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My Take
Benjamin Bratt belongs to a category I respect enormously: actors who make everyone around them better without demanding the spotlight. His Paco in Blood In Blood Out remains a cult touchstone for a reason, bringing real menace and wounded pride to a role a lesser actor would have played as a stock heavy. Through the nineties he kept showing up in big studio pictures like Demolition Man and Clear and Present Danger, always credible, never showy. Add voice work and producing, and you get a career built on range and reliability rather than headlines. I think Hollywood undervalues this kind of professional, and I am happy to overvalue him here.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Benjamin Bratt
- Name (Japanese)
- ベンジャミン・ブラット
- Reading
- べんじゃみん・ぶらっと
- Born
- December 16, 1963 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor / film producer
2. Background
- High school
- Lowell High School
- University
- University of California, Santa Barbara
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Benjamin Bratt born?
Born December 16, 1963 (age 62).
Where is Benjamin Bratt from?
Benjamin Bratt is from San Francisco, California, United States.
What does Benjamin Bratt do?
Benjamin Bratt works as actor, film actor, television actor, voice actor, film producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.