Detective Reynaldo 'Rey' Curtis is a fictional character portrayed by Benjamin Bratt in the TV series Law & Order.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Bitter Fruit (season 6), they were 31 years old.
They appear in 95 episodes out of a total of 501 aired so far and have accumulated 397 positive votes.
The character of Detective Reynaldo 'Rey' Curtis is mainly associated with Detective Lennie Briscoe, Lieutenant Anita Van Buren and Executive ADA Jack McCoy.
Episodes95
Bitter Fruit
episode S6.E1 september 1995Briscoe and his new partner, Rey Curtis, track down the man accused of kidnapping and killing a young girl. But before the suspect is arraigned, the girl's mother shoots and kills him in the courtroom.
Rebels
episode S6.E2 september 1995A biker who posts to an Internet bulletin board refuses to reveal information that could help a murder investigation, arguing that he's a journalist protecting his sources.
Savages
episode S6.E3 october 1995The death penalty has just been passed in New York and prosecutors must decide whether or not it is appropriate after an unlikely suspect murders an undercover police officer.
Jeopardy
episode S6.E4 november 1995A judge throws out all of the prosecution's key evidence and dismisses murder charges against a wealthy defendant. District Attorney Adam Schiff suspects that the judge, an old friend, may be on the take.
Hot Pursuit
episode S6.E5 november 1995A man and a woman rob a nightclub and a deli, killing the owner. When they're caught, the woman claims she was forced to participate against her will.
Paranoia
episode S6.E6 november 1995The DA's office tries to prosecute a co-ed for brutally murdering her roommate, but the only evidence is a vague confession. However, Dr. Olivet suggests that she may have suffered from paranoia due to her tragic family history.
Humiliation
episode S6.E7 november 1995After a prostitute is murdered, the detectives believe she was blackmailing a wealthy client. Kincaid prosecutes the case, but has second thoughts after the defendant's wife takes the stand.
Angel
episode S6.E8 november 1995A woman claims that a Puerto Rican man kidnapped her infant daughter while she was in a church confessional. However, she later confesses to killing her baby and cremating her body.
Blood Libel
episode S6.E9 january 1996An anti-Semitic teen is accused of killing a Jewish teacher. His defense attorney argues that the accused is really the victim of a Jewish conspiracy.
Remand
episode S6.E10 january 1996A convicted rapist in a high-profile trial from 30 years earlier receives a new trial because of legal technicalities. In addition, prosecutors must try to convict this time without a confession.
Corpus Delicti
episode S6.E11 january 1996An investigation into a horse swindling scheme escalates into a murder investigation when one of the accused's possible victims--his ex fiancée--disappears.
Trophy
episode S6.E12 january 1996A man serving time in a serial killer case claims malicious prosecution and false imprisonment after a man who killed two more boys confesses to the other murders. All of the evidence points to Jack McCoy and his former assistant.
Charm City
episode S6.E13 february 1996A man leaves a poisonous gas bomb on a train and kills a lot of people. The man is found guilty, but says this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Custody
episode S6.E14 february 1996A crack-addicted, African American mother is accused of murder and kidnapping the baby Child Welfare took from her. Her defense attorney, former A.D.A. Paul Robinette, argues that the entire child welfare system is racist.
Encore
episode S6.E15 february 1996A businessman most people suspect got away with conspiring to murder his first wife is now accused of conspiring to kill his second wife. The two cases share eerie similarities.
Savior
episode S6.E16 march 1996A hard-luck executive is accused of murdering his wife and son, and injuring his daughter. Dr. Olivet tells prosecutors that he fits the profile of a "family annihilator," but backs down when he refuses to confess on the stand.
Deceit
episode S6.E17 march 1996A married lawyer is charged with murdering a colleague with whom he was having a gay affair. However, his wife vehemently comes to his defense and threatens revenge on the prosecutors if they pursue the case.
Atonement
episode S6.E18 april 1996A model is murdered and the evidence points to her driver. He claims he acted under extreme emotional disturbance because he was infatuated with her. However, McCoy later uncovers a connection between the driver and a drug dealer.
Slave
episode S6.E19 april 1996A woman is killed after stray bullets travel through her apartment window. Briscoe and Curtis learn that an abused 13-year-old who was forced to work for a drug dealer by his drug-addicted mother was the shooter.
Girlfriends
episode S6.E20 may 1996The death of a college student at her school library appears to be connected to her involvement in a prostitution ring.
