Jimmy Ortega
Acting
Born 1957-11-18 · El 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).
Known for
Babylon
2022 · Movie
The A-Team
2010 · Movie
L.A. Confidential
1997 · Movie
Crank: High Voltage
2009 · Movie
Traffic
2000 · Movie
Just Like Heaven
2005 · Movie
Knox Goes Away
2024 · Movie
Vampires
1998 · Movie
Last Man Standing
1996 · Movie
The Replacement Killers
1998 · Movie
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · Movie
Internal Affairs
1990 · Movie
Sabotage
2014 · Movie
Man of the House
2005 · Movie
The Rum Diary
2011 · Movie
The Double
2011 · Movie
Extreme Prejudice
1987 · Movie
Ticker
2002 · Movie
Moving Violations
1985 · Movie
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
1993 · Movie
Out of the Blue
2013 · Movie
Delta Farce
2007 · Movie
Safe Harbor
2009 · Movie
Forest Warrior
1996 · Movie
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
2006 · Movie
Persons Unknown
1996 · Movie
Dead Connection
1994 · Movie
Lone Rider
2008 · Movie
Guilty As Charged
1991 · Movie
Ground Zero
2000 · Movie
Jailbait
1993 · Movie