Benjamin Bratt
Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an American film and television actor. He is most known for playing Paco Aguilar in Blood In, Blood Out. He has also 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 New York City Police Department (NYPD) Detective Reynaldo Curtis on the NBC drama series Law & Order.
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| Born | December 16, 1963 |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (BFA) American Conservatory Theater |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse |
Talisa Soto (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
In the 2000s, Bratt appeared in Miss Congeniality (2000), Traffic (2000), Piñero (2001), Catwoman (2004), and Trucker (2008), Despicable Me 2 (2013), Snitch (2013), Coco (2017), 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), and Jahil Rivera on Star (2016–2018). He has also done voice acting in animated feature films.
Bratt has received four American Latino Media Arts Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.