Actor
Benjamin Bratt
Born 16 December 1963 · San Francisco, California, USA
Benjamin Bratt is a San Francisco-born American actor. He first drew notice in the cult drama Bound by Honor, then played Detective Reynaldo Curtis on Law & Order from 1995 to 1999. He has since worked across thrillers, comedies and voice roles, including Pixar's Coco.
Key films
Bound by Honor (1993)
His breakout film role as Paco Aguilar, a cult favourite especially among Latino audiences.
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
A supporting role in a major Hollywood thriller, showing his rise in 1990s studio films.
Traffic (2000)
Part of the acclaimed ensemble cast of Steven Soderbergh's drug-trade drama.
Miss Congeniality (2000)
A popular romantic comedy role opposite Sandra Bullock that made him a mainstream leading man.
Coco (2017)
Voiced Ernesto de la Cruz in Pixar's widely loved celebration of Mexican culture.
Key awards
- 2001 Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (Traffic)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 62
- 1988Lovers, Partners & Spies · as EstabanActor
- 1988Police Story: Gladiator School · as Officer Dave RamirezActor
- 1988Juarez · as Sgt. Rosendo JuarezActor
- 1989Nasty Boys · as Eduardo CruzActor
- 1990Bright Angel · as ClaudeActor
- 1991One Good Cop · as FelixActor
- 1991Chains of Gold · as CarlosActor
- 1993Demolition Man · as Alfredo GarciaActor
- 1993Bound by Honor · as PacoActor
- 1993Shadowhunter · as Nakai TwobearActor
- 1994Clear and Present Danger · as Captain RamirezActor
- 1994The River Wild · as Ranger JohnnyActor
- 1995Texas · as Benito GarzaActor
- 1996Woman Undone · as Jim MercerActor
- 1997Follow Me Home · as AbelActor
- 1998Exiled · as Detective Rey CurtisActor
- 2000Miss Congeniality · as Eric MatthewsActor
- 2000Traffic · as Juan ObregónActor
- 2000Red Planet · as Lt. Ted SantenActor
- 2000The Next Best Thing · as Ben CooperActor
- 2000The Last Producer · as Damon BlackActor
- 2000The Acting Class · as SelfActor
- 2001After the Storm · as ArnoActor
- 2001Piñero · as Miguel PiñeroActor
- 2001Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & MusicActor
- 2001Alcatraz Is Not an Island · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2002Abandon · as Wade HandlerActor
- 2003Law & Order: Corruption EmpireActor
- 2004Catwoman · as Tom LoneActor
- 2004The Woodsman · as CarlosActor
- 2005The Great Raid · as Lt. Colonel MucciActor
- 2005Thumbsucker · as Matt SchrammActor
- 2005The Many Faces of Catwoman · as SelfActor
- 2005Young Pink 8Actor
- 2006Sex Slaves 2Actor
- 2007Love in the Time of Cholera · as Juvenal UrbinoActor
- 2008Trucker · as Leonard BonnerActor
- 2008Terra Incognita: Making the Andromeda StrainActor
- 2009Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs · as Manny (voice)Actor
- 2009La Mission · as Che RiveraActor
- 2009The People Speak · as SelfActor
- 2012The Lesser Blessed · as JedActor
- 20122012 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film · as narratorActor
- 2013Despicable Me 2 · as Eduardo / El Macho (voice)Actor
- 2013Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 · as Manny (voice)Actor
- 2013Snitch · as Juan Carlos "El Topo" PinteraActor
- 2013Super Manny · as Manny (voice)Actor
- 2015Justice League: Gods and Monsters · as Superman / Hernan Guerra (voice)Actor
- 2016Doctor Strange · as Jonathan PangbornActor
- 2016The Infiltrator · as Roberto AlcainoActor
- 2016Ride Along 2 · as Antonio PopeActor
- 2016Special Correspondents · as John BakerActor
- 2017Coco · as Ernesto de la Cruz (voice)Actor
- 2017Shot Caller · as SanchezActor
- 2019A Score to Settle · as QActor
- 2020A Celebration of the Music from Coco · as Self - HostActor
- 2020Best Summer Ever · as Mr. PerryActor
- 2022Dead for a Dollar · as Tiberio VargasActor
- 2024Mother of the Bride · as WillActor
- 2024Millers in Marriage · as Music CriticActor
- 2026Balls Up · as SantosActor
- 2029Coco 2 · as Ernesto de la Cruz (voice)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.