The middle of five children, Bratt hails from a close-knit family. His mother, an indigenous Quechua Peruvian from Lima, moved to the U.S. at age 14. He grew up in San Francisco. He is known for his roles in the films Traffic (2000), Miss Congeniality (2000), and Despicable Me 2 (2013). He is married to actress Talisa Soto.
Benjamin Bratt
Movies
Traffic
An intertwined drama about the United States’ war on drugs, seen through the eyes of a once conservative judge, now newly-appointed drug czar, his heroin-addicted daughter, two DEA agents, a jailed drug kingpin’s wife, and a Mexican cop who begins to question his boss’s motives.
Fun Facts
Attended Lowell High School in San Francisco, California.
His mother is an Indigenous American activist. She took her five children along when she was part of the Alcatraz prison takeover in 1970.
Younger brother of Peter Bratt.
Benjamin studied at the University of California at Santa Barbara and at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
Is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
Was nicknamed "Scarecrow"" by high school classmates because he was so thin.
He is of English
Quotes
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.