Dark, sexy and intense, this triracial actor spent many years toiling in thankless TV and movie parts (often as a criminal or cop) before landing his career-making role as a family-oriented detective on
Law & Order. During his tenure, he embarked on a long-term, paparazzi-ridden romance with Julia Roberts that ended in 2001. After leaving the series, Bratt turned to the big screen and married his
Piñero costar Talisa Soto. After a series of high-profile flops —
The Next Best Thing,
Red Planet,
Catwoman — he returned to television in 2005 in the military drama
E-Ring.
Benjamin Bratt Fast Facts:- His mother is Peruvian Indian; his father, English-German.
- At age 5 in 1969, his mother took him and his four siblings to Alcatraz Island for 18 months to participate in demonstrations against government policies related to treaties and land rights with Native Americans.
- His character on Law & Order had his same mestizo ethnic background.
- Benjamin Bratt Relationships:
- Eldy Bratt - Mother
- George Bratt - Grandfather
- Georgia - Sister
- Julia Roberts - Ex-significant Other
- Mateo Bravery Bratt - Son
- Monika McClure - Ex-significant Other
- Nadya - Sister
- Peter Bratt - Brother
- Peter Bratt - Father
- Sophia Rosalinda Bratt - Daughter
- Talisa Soto - Wife
- Benjamin Bratt Awards:
- 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
- College:
- University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (BFA, 1986); attended American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, CA
