• Name: Benjamin Bratt
  
• Height: 6' 2"
  
• Sex: M
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: December 16, 1963
  
• Birth Place: San Francisco, California, USA
  
• Profession: actor
  
• Education: University of California, Santa Barbara, California (graduated with honors in 1986; B.F.A.)
  
•   : American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, California (attended masters acting program)
  
• Husband/Wife: Talisa Soto (actress; met while filming Piñero in 2001; married on April 13, 2002)
  
• Relationship: Julia Roberts (actress; started dating November 1997; relationship ended summer 2001), Jennifer Esposito (actress; dated in 1996), Monika McClure (documentary filmmaker; together 1990-1996)
  
• Father: Sheet-metal worker (divorced in 1968)
  
• Mother: Eldy Bratt (nurse; Native American activist)
  
• Brother: Peter Bratt (producer; born in 1962)
  
• Grand Father: George Bratt (actor)
  
• Daughter: Sophia Rosalinda (born on December 6, 2002 in New York)
  

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• "You can't change who you are. It's like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole."
• “My family is like a sanctuary to me. I always turn to them for support and strength. I take comfort in knowing no matter which path I choose, my family stands behind me.”
• "It takes some kind of fortitude for someone like my mom to single-handedly raise five children, get them through college, and keep them out of jail."
• "As a person of color, there's no getting around the reality of its responsibility."

• ALMA Awards: Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, PIÑERO (2002)
• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy, MISS CONGENIALITY (2001)
• Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture, TRAFFIC (2001)
• ALMA Awards: Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, Law & Order (1999)
• ALMA Awards: Outstanding Actor in Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series, EXILED (1999)
• ALMA Awards: Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, Law & Order (1998)

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