Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 23, 1968
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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John Ortiz
Biography
John Augustin Ortiz (born May 23, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his antagonist role as Arturo Braga in Fast & Furious (2009) and Fast & Furious 6 (2013), and Clyde in Jack Goes Boating (2010), which earned him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is also an artistic director/co-founder of the LAByrinth Theater Company.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nobody 2 | Henry |
| 2025 | The Diamond King | Narrator |
| 2024 | Poolman | Wayne / Dirk Pfumpter |
| 2023 | American Fiction | Arthur |
| 2022 | The In Between | Mel |
| 2021 | The Fallout | Carlos Cavell |
| 2020 | Horse Girl | Ron |
| 2020 | The Line | Oscar |
| 2019 | Ms. White Light | Gary |
| 2019 | Ad Astra | Lieutenant General Rivas |
| 2018 | The Cloverfield Paradox | Monk Acosta |
| 2018 | Replicas | Jones |
| 2018 | Nostalgia | Daniel Kalman |
| 2018 | Peppermint | Detective Moises Beltran |
| 2018 | Bumblebee | Dr. Powell |
| 2017 | A Woman, a Part | Isaac Jones |
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Victor Nieves |
| 2017 | A Dog's Purpose | Carlos |
| 2017 | Going in Style | Jesus |
| 2016 | The Finest Hours | Wallace Quirey |
| 2015 | Blackhat | Henry Pollack |
| 2015 | Steve Jobs | Joel Pforzheimer |
| 2014 | The Drop | Detective Torres |
| 2014 | Cesar Chavez | Eli Ordonez |
| 2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | Arturo Braga |
| 2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | Ronnie |
| 2010 | Jack Goes Boating | Clyde |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious | Ramon Campos |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Phil D'Andrea |
| 2009 | Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory" | Self |
| 2008 | Pride and Glory | Ruben Santiago |
| 2007 | Aliens vs Predator: Requiem | Sheriff Eddie Morales |
| 2007 | American Gangster | Javier J. Rivera |
| 2006 | Miami Vice | José Yero |
| 2006 | Take the Lead | Mr. Temple |
| 2006 | El Cantante | Willie Colon |
| 2002 | Narc | Octavio Ruiz |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Hector |
| 2000 | Before Night Falls | Juan Abreu |
| 2000 | The Opportunists | Ismail Espinoza |
| 1999 | The Last Marshal | Enrico |
| 1998 | Side Streets | Ramon Yanes |
| 1997 | Amistad | Montes |
| 1997 | Riot | Ciaco |
| 1996 | Ransom | Roberto |
| 1996 | Sgt. Bilko | SPC Luis Clemente |
| 1994 | It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice | Bassanio |
| 1994 | Italian Movie | Cesar |
| 1993 | Carlito's Way | Guajiro |
| 1989 | Angels of the City | Punk Bar |
| The Mothership | ||
| Isabel | ||
| Whalefall |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bad Monkey | Rogelio 'Ro' Burton |
| 2024 | The Green Veil | Gilberto Sutton |
| 2024 | The Madness | Franco Quinones |
| 2023 | Will Trent | Antonio Miranda |
| 2022 | Promised Land | Joe Sandoval |
| 2020 | Messiah | Felix Iguero |
| 2020 | Little America | Coach |
| 2017 | The Guest Book | Paul |
| 2015 | Togetherness | David |
| 2014 | Rake | Ben Leon |
| 2012 | Luck | Turo Escalante |
| 2005 | Medium | Daniel Muñoz |
| 2004 | Clubhouse | Carlos Tavares |
| 2003 | The Handler | |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | |
| 2001 | The Job | Ruben Somarriba |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Officer Zermeño |
| 1996 | Lush Life | Nelson 'Margarita' Marquez |
| 1996 | Promised Land | Nicky Pacheco |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Pago |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Nicky Pacheco |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Victor Vargas |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Roberto Martinez |