Pro Se
episode S6.E21 may 1996A schizophrenic attorney who refuses to take medication defends himself against multiple charges of murder.
Homesick
episode S6.E22 may 1996A young British au pair is suspected of poisoning the baby in her care. Her defense tries to create reasonable doubt by emphasizing the neglect of the baby's working mother.
Aftershock
episode S6.E23 may 1996After witnessing an inmate's execution, McCoy, Kincaid, Briscoe, and Curtis react in different and extreme ways.
Causa Mortis
episode S7.E1 september 1996Jack McCoy and his new assistant, Jamie Ross, get off to a rocky start together as they try to prosecute a carjacking/murder suspect after the judge excludes a cassette tape that could prove his guilt.
I.D.
episode S7.E2 september 1996A woman is charged with murdering her sister, but prosecutors learn that the defendant is actually the other sister--who assumed the real victim's identity. Meanwhile, the judge becomes hostile to the prosecution during the trial.
Good Girl
episode S7.E3 october 1996A white teenager accused of murdering an African-American man claims that she was a date-rape victim, and racial overtones threaten to overpower the actual merits of the case.
Survivor
episode S7.E4 october 1996While investigating the murder of a coin collector, detectives discover the existence of extremely rare coins that belonged to a Holocaust survivor.
Corruption
episode S7.E5 october 1996To avoid the consequences of a bad shooting, a corrupt police officer makes a deal to cooperate with a commission investigating police corruption. During his testimony, he accuses Briscoe of stealing drugs after an arrest.
Double Blind
episode S7.E6 november 1996A schizophrenic chemistry student is on trial for killing a former school janitor, but a professor claims that he is part of one of his drug studies and that his sickness is under control.
Deadbeat
episode S7.E7 november 1996A man is accused of killing his deadbeat, abusive ex son-in-law. He claims self defense, and the outcome of the case rides on determining who was in possession of the murder weapon at the time.
Family Business
episode S7.E8 november 1996Two feuding daughters of a department store owner are suspects in a murder investigation. Both have motive and connections to the murder weapon, but getting a conviction on either daughter could prove to be difficult.
Entrapment
episode S7.E9 january 1997Did the son of an assassinated African-American leader attempt to murder his father's successor, or is he the victim of an elaborate FBI frame-up?
Legacy
episode S7.E10 january 1997After a mother orders a professional hit on the new husband of her former daughter-in-law, detectives reopen an investigation into her son's death.
Menace
episode S7.E11 february 1997A woman jumps to her death off the Brooklyn Bridge, but evidence and eyewitnesses suggest that a crazed man made her jump after they were in an auto accident.
Barter
episode S7.E12 february 1997Detectives believe that a murder victim may have been mistaken for another target. But when the actual target is also killed, they discover that a loan shark had taken out a life insurance policy on her.
Matrimony
episode S7.E13 february 1997Evidence suggests that the murder of an elderly philanthropist was part of a conspiracy involving his lawyer and his much-younger trophy wife.
Working Mom
episode S7.E14 february 1997The death of a former police officer leads Briscoe and Curtis to a pair of suburban moms who work as prostitutes.
D-Girl
episode S7.E15 march 1997Briscoe and Curtis go to Los Angeles to question a personal trainer about a movie executive's murder. During the investigation, Curtis finds a potential romantic interest.
Turnaround
episode S7.E16 march 1997Briscoe and Curtis serve an arrest warrant on a Hollywood director in the film-executive murder case. Opposing counsel--Jamie's ex husband--challenges the warrant. Jack and Jamie now must go to L.A. to defend it.
Showtime
episode S7.E17 march 1997The prosecution's murder case against the Hollywood director threatens to fall apart. And the case could cost Jamie her job and custody of her child, and it could cost Curtis his marriage.
Mad Dog
episode S7.E18 april 1997A serial rapist recently granted parole against Jack's wishes is a suspect in a new rape and murder. Detectives can't get enough evidence to charge him, so Jack orders detectives to trail and harass him.
Double Down
episode S7.E19 april 1997Lawyers make a deal with a suspected cop killer in order to find a kidnapping victim. However, the DA's office wants to renege on the deal after the victim is found dead, and detectives suspect that he knew the victim was dead all along.
We Like Mike
episode S7.E20 april 1997A good Samaritan's life is thrown into turmoil when he is accused of murder. And when Jack asks him to testify against the real killer, things only get worse for him.
