Benjamin Bratt Timeline

Dec. 16, 1963: Born as Benjamin Bratt in San Francisco, California to Eldy and Peter Bratt.

1969: His mom, a native American activist, takes him with his siblings to Alcatraz prison where she takes part in the takeover. For over a year, they go to Alcatraz two or three times a week.

1982: Graduates from Lowell High School in San Francisco, California. His nickname throughout high school is "Scarecrow" due to the fact he is extremely thin.

1986: Graduates from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a BFA in Theater. Also is a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

1990: Dates film production assistant Monika McClure.

June 7, 1991: Appears in Bright Angel.

1991: Appears in Chains of Gold with John Travolta and Joey Lawrence.

April 16, 1993: Appears in Bound By Honor with Billy Bob Thornton.

Oct. 3, 1993: Appears in Demolition Man with Sylvester Stallone, Sandra Bullock, Denis Leary, Wesley Snipes, and Jesse Ventura.

Aug. 3, 1994: Appears in Clear and Present Danger with Harrison Ford and Willem Dafoe.

Sept. 30, 1994: Appears in The River Wild with Meryl Streep.

1995: Plays the lead in the miniseries Texas.

1995: Joins the NBC series Law and Order.

1996: Breaks up with Monika McClure.

1996: Dates actress Jennifer Esposito.

1997: Stars in and helps produce indie film Follow Me Home, directed by his brother Peter Bratt.

Nov. 1997: Begins dating actress Julia Roberts.

Nov. 8, 1998: Appears in Exiled with Ice-T.

1998: Wins ALMA (American Latino Media Arts Award) for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for Law and Order.

May 10, 1999: Named one of People's "50 Most Beautiful".

May 26, 1999: His final episode of Law and Order airs.

1999: Nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on the series Law and Order.

1999: Wins ALMA (American Latino Media Arts Awards) for Outstanding Actor in a Drams Series for Law and Order and Outstanding Actor in a Made-for-Television Movie for Exiled.

March 3, 2000: Appears in The Next Big Thing with Madonna and Rupert Everett.

Aug. 22, 2000: Appears in The Last Producer with Burt Reynolds.

Nov. 6, 2000: Appears in Red Planet with Val Kilmer.

Dec. 14, 2000: Appears in Miss Congeniality with Sandra Bullock, William Shatner, and Michael Caine.

Dec. 27, 2000: Appears in Traffic with Michael Douglas, Dennis Quaid, Benicio Del Toro, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

2001: Wins Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture for Traffic.

2001: Wins Blockbuster Award for Favorite Supporting Actor in a Comedy for Miss Congeniality.

June 2001: Breaks up with Julia Roberts.

Aug. 31, 2001: Appears in Pinero with future wife Talisa Soto.

2002: Wins ALMA for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for Pinero.

April 13, 2002: Marries actress Talisa Soto.

Oct. 14, 2002: Appears in Abandon with Katie Holmes.

Dec. 6, 2002: Talisa Soto gives birth to Sophia Rosalinda Bratt in New York City.

Jan. 19, 2004: Appears in The Woodsman with Kevin Bacon.

July 19, 2004: Appears in Catwoman with Halle Berry and Sharon Stone.

Jan. 23, 2005: Appears in Thumbsucker with Keanu Reeves.

Aug. 10, 2005: Appears in The Great Raid.

Oct. 3, 2005: Talisa Soto gives birth to Mateo Bravery Bratt in Los Angeles.

2005: Stars in NBC's E-Ring with Dennis Hopper.