Person file · Acting
Jimmy Ortega
Born 1957-11-18El Paso, Texas, USA
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).
Screen work
Movies & roles
Knox Goes AwayGuardBabylonElephant WranglerSabotageSicario #1Out of the BlueHenchman #2The DoubleCoyoteThe Rum DiaryCop on FireThe A-TeamMexican Captor #2Safe HarborSheriffCrank: High VoltageGroundskeeper (uncredited)Lone RiderRough Rider #4Delta FarceBandito #2Snoop Dogg's Hood of HorrorCopJust Like HeavenSecurity GuardMan of the HouseBorder Bus DriverTickerBody Guard 2TrafficArrested Man in ApartmentGround ZeroJohansonVampiresMale Vampire #1The Replacement KillersGangsterL.A. ConfidentialSecond Mexican (uncredited)Persons UnknownComet (as Jim Ortega)Forest WarriorSurveyor #2Last Man StandingRamirez BodyguardBeverly Hills Cop IIIRondell