Ben Hernandez Bray
Ben Hernandez Bray is a film and television director who was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in one of the toughest San Fernando Valley neighborhoods. He's the oldest of six children, raised by his Mother and Grandmother and is of Mexican and Irish descent. In the late 1980's his boxing skills led him into the stunt industry where he then became one of the very few successful latino stuntmen in Hollywood and eventually becoming one of the top action stunt coordinators and second unit directors, working specifically with "Smoking Aces" Joe Carnahan and "Silver Linings Playbook" David O Russell. After twenty five plus years in the industry and over one hundred fifty film and tv credits, Mr Bray made his television directorial debut in 2015 with Katie Heigl's tv series "State of Affairs" for NBC/Universal, he then went on to direct episodes for Fox/Bruckheimer, CW/Greg Berlanti and ABC/Freeform. In 2018 will be Bray's feature film debut which he co-wrote with Joe Carnahan called "El Chicano" a Mexican Super hero story about two brothers growing up in East L.A. The story was inspired and originally written by Bray 10 years earlier after losing his youngest brother to gang violence. The film is being produced by War Party Productions and Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
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ActingGender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
45Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USAAlso known as
Benny Hernandez, Benny Bray, Ben Bray, Ben HernandezCast credits
Unknown
Uzi HenchmanPowder Blue
SecurityThe Grey
Dwayne HernandezMcFarland, USA
Ernesto VallesThe Hurricane
Joey GiardelloStiletto
BennyThe A-Team
Mexican Captor #1Channeling
BadgerReal Steel
Ricky's Henchman (uncredited)Ticker
Helicopter GunmanTrust Me
RolandKiss Kiss Bang Bang
Dexter GoonSavages
Cartel Heist PassengerNational Security
DetectiveCrew credits
Earth to Echo
Stunt CoordinatorThe A-Team
Stunt CoordinatorStretch
Producer, Stunt CoordinatorEvidence
Stunt CoordinatorOuija
Stunt CoordinatorSilver Linings Playbook
Stunt CoordinatorBad Boys for Life
Stunt CoordinatorEl Chicano
Director, WriterThe Island
StuntsThe Grey
Second Unit Director, Stunt CoordinatorThe Gambler
Stunt CoordinatorA Star Is Born
StuntsIron Man
Utility StuntsLakeview Terrace
Stunt CoordinatorAmerican Hustle
Stunt CoordinatorOut of the Furnace
Stunt CoordinatorLife After Beth
Stunt CoordinatorCourage Under Fire
StuntsI ♥ Huckabees
StuntsStiletto
Stunts