Rey Curtis
| Det. Reynaldo "Rey" Curtis | |
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| First appearance | "Bitter Fruit" |
| Last appearance | "Refugee (Part 2)" "Fed" (guest star) |
| Portrayed by | Benjamin Bratt |
| Time on show | 1995–1999, 2009 |
| Seasons | 6, 7, 8, 9, 20 |
| Credited appearances | 95 episodes (L&O) 3 episodes (HLOTS) 98 episodes (total) |
| Preceded by | Mike Logan |
| Succeeded by | Ed Green |
| Information | |
| Family | Deborah Curtis (wife, deceased) Olivia Curtis (daughter) Serena Curtis (daughter) Isabel Curtis (daughter) |
| Partner | Lennie Briscoe |
Reynaldo "Rey" Curtis is a fictional character on the TV drama Law & Order, created by Ed Zuckerman and played by Benjamin Bratt from 1995 to 1999. He appeared in 98 episodes (95 episodes of Law & Order and three episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street). He also appeared in Exiled: A Law & Order Movie.
Curtis is introduced as a homicide detective in the New York Police Department, the junior partner of Lennie Briscoe (played by Jerry Orbach) in Manhattan's 27th Detective Squad. In contrast with his predecessor, Mike Logan, Curtis — a conservative, devout Catholic — does his job by the book, and views it in black and white terms: He believes that if someone breaks the law, he or she deserves to go to jail, regardless of circumstances.
Curtis transferred to the 27th from the NYPD's Organized Crime Control Bureau, and occasionally comments on the increased scope of investigations he was able to undertake due to its larger budget. He left the OCCB because his female supervisor was making unwelcome romantic/sexual advances toward him.
Curtis and his wife Deborah were married in 1989 and had three daughters: Olivia (born 1990), Serena (born 1992) and Isabel (born 1994). His sister died in a car accident at the age of 10. He is of Peruvian, English, Native American and German descent.
In the character's first season on the show, he is rebuked by his superiors on at least four occasions: in the first, Briscoe calls him out for pulling his gun on a suspect; In the second, Curtis loses his temper with a suspect in the interrogation room and must be removed; In the third, Lieutenant Anita Van Buren reprimands him for allowing a father physically to discipline his son in the interrogation room; And, in the fourth, Van Buren orders him to take the day off after rough conduct at the headquarters.
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