Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Rey Curtis on the TV series "Law & Order" and as Ernesto de la Cruz in the 2017 Oscar-winning Disney-Pixar animated movie "Coco". He also appeared in many movies such as "Miss Congeniality", "Demolition Man", "Blood in Blood Out", "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs", "Traffic", "La Mission", "Despicable Me 2", and "Piñero".