Jimmy Ortega
Known for Acting
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
Babylon
2022
as Elephant Wrangler
Traffic
2000
as Arrested Man in Apartment
L.A. Confidential
1997
as Second Mexican (uncredited)
The A-Team
2010
as Mexican Captor #2
Just Like Heaven
2005
as Security Guard
Crank: High Voltage
2009
as Groundskeeper (uncredited)
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Rondell
Knox Goes Away
2024
as Guard
Vampires
1998
as Male Vampire #1
The Rum Diary
2011
as Cop on Fire
Sabotage
2014
as Sicario #1
Last Man Standing
1996
as Ramirez Bodyguard
Man of the House
2005
as Border Bus Driver
Delta Farce
2007
as Bandito #2
The Replacement Killers
1998
as Gangster
Internal Affairs
1990
as Oscar
Ticker
2002
as Body Guard 2
The Double
2011
as Coyote
Extreme Prejudice
1987
as Young Mexican Man
Persons Unknown
1996
as Comet (as Jim Ortega)