer Dave Ramirez Television film
1988–1989 Knightwatch Tony Maldonado 9 episodes
1989 Nasty Boys Eduardo Cruz Television film
1989–1990 Nasty Boys 13 episodes
1990 Capital News Carlos Torres Episode: "Pilot"
1993 Shadowhunter Nakai Twobear Television film
1994 Texas Benito Garza Television film
1995–1999 Law & Order Detective Reynaldo Curtis 95 episodes
1996 Late Night with Conan O'Brien Episode: "Jim Breuer/Matt Frewer/Spacehog"
Woman Undone Jim Mercer Television film
1996–1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Detective Reynaldo Curtis 3 episodes
1998 Exiled: A Law & Order Movie Television film
2001 After the Storm Arno Television film
2003 Frasier Kevin (voice) Episode: "The Doctor Is Out"
2005–2006 E-Ring Lieutenant Colonel Jim Tisnewski 23 episodes
2008 The Andromeda Strain Dr. Jeremy Stone 2 episodes
2008–2009 The Cleaner William Banks 26 episodes; also producer
2009 American Experience Narrator 3 episodes
2010–2020 Modern Family Javier Delgado 6 episodes
2011–2013 Private Practice Dr. Jake Reilly 36 episodes
2014 24: Live Another Day Steve Navarro Television miniseries
2015 Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles Lor-Zod / Hernan Guerra / Superman (voice) Episode: "Bomb"
2016–2018 Star Jahil Rivera 33 episodes
2021 Soul of a Nation — Episode: "Soul of a Nation Presents: Corazón de América – Celebrating Hispanic Culture"; director
2022 DMZ Parco Delgado Television miniseries
2023 Poker Face Cliff LeGrand 5 episodes
Skull Island Cap (voice) 7 episodes
2024 Loot Himself Episode: "Mr. Congeniality"
2025 Andor Bail Organa 3 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1996 NCLR Bravo Awards Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Law & Order Nominated [20]
1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [21]
1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominated [22]
American Latino Media Arts Awards Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Won [23]
1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [24]
American Latino Media Arts Awards Outstanding Actor in Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series Exiled: A Law & Order Movie Won [25]
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Law & Order Won [25]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [26]
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Traffic Won [27]
Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Screen Combo The Next Best Thing (shared with Madonna) Nominated [28]
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy Miss Congeniality Won [29]
2002 American Latino Media Arts Awards Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Piñero Won [30]
Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors Awards Rita Moreno Award for Excellence Won [31]
2005 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Screen Combo Catwoman (shared with Halle Berry) Nominated [32]
2009 Imagen Awards Best Actor/Television The Cleaner Nominated [33]
PRISM Awards Performance in a Drama Multi-Episode Storyline Nominated [34]
American Latino Media Arts Awards Year in TV Drama – Actor Won [35]
2010 Imagen Awards Best Actor – Film La Mission Won [36]
Oaxaca FilmFest Best Actor Won [37]
2012 American Latino Media Arts Awards Favorite TV Actor – Drama Private Practice Nominated [38]
Red Nation Film Festival Outstanding Supporting Actor in Television Mini-Series/MOW/Television Show Nominated [39]
2013 Imagen Awards Best Actor/Television Nominated [40]
2019 News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary Dolores Nominated [41]
2022 Imagen Awards Best Supporting Actor – Drama (Television) DMZ Nominated [42]
2023 Imagen Awards Best Supporting Actor – Comedy (Television) Poker Face Won [43]
2024 Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Comedy Series Nominated [44]

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