Jimmy Ortega
Actor
Biography
He was born and raised in El Paso Texas. Miguel Ortega (father) was a cross country truck driver and Paulina Ortega (mother) a housewife. Began career doing summer stock theater for 2 years - El Paso Del Norte. Moved to Los Angeles in 1978. Shortly after arriving, he started to work as a stuntman on a picture by the name of Hooper (1978). His first acting job was in a guest starring role on a TV show by the name of CHiPs (1977). He has won a Stuntman's Award - Most Spectacular Sequence - "North & South" miniseries. He also won a Screen Actors Guild Award - Outstanding Performance By Cast - Traffic (2000).
Filmography
The A-Team
as Mexican Captor #2 2010
Babylon
as Elephant Wrangler 2022
Crank: High Voltage
as Groundskeeper (uncredited) 2009
Just Like Heaven
as Security Guard 2005
Traffic
as Arrested Man in Apartment 2000
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Rondell 1994
Sabotage
as Sicario #1 2014
Vampires
as Male Vampire #1 1998
The Rum Diary
as Cop on Fire 2011
Last Man Standing
as Ramirez Bodyguard 1996
The Double
as Coyote 2011
The Replacement Killers
as Gangster 1998
Man of the House
as Border Bus Driver 2005
Knox Goes Away
as Guard 2024
Internal Affairs
as Oscar 1990
Extreme Prejudice
as Young Mexican Man 1987