Dec 16, 1963

San Francisco, CA

Bratt's mother was a Peruvian Quechua, born in Lima, who moved to the U.S. at age
14. Born in San Francisco, CA, Bratt attended Lowell High School, where he developed
his dramatic and oratory skills as a member of the Lowell Forensic Society. Bratt
went on to earn a B.F.A. at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Although
accepted into the masters at the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, CA,
he left before receiving his degree to star in the television series, Juarez, whi... ... (read more...) ch
never aired. His brother Peter Bratt wrote and directed Follow Me Home.
Bratt's best-known role was that of Detective Rey Curtis on the television show Law
& Order. The character's Mestizo ancestry, a mix of Native Peruvian and
German-English backgrounds, was the same as Bratt's. In 1999, he was nominated for
an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on the
series. His more popular films include Miss Congeniality, Abandon and Traffic.
Bratt dated Julia Roberts for several years. On April 12, 2002, he married actress
Talisa Soto, whom he met while filming Piero. Their first child, daughter Sophia
Rosalinda Bratt, was born on December 6, 2002. Their second child, son Mateo Bravery
Bratt was born on October 3, 2005 in Los Angeles.