Benjamin Bratt

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Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an American actor. <p>Bratt's mother, Eldy Banda is a Quechua Native American activist, born in Lima, who moved to the U.S. at age 14. Born in San Francisco, California, 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 where he also joined Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. Although accepted into the M.F.A. program at the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, California, he left before receiving his degree to star in the television series, Juarez, which never aired. His brother Peter Bratt wrote and directed Follow Me Home. <p>As a child, Bratt's mother took Bratt along with his siblings to participate in the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz . Today Bratt is an active supporter of Native American causes such as the American Indian College Fund . <p>Bratt's best-known role was that...