John Ortiz

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

4.0958

Gender

Male

Birthday

23-May-1968

Age

(58 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • John Augstin Ortiz
  • 존 오티즈
  • 約翰·奧提茲
  • جان اورتیز

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.


Credits

Lotto Land Lotto Land (1995) Character: Coco
This film tells two interwoven stories of two single-parent families in a poor, racially-mixed neighborhood in Brooklyn. The first story is about a young black man (with aspirations of getting away from his friends who are involved in drugs) who falls in love with a latino girl (who is heading off to college on a full scholarship). The second is about their parents, (she works in the neighborhood liquor store; he works for the phone company). The story takes place against the backdrop of a winning lottery ticket worth $27 million being sold to someone in the neighborhood from the liquor store.
The Line The Line (2020) Character: Oscar
A new documentary play crafted from firsthand interviews with New York City medical first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Line cuts through the media and political noise to reveal the lived experiences of frontline medical workers in New York and their battle to save lives in a system built to serve the bottom line.
Source of Pride: The Making of Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory" (2009) Character: Self
Documentary about the chaotic film shooting of "Pride and Glory"
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice (1994) Character: Bassanio
A BBC documentary about a pre-rehearsal workshop held in New York prior to the Goodman Theater’s 1994 production of The Merchant of Venice, directed by Peter Sellars in Chicago.
Italian Movie Italian Movie (1994) Character: Cesar
Leonardo, a compulsive gambler, tries to make up for his losses by becoming a male escort.
Daddy Is A Hunter Daddy Is A Hunter (2026) Character: Carl
A school counselor meets with a troubled student where he learns about the boy's intense at-home life, his father's late night desertions, and the monstrous secret beneath it all.
Ms. White Light Ms. White Light (2019) Character: Gary
Lex Cordova is a young woman who counsels terminally ill clients that have trouble letting go. While proving uniquely talented in her ability to connect with the dying, Lex is at a total loss when dealing with everyone else.
Silver Linings Playbook Silver Linings Playbook (2012) Character: Ronnie
After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.
The Opportunists The Opportunists (2000) Character: Ismail Espinoza
Vic is a struggling auto mechanic with a safe-cracking past and a lot of debt. His girlfriend runs a bar and offers to loan him the money she's saved for remodeling, but Vic is reluctant to take it. When a long-lost cousin from Ireland shows up on his doorstep, the two team up for one last heist.
Peppermint Peppermint (2018) Character: Detective Moises Beltran
A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.
The Diamond King The Diamond King (2025) Character: Narrator
Dick Perez, official Baseball Hall of Fame artist for over 20 years, painted the game's history and every inductee - a project he continues in his 80s. This childhood immigrant's portraits changed commemoration of America's iconic pastime.
Blackhat Blackhat (2015) Character: Henry Pollack
Nicholas Hathaway, a furloughed convict, and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. As Hathaway closes in, the stakes become personal as he discovers that the attack on a Chinese nuclear power plant was just the beginning.
Fast & Furious Fast & Furious (2009) Character: Ramon Campos
When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And the two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.
Nostalgia Nostalgia (2018) Character: Daniel Kalman
A mosaic of stories about love and loss, exploring our relationship to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives.
The Cloverfield Paradox The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) Character: Monk Acosta
Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.
The Fallout The Fallout (2021) Character: Carlos Cavell
In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
The In Between The In Between (2022) Character: Mel
After surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend, a teenage girl believes he's attempting to reconnect with her from the after world.
Take the Lead Take the Lead (2006) Character: Mr. Temple
A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.
The Last Marshal The Last Marshal (1999) Character: Enrico
Marshall McClary, one of the most violent, racist, foul- mouthed Marshalls in Texas, is in the middle of resolving a hostage situation (by shooting everyone he sees) when the FBI agents show up, interfering with his negotiation, and ending the event with McClary being wounded and two of the criminals escaping. After hearing that the two fugitives has fled to Miami, McClary follows behind them, working with the local police and offending every single person he encounters.
American Fiction American Fiction (2023) Character: Arthur
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Horse Girl Horse Girl (2020) Character: Ron
A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life.
Poolman Poolman (2024) Character: Wayne / Dirk Pfumpter
Darren Barrenman, an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno, spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.
Nobody 2 Nobody 2 (2025) Character: Wyatt Martin
Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss.
3 A.M. 3 A.M. (2001) Character: Hector
The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance Laboratory, this film offers dove-tailing stories centering on the lives of individual taxi drivers as they reflect on and experience romance, politics, sociology, and spirituality.
