Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt is a versatile and experienced film and television actor as well as a film producer.

Early Accomplishments

He received his BFA degree from University of California in 1986 and proceeded to the American Conservatory theatre for his MFA but left after a year for a spot in the 1987 TV movie, Juarez.

He starred in the film, Nasty Boys in 1989 and also followed through with his role in 13 episodes of the ensuing TV series.

Best Known For

Some of his best known appearances have come in the films Miss Congeniality, Traffic (both 2000), Snitch (2013), Infiltrator (2016) and in the animated film, Coco (2017).

He also starred in Law & Order in 4 seasons (6-9) from 1995 to 1999, in Private Practice (2011-13) and is a main cast of Star (2016-18).

Sexual Orientation

Benjamin is straight and has been married to Talisa Soto since 2002 after dating for less than a year. He dated Monika McClure for 6 years from 1990 and began dating Julia Roberts in 1997 but after 4 months of making a big public appearance together, they split in 2001. He dated Jennifer Esposito briefly after.

Family

He is the 3rd of the 5 children of Peter Sr. and Eldy Bratt with his siblings being filmmaker Peter, sisters Georgia and Nadya Bratt as well as one other unnamed sibling.

He fathers 2 children; daughter Sophia (born 2002) and son Mateo (born 2005).

Religion

Benjamin is a Roman Catholic but he does not appear to be very religious.

Worth To Know

Asides acting, just like his mom, he is an activist for causes such as American Indian Movement in support of Native Americans.

In high school, he was nicknamed “Scarecrow” because of his lean body frame.