Passion
episode S7.E21 may 1997The investigation into the murder of an up-and-coming editor uncovers a love triangle between the victim, a pretentious writer, and a jealous attorney.
Past Imperfect
episode S7.E22 may 1997The death of a former model is connected to the daughter she gave up for adoption, and a possible multi-million dollar inheritance claim involving the woman's biological father.
Terminal
episode S7.E23 may 1997A man opens fire during the docking of a dinner cruise boat. The Governor appoints a special prosecutor because Schiff refuses to seek the death penalty; McCoy helps Schiff appeal while Ross helps the special prosecutor at trial. Schiff's wife is hospitalized following a stroke.
Thrill
episode S8.E1 september 1997Two punks kill a random victim for the thrill of it. But the prosecution faces the difficult task of convicting two people of the same crime.
Denial
episode S8.E2 october 1997Bloody sheets and an apparently stolen credit card lead Briscoe and Curtis to a pair of college age lovers who present McCoy and Ross with a united front of denial that one of them killed their newborn son and disposed of the body.
Navy Blues
episode S8.E3 october 1997A female Navy pilot kills an officer over their affair. However, McCoy suspects that the Navy may be impeding the D.A. office's investigation because she is a valuable asset and a positive female role model.
Harvest
episode S8.E4 october 1997The prosecution of the shooter in the death of a young mother and wife hits a snag when it is suggested that her doctor may have killed her to give away her organs and advance his career.
Nullification
episode S8.E5 november 1997An attempted armored car heist leads to the prosecution of a suburban right-wing militia group that claims to be at war with the U.S. government.
Baby, It's You
episode S8.E6 november 1997Baltimore homicide detectives Munch and Falsone help Briscoe and Curtis with a murder investigation. However, the victim's family attorney interferes with the investigation by leaking information and offering rewards.
Blood
episode S8.E7 november 1997Detectives discover that a recently-murdered white woman had recently given birth to a baby whose race reveals a well-kept secret about the baby's biological father.
Shadow
episode S8.E8 november 1997The D.A.'s office resorts to extreme measures in order to prove that a defense attorney is rigging trial outcomes, but Jamie discovers that the corruption can be traced back to one of her friends and colleagues.
Burned
episode S8.E9 december 1997A teenage boy is suspected of starting a fire that killed his younger sister. But his powerful and influential grandfather does everything in his power to make the case go away.
Ritual
episode S8.E10 december 1997An Egyptian man is murdered because he had hired an Egyptian doctor to perform a female circumcision on the man's niece. A.D.A.s McCoy and Ross have to deal with a clash between cultural convictions and the law.
Under the Influence
episode S8.E11 january 1998Three people are killed when a possible drunk driver runs them over. A.D.A. McCoy is bent on getting a questionable death sentence in the case, but Ross believes that he is trying to get revenge for Claire Kincaid's death.
Expert
episode S8.E12 january 1998The daughter of a convicted murderer goes on trial, accused of attempting to murder an expert witness who testified in her father's trial on his behalf.
Castoff
episode S8.E13 january 1998A serial killer who targets the New York S&M crowd claims that television is responsible for his violent behavior.
Grief
episode S8.E14 february 1998After a comatose woman dies during childbirth, McCoy pursues murder charges against the health-care worker who impregnated her, but the investigation reveals that the victim's mother may have played a role in the incident.
Faccia a Faccia
episode S8.E15 february 1998A mafia hit man who was in the witness protection program turns up dead in Central Park. A mafia boss is implicated, but his defense wants him declared mentally incompetent to stand trial.
Divorce
episode S8.E16 march 1998The murder of a couples psychologist is connected to a bitterly-contested Catholic annulment and the couple's two feuding lawyers.
Carrier
episode S8.E17 april 1998The investigation into a young woman's death leads detectives to a man who has been knowingly spreading the HIV virus to his partners. McCoy pursues murder charges in a case that could have have serious political implications for Schiff.
Stalker
episode S8.E18 april 1998A stalker accused of murdering a woman could go free because the victim may have lied to police about one of his earlier attacks.
Disappeared
episode S8.E19 april 1998A disturbed, self-righteous activist opposed to high-rent developments is wanted for the kidnappings of a property owner and two of his tenants. However, the D.A.'s office may have to renege on the deal made with his brother to find him.
Burden
episode S8.E20 april 1998A doctor is accused of maliciously killing a quadriplegic boy. However, the doctor claims that it was a mercy killing and that he was acting on the family's wishes.