Carlito's Way Carlito's Way (1993) Character: Guajiro
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
Ad Astra Ad Astra (2019) Character: Lieutenant General Rivas
The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.
Amistad Amistad (1997) Character: Montes
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
Ransom Ransom (1996) Character: Roberto
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
El cantante El cantante (2006) Character: Willie Colon
The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993), as told from the perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002.
Pride and Glory Pride and Glory (2008) Character: Ruben Santiago
A saga centered on the Tierneys, a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.
Replicas Replicas (2018) Character: Jones
A scientist becomes obsessed with returning his family to normalcy after a terrible accident.
American Gangster American Gangster (2007) Character: Javier J. Rivera
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
Whalefall Whalefall (2026) Character: Hewey
Following the death of his father, Jay Gardiner goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.
Side Streets Side Streets (1998) Character: Ramon Yanes
The lives of diverse characters in each of New York City's five boroughs overlap.
Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez (2014) Character: Eli Ordonez
A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labour organiser torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to working people.
Bumblebee Bumblebee (2018) Character: Dr. Powell
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.
Riot Riot (1997) Character: Ciaco
In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a battlefield, the backdrop to four personal intertwined stories.
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007) Character: Sheriff Eddie Morales
After a horrifying PredAlien crash-lands near a small Colorado town, killing everyone it encounters and producing countless Alien offspring, a lone Predator arrives to "clean up" the infestation.
Before Night Falls Before Night Falls (2000) Character: Juan Abreu
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Piñero Piñero (2001) Character: Gang Member
"Piñero" tells the story of the explosive life of a Latino icon, the gay poet-playwright-actor Miguel Piñero, whose urban poetry is recognized as a pre-cursor to rap and hip-hop. After doing time in hard-core Sing-Sing for petty thefts and drug dealing, Piñero's prison experiences developed into the 1974 Tony-nominated play Short Eyes. The resulting notoriety and fame was too much for the Latino bad-boy genius who retreated to the darker corners of New York City.
Sgt. Bilko Sgt. Bilko (1996) Character: Luis Clemente
The US army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Sergeant Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the armed forces.
The Drop The Drop (2014) Character: Detective Torres
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
Narc Narc (2002) Character: Octavio Ruiz
Narcotics Sergeant Nick Tellis, on leave after a trauma, is called back to investigate the murder of fellow undercover operative Michael Calvess, joined by the victim's unpredictable and brutal ex-partner, Henry Oak. Working together in the back alleys of Detroit, Tellis and Oak delve into a dark investigation that leads them to uncover shocking secrets and question the corruption and morality within the department, encountering unorthodox methods and a brutal truth about Calvess's death.
Angels of the City Angels of the City (1989) Character: Punk Bar
College girls dressed as hookers for a sorority initiation ceremony are kidnapped by pimps.
Kong: Skull Island Kong: Skull Island (2017) Character: Victor Nieves
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
Miami Vice Miami Vice (2006) Character: José Yero
A case involving drug lords and murder in South Florida takes a personal turn for undercover detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs. Unorthodox Crockett gets involved romantically with the Chinese-Cuban wife of a trafficker of arms and drugs, while Tubbs deals with an assault on those he loves.
Jack Goes Boating Jack Goes Boating (2010) Character: Clyde
A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace—centered on two working-class New York City couples.
Public Enemies Public Enemies (2009) Character: Phil D'Andrea
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
A Dog's Purpose A Dog's Purpose (2017) Character: Carlos
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
The Finest Hours The Finest Hours (2016) Character: Wallace Quirey
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
Going in Style Going in Style (2017) Character: Jesus
Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
A Woman, a Part A Woman, a Part (2017) Character: Isaac Jones
An exhausted, workaholic actress, Anna Baskin, 44, abruptly extricates herself from a successful but mind-numbing TV role, returning to her past life in New York to reinvent herself.
Fast & Furious 6 Fast & Furious 6 (2013) Character: Arturo Braga
Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries; Dominic unexpectedly gets sidetracked with facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.
Steve Jobs Steve Jobs (2015) Character: Joel Pforzheimer
Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.
Isabel Isabel (2026) Character: N/A
Isabel, a sommelière in São Paulo, dreams of escaping her boss and opening her own bar. When plans don’t go as expected, she must decide whether to halt everything or take bold steps to uncork her fate on her own terms.



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