Benjamin Bratt was born on December 16, 1963 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an American actor.

Bratt's debut film roles came in 1990. First he was cast in Bright Angel and then in Chains of Gold, starring Joey Lawrence and John Travolta, in which he played a vicious drug dealer. Bratt also had supporting roles in One Good Cop (1991), Bound by Honor (1993), and Demolition Man (1993).

He starred in Red Planet (2000), Miss Congeniality (2000) and Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000). He received critical raves and surprised fans with his portrayal of junkie-poet Miguel Piñero in the 2001 film Piñero, and proved his versatility as a supporting player in The Woodsman (2004), Catwoman (2004) and Thumbsucker (2005). In 2005 he returned to series television and co-starred with Dennis Hopper in Jerry Bruckheimer's E-Ring.

Bratt dated Julia Roberts for several years. On April 13, 2002, he married actress Talisa Soto.

Filmography

• The Argentine (2008)
• "The Andromeda Strain" (2008)
• Guerrilla (2008)
• Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
• "E-Ring" (17 episodes, 2005-2006)
• The Great Raid (2005)
• Thumbsucker (2005)
• Catwoman (2004)
• The Woodsman (2004)
• "Frasier" (1 episode, 2003)
• Abandon (2002)
• Piñero (2001)
• After the Storm (2001)
• Traffic (2000)
• Miss Congeniality (2000)
• Red Planet (2000)
• The Last Producer (2000)
• The Next Best Thing (2000)
• "Law & Order" (94 episodes, 1995-1999)
• "Homicide: Life on the Street" (3 episodes, 1996-1999)
• Exiled (1998)
• Woman Undone (1996)
• Follow Me Home (1996)
• The River Wild (1994)
• Clear and Present Danger (1994)
• Texas (1994)
• Demolition Man (1993)
• Bound by Honor (1993)
• Shadowhunter (1993)
• Chains of Gold (1991)
• Bright Angel (1991)
• One Good Cop (1991)
• "Nasty Boys" (1990)
• Capital News (1990)
• Nasty Boys (1989)
• "Knightwatch" (6 episodes, 1988-1989)
• Police Story: Gladiator School (1988)
• Juarez (1987)

Awards

• The Actor Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture "Traffic" 2000