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Who is Benjamin Bratt?
American actor and producer Benjamin Bratt, was born in San Francisco, California, USA, on December 16, 1963, making Sagittarius his zodiac sign. He has appeared in nearly 70 TV series and movies, but probably is still best known for starring as Eric Matthews in the 2000 action-crime comedy “Miss Congeniality” directed by Donald Petrie and also starring Sandra Bullock and Michael Caine. It follows an FBI agent who enters the Miss US beauty pageant and tries to stop a terrorist group from bombing the event; the film won seven of its 15 award nominations.
Education and early life
Benjamin was raised in San Francisco alongside his two older and two younger siblings, by their father Peter Bratt Sr., who was a sheet metal worker, and mother Eldy (nee Banda), who was a political activist and nurse; Eldy is Peruvian and moved to the US with her family when she was 14.
became Benjamin interested in acting while attending Lowell High School; he was a member of the drama club and part of the Lowell Forensic Society, while also playing sports with his peers and excelling at baseball.
Benjamin graduated in 1982 and then enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree; he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He continued his education at the American Conservatory Theater but dropped out half a year before he could complete his Master of Fine Arts degree as he wanted to pursue acting.
Roles in movies
Benjamin’s debut film role was playing Sergeant Rosendo Juarez in the 1988 crime drama ‘Juarez’, and some of his next roles were also in 1988, in the crime drama ‘Lovers, Partners & Spies’ and the drama ‘Police Squad: Gladiator School’. , then in the 1990 crime action “Chains of Gold”.
He received recognition in 1991, then cast to play Felix in the crime action “One Good Cop”, written and directed by Heywood Gould, and starring Michael Keaton, Rene Russo and Anthony LaPaglia. It follows the life of a New York Police Department detective and the film was nominated for only one award. Some of Benjamin’s next roles were in the 1993 crime drama ‘Bound by Honour’, the 1996 drama ‘Follow Me Home’ and the 1996 thriller ‘Woman Undone’.
In 2000, Benjamin Santen starred in the action science fiction thriller “Red Planet” directed by Antony Hoffman, starring Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss and Tom Sizemore. It follows a group of astronauts as they explore Mars, and the film was nominated for a Sierra Award for Best Song at the 2000 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards. Some of Benjamin’s most notable performances in the decade were in the romantic mystery “Abandon” from 2002, the 2004 crime action fantasy “Catwoman” and the 2009 drama “La Mission”.
In 2013, he heard the voice of one of the main characters Eduardo Perez – also known as El Macho – in the popular animated adventure comedy “Despicable Me 2”, which Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin directed, and which also starred Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell. It follows the life of supervillain Gru, and the film won 12 of 80 award nominations, including two Oscar nominations for Best Animated Feature of the Year and Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Picture, Original Song.
Benjamin’s three most recent film roles were in the 2019 crime action “A Score to Settle,” the 2020 musical “Best Summer Ever,” and the 2022 western thriller “Dead for a Dollar.”
Roles in TV series
Benjamin made his TV series debut in 1988, when he was cast as Tony Maldonado in all nine episodes of the crime drama “Knightwatch”, which also starred Calvin Levels and Don Franklin, and follows a group of vigilantes who call themselves The Knights . .
In 1990, Benjamin played Eduardo Cruz in 13 episodes of the crime action “Nasty Boys”, but in the 90s he appeared in only two more series: an episode of the musical comedy talk show “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”. ”, and the crime mystery “Homicide: Life on the Street”. but from 1995 to 2009, he played Detective Reynaldo “Rey” Curtis in 95 episodes of the crime mystery “Law & Order.”
In 2005 and 2006, Benjamin played the role of Lieutenant Colonel Tim Tisnewski in the action thriller “E-Ring”, created by David McKenna and Ken Robinson, and which also starred Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Dennis Hopper. It follows the life of Special Forces commando Jim Tisnewski, and the series won two of its four award nominations. In 2008 and 2009, Benjamin played the role of William Banks in all 26 episodes of the drama “The Cleaner”, and from 2016 to 2018 he played Jahil Rivera in the musical drama “Star”, starring Ryan Destiny, Brittany O’ Grady and Jude Demorest, and was created by Tom Donaghy and Lee Daniels. It follows three women from Atlanta, Georgia who formed a music group, and the series was nominated for seven awards.
Benjamin’s has since appeared in only three TV series: he played Javier Delgado in six episodes of the romantic comedy “Modern Family” (2010-2020), Parco Delgado in all four episodes of the 2022 action-adventure miniseries “DMZ” and Cliff Legrand in five episodes of the 2023 crime mystery ‘Poker Face’.
Benjamin Bratt returns to #Modern family this Wednesday on ABC! pic.twitter.com/8pjB6zaKOs
— Modern Family (@ModernFam) May 3, 2015
Other credits
Benjamin received special thanks for the 2004 episode “Goodnight, Seattle: Part 2” of the comedy “Frasier”.
He has five production credits, including the 2009 drama film “La Mission”, the 2009 episode “Hello America” of the drama series “The Cleaner”, and the 2017 biographical historical documentary film “Dolores”.
Some of Benjamin’s most recent talk show appearances have been on “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” “Morning Joe,” and “Live with Kelly and Ryan.”
Awards and nominations
Benjamin’s won 12 of its 30 award nominations. Some of his wins include a 2001 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture, for his performance and his peers in “Traffic”, five ALMA Awards between 1998 and 2009, for his performance in series such as ” Law & Order”, “Exiled” and “The Cleaner”, and two Behind the Voice Actors Awards in 2018, for his and his colleagues’ performance in “Coco”.
Love life and relationships
Benjamin avoids talking about his love life in public, but has still openly identified two women he has been with.
He and famous American actress Julia Fiona Roberts started dating in 1998 but broke up in 2001 for unknown reasons.
Benjamin began dating American former actress and model Miriam Talisa Soto in 2002; she probably is still best known for Playing Bond girl Lupe Lamora in the 1989 spy action movie “Licence to Kill”. The two exchanged vows on April 13, 2002, after dating for only three months, and she gave birth to their daughter Sophia on December 6 of that year Rosalinda Bratt, while their son Mateo Bravery followed Bratt on October 3, 2005.
Their decision was clearly a good one as Benjamin is still married to Miriam Talisa Soto as of April 2023 and they have two children together.
Interesting facts and hobbies
Benjamin’s brother Peter Bratt wrote and directed the 1996 film “Follow Me Home” and the 2009 film “La Mission”, both of which Benjamin starred in.
A philanthropist since launching his acting career, he is today active with the American Indian Movement while supporting the American Indian College Fund. Benjamin narrated the 2009 documentary miniseries about Native Americans “We Shall Remain,” and today serves as a board member of both the Native American Health Center and the Friendship House Association of American Indians.
He enjoys being active on Instagram and has posted nearly 500 photos and videos, while more than 260,000 people follow him on the social media network today.
Benjamin’s favorite actor is Orlando Bloom while some of his favorite movies are “Kingdom of Heaven”, “Tour de Pharmacy” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”.
Height, eyes and wealth
Benjamin is 59 years old. He has brown eyes and black hair, is 1.88 m tall and weighs about 84 kg.
Benjamin’s ability Estimated at over $12 million, as of April 2023.