Bad Girl
episode S8.E21 april 1998The pursuit of the death penalty for a police officer's killer who found religion in prison becomes a political football for the DA's office. Briscoe's daughter gets in trouble with the law.
Damaged
episode S8.E22 may 1998Jack prosecutes three teenage boys for raping an intellectually disabled girl in a high school. Lennie's daughter testifies in a drug trial.
Tabloid
episode S8.E23 may 1998A man confesses to killing the gossip columnist who was responsible for his wife's death. But his defense attorney tries to put the columnist's irresponsible journalistic practices on trial to avoid his client's conviction.
Monster
episode S8.E24 may 1998Political pressures and a lack of manpower force the detectives to coerce a confession out of their only suspect in a brutal sexual assault of a young girl.
Cherished
episode S9.E1 september 1998New assistant DA Abbie Carmichael aggressively investigates an infant's death and helps uncover a conspiracy involving a Russian adoption agency, gravely ill children, and an unethical doctor.
DWB
episode S9.E2 october 1998White police officers are accused of beating and dragging an African American man to his death. McCoy tries to prosecute while facing pressure from Federal prosecutors, who want to make a deal with one of the guilty parties.
Bait
episode S9.E3 october 1998A teenager who was shot in a drug deal gone bad claims to have been coerced into working as an informant for a corrupt narcotics officer.
Flight
episode S9.E4 october 1998Prosecutors have trouble making a case against a father accused of injecting his son with deadly bacteria, so Jack is forced to play hardball with the bio-supplier that may have supplied him with it.
Agony
episode S9.E5 november 1998After a woman is brutally attacked, the police believe they have stumbled on a serial killer. Prosecutors struggle with how to put him away for life with little evidence.
Scrambled
episode S9.E6 november 1998A murder at a fertility clinic leads to a complicated, bitterly-contested case involving frozen embryos, a wealthy man, his widow, and his ex-wife.
Venom
episode S9.E7 november 1998A murder case leads detectives to a mother/son team of con artists and accusations of incest.
Punk
episode S9.E8 november 1998An inmate accused of arranging a hit on a corrections officer says that the guard raped her. She also claims that assistant DA Abbie Carmichael has a personal vendetta against her.
True North
episode S9.E9 december 1998The Manhattan DA's office finds itself in the middle of a battle over the death penalty when it asks the Canadian government to extradite a Canadian-born woman facing multiple murder charges.
Hate
episode S9.E10 january 1999When a teenage girl is found dead in a park, the detectives uncover a group of teen racists and the adult who has encouraged them. The prosecution's case sparks a debate about hate speech and the First Amendment.
Ramparts
episode S9.E11 january 1999The discovery of a dead body inside a Volkswagen van dumped in a river leads Briscoe and Curtis to investigate the disappearance of a campus radical from the late 1960s.
Haven
episode S9.E12 february 1999The unlikely suspect in the murder of a community activist and director of a community center in Harlem is a teen from the neighborhood who got into an Ivy League school with his help.
Hunters
episode S9.E13 february 1999Two violent and overzealous bounty hunters working for a bail bondsman interfere with a murder investigation. They are ultimately responsible for two more deaths during their pursuit.
Sideshow
episode S9.E14 february 1999The death of a government official in New York leads Jack McCoy to cross swords with the Independent Counsel in Washington, as he tries to keep the identity of a key witness secret.
Disciple
episode S9.E15 february 1999A rebellious child dies during an unsanctioned exorcism ceremony. The defendant claims that St. Michael instructed her to perform the exorcism.
Harm
episode S9.E16 march 1999Carmichael aggressively pursues criminally negligent homicide charges against a group of greedy doctors and a medical supplies saleswoman after a patient dies in surgery under unusual circumstances.
Shield
episode S9.E17 march 1999A female police officer is accused of killing a fellow police officer, her ex-boyfriend. She firmly maintains her innocence. However, she also says that he abused her, but nobody on the force heeded her warnings or helped her.
Juvenile
episode S9.E18 april 1999An investigative reporter is shot, and evidence indicates a link to a 20-year-old murder case. Prosecutors learn that one of the reporter's stories on the case may have helped convict an innocent man of the crime.
Tabula Rasa
episode S9.E19 april 1999The prime suspect in the murder of a college professor is a domineering father who kidnapped his children and disappeared 15 years earlier.
Empire
episode S9.E20 may 1999A businessman planning to build a new football stadium in New York City is on trial for murder. But the prosecution's star witness, a professional fundraiser who was having an affair with the victim, may have her own sinister motives.
