Benjamin Bratt Best Movies and Characters


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Bratt as Detective Rey Curtis

Character name:
Det. Reynaldo ‘Rey’ Curtis
Appears in:
Law & Order
Date(s):
1995 - 1998
Award(s):

Character back story: Worked in the Organized Crime Crontrol Bureau (OCCB) before joining homicide. Left because his female boss was “coming on to him".
Inspiration for character:
Age/Occupation: 30's/Homicide Detective
Personality type: Can suddenly change from very calm and restrained to violent and threatening with suspects. Not much sense of humour, especially compared to Lennie, but gets in a few wisecracks here and there. Doesn’t usually laugh out loud - at most he chuckles or gives a big grin.
Signature look: Attractive and rugged.
Resides: New York, NY USA
Character connections:
Fun facts/trivia:
  • Often rubs his forehead or touches his wedding ring, not necessarily as nervous tics, just as habits.
  • Dresses well and knows a bit about fashion. When Lennie teases him about moonlighting for Vogue, he says, “Hey, I live with four women.”
Character Quotes & Catchphrases
  • “You were a good cop. Then you fell into a bottle. You climbed out, but the jury’s still out.”
  • “Well maybe she wasn’t meant to have children…. Nobody’s promised a happy ending.”
  • "Hey, didn't you learn anything from Mister Rogers? A policeman is your best friend."
  • "Scientists! If they can do it, they do it. They never think whether they 'should' do it."
  • "When I filled out my ethnicity, I had to put 'Other'..."

Benjamin Bratt and Sandar Bullock

Character name:
Eric Matthews
Appears in:
Miss Congeniality
Date(s):
December 22, 2000
Award(s):

Character back story: When a serial killer indicates that his next target is the Miss United States beauty pageant, the F.B.I. decides that they must get an undercover agent as a participant in the contest. The team is led by Eric Matthews, a womanizing agent who has an apparent reluctant attraction to Bullock's character.
Inspiration for character:
Age/Occupation: FBI Agent Team Leader
Personality type:
Signature look: Suit and Tie
Resides:
Character connections:
Fun facts/trivia: Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt did all their own fighting throughout the movie. Stunt doubles were brought in but only to make sure they were using proper form. At one point Bullock accidentally injured Bratt when she had to kick him in the calves after he says, "Yes, you have to wear the bathing suit."
Character Quotes & Catchphrases
  • "Is this you not arguing? 'Cause you suck at it."
  • "Operation "Thong" has commenced."
  • "Just imagine that she's me and there's something you wanna know but I don't wanna talk about it. What would you do?"
  • "Because you're smart. You're funny. You're easy to talk to when you're not armed. Look, give yourself a break. Cut Vic and the other pageant ladies some slack cause if they ever get a chance to see what I see then... they're gonna love you."

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