Ambitious
episode S9.E21 may 1999The son of an imprisoned crime boss and a couple of strip club owners become the central figures in a murder investigation.
Admissions
episode S9.E22 may 1999An Hispanic mathematics professor is the prime suspect in the murder of a graduate student. He claims he is being racially profiled, but detectives have two potential motives. However, they cannot place him at the scene of the crime.
Refuge: Part 1
episode S9.E23 may 1999A brutal murder of a Russian man has ties to the Russian mob. However, the only witness who isn't compromised is a traumatized 10-year-old boy who is reluctant to testify.
Refuge: Part 2
episode S9.E24 may 1999Hitmen reach the last witness in the Russian mob case, which leads to the discovery of a money laundering scheme. And a related bomb scare at the police precinct forces McCoy to defy Schiff and go all out to prosecute the offenders.
Fed
episode S20.E11 december 2009Lupo and Bernard discover that a murdered member of a progressive community activist group may have been a conservative trying to expose the group's wrongdoings. Meanwhile, Van Buren gets bad news from former detective Rey Curtis.
- Bitter Fruit
- Rebels
- Savages
- Jeopardy
- Hot Pursuit
- Paranoia
- Humiliation
- Angel
- Blood Libel
- Remand
- Corpus Delicti
- Trophy
- Charm City
- Custody
- Encore
- Savior
- Deceit
- Atonement
- Slave
- Girlfriends
- Pro Se
- Homesick
- Aftershock
- Causa Mortis
- I.D.
- Good Girl
- Survivor
- Corruption
- Double Blind
- Deadbeat
- Family Business
- Entrapment
- Legacy
- Menace
- Barter
- Matrimony
- Working Mom
- D-Girl
- Turnaround
- Showtime
- Mad Dog
- Double Down
- We Like Mike
- Passion
- Past Imperfect
- Terminal
- Thrill
- Denial
- Navy Blues
- Harvest
- Nullification
- Baby, It's You
- Blood
- Shadow
- Burned
- Ritual
- Under the Influence
- Expert
- Castoff
- Grief
- Faccia a Faccia
- Divorce
- Carrier
- Stalker
- Disappeared
- Burden
- Bad Girl
- Damaged
- Tabloid
- Monster
- Cherished
- DWB
- Bait
- Flight
- Agony
- Scrambled
- Venom
- Punk
- True North
- Hate
- Ramparts
- Haven
- Hunters
- Sideshow
- Disciple
- Harm
- Shield
- Juvenile
- Tabula Rasa
- Empire
- Ambitious
- Admissions
- Refuge: Part 1
- Refuge: Part 2
- Fed
Best moments10
- A businessman planning to build a new football stadium in New York City is on trial for murder. But the prosecution's star witness, a professional fundraiser who was having an affair with the victim, may have her own sinister motives.
- Briscoe and his new partner, Rey Curtis, track down the man accused of kidnapping and killing a young girl. But before the suspect is arraigned, the girl's mother shoots and kills him in the courtroom.
- The son of an imprisoned crime boss and a couple of strip club owners become the central figures in a murder investigation.
- A woman claims that a Puerto Rican man kidnapped her infant daughter while she was in a church confessional. However, she later confesses to killing her baby and cremating her body.
- Briscoe and Curtis go to Los Angeles to question a personal trainer about a movie executive's murder. During the investigation, Curtis finds a potential romantic interest.
- A biker who posts to an Internet bulletin board refuses to reveal information that could help a murder investigation, arguing that he's a journalist protecting his sources.
- Hitmen reach the last witness in the Russian mob case, which leads to the discovery of a money laundering scheme. And a related bomb scare at the police precinct forces McCoy to defy Schiff and go all out to prosecute the offenders.
- Two violent and overzealous bounty hunters working for a bail bondsman interfere with a murder investigation. They are ultimately responsible for two more deaths during their pursuit.
- The DA's office tries to prosecute a co-ed for brutally murdering her roommate, but the only evidence is a vague confession. However, Dr. Olivet suggests that she may have suffered from paranoia due to her tragic family history.
- A doctor is accused of maliciously killing a quadriplegic boy. However, the doctor claims that it was a mercy killing and that he was acting on the family's wishes.
- Empire
- Bitter Fruit
- Ambitious
- Angel
- D-Girl
- Rebels
- Refuge: Part 2
- Hunters
- Paranoia
- Burden