John Ortiz
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John Augustin Ortiz | |
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Born | Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, artistic director |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse | Jennifer Ortiz |
Children | 1 |
John Augustin Ortiz is an American actor. He is known for his antagonist role as Arturo Braga in
Ortiz's other film performances include Guajiro in Carlito's Way (1993), Sheriff Eddie Morales in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007), Javier J. Rivera in American Gangster (2007), Ronnie in Silver Linings Playbook (2012), Victor Nieves in Kong: Skull Island (2017), Dr. Powell in Bumblebee (2018) and Arthur in American Fiction (2023).
Personal life
Ortiz was born and raised in the
Career
In 1993, John made his film debut as
Among Ortiz's television roles, he has played the lead in
.In 1992, Ortiz formed Latino Actors Base with 13 other Latino actors to provide themselves with a place to work and an opportunity to become a tightly knit ensemble. Today, that ensemble is known as LAByrinth Theater Company: an award winning troupe of over 100 artists from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and creative disciplines.
With LAByrinth, he played the role of Clyde in the world premiere of
In 2003, Ortiz made his Broadway debut in Nilo Cruz’
Recent projects
He appeared in the feature films Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Pride and Glory, Public Enemies, Fast & Furious, and Jack Goes Boating, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, in January 2009. In Summer 2009, he starred on stage in Othello at the Vienna Festival. Beginning in December 2012, he appeared as Jackie in the Stephen Adly Guirgis play The Motherfucker with the Hat at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company.[3] He also co-starred in Silver Linings Playbook.
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Carlito's Way | Guajiro | |
Italian Movie | Cesar | ||
1995 | Lotto Land | Coco | |
1996 | Ransom | Roberto | |
Sgt. Bilko | Spc. Luis Clemente | ||
1997 | Amistad | Montes | |
1998 | Side Streets | Ramon Yanes | |
1999 | The Last Marshal | Enrico | |
2000 | The Opportunists | Ismael Espinoza | |
Before Night Falls | Juann Abreu | ||
2001 | 3 A.M. | Hector | |
2002 | Narc | Octavio Ruiz | |
2006 | El Cantante | Willie Colón | |
Take the Lead | Mr. Temple | ||
Miami Vice | Jose Yero | ||
The Deep and Dreamless Sleep | Mervin | ||
2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Sheriff Eddie Morales | |
American Gangster | Javier J. Rivera | Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
2008 | Pride and Glory | Ruben Santiago | |
2009 | Public Enemies | Phil D'Andrea | |
Fast & Furious | Ramon Campos/Arturo Braga | ||
2010 | Jack Goes Boating | Clyde | Also executive producer Nominated— Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor
Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male |
2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | Ronnie | |
2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | Arturo Braga | |
2014 | César Chávez
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Eli Ordonez | |
The Drop | Detective Torres | ||
2015 | Blackhat | Henry Pollack | |
Steve Jobs | Joel Pforzheimer | ||
2016 | The Finest Hours | Seaman Wallace Quirey | |
A Woman, a Part | Isaac | ||
2017 | A Dog's Purpose | Carlos | |
Kong: Skull Island | Victor Nieves | ||
Going in Style | Jesús Garcia | ||
2018 | Nostalgia | Daniel Kalman | |
The Cloverfield Paradox | Monk Acosta | ||
Peppermint | Detective Moises Beltran | ||
Replicas | Jones | ||
Bumblebee | Dr. Powell | ||
2019 | Ad Astra | Lieutenant General Rivas | |
Ms. White Light | Gary | ||
2020 | Horse Girl | Ron | |
2021 | The Fallout | Carlos Cavell | |
2023 | American Fiction | Arthur |
Television
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1992–2008 | Law & Order | Roberto Martinez / Victor Vargas | Guest (2 episodes) |
1995 | New York Undercover | Episode: Olde Tyme Religion | |
1996 | Lush Life | Nelson 'Margarita' Marquez | Regular (7 episodes) |
1997 | Touched by an Angel | Nicky | Guest (2 episodes) |
1997 | Riot | Ciaco | TV movie |
2001–2002 | The Job | Ruben Somarriba | Regular (19 episodes) |
2003 | The Handler | DEA Agent | Episode: - Homewrecker's Ball |
2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Officer Zermeño | Episode: Charisma |
2004–2005 | Clubhouse | Carlos Tavares | Regular (10 episodes) |
2007 | CSI: Miami | Gabriel Soto | Episode: Guerillas in the Mist |
2008 | Blue Blood | Hector | TV movie |
2009 | Anatomy of Hope
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Tom Hernandez | TV movie |
2009 | Medium | Agent Daniel Muñoz | Episode: Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo |
2011–2012 | Luck | Turo Escalante | Regular (9 episodes) |
2014 | Rake
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Ben Leon | Regular (13 episodes) |
2015–2016 | Togetherness | David | Recurring (7 episodes) |
2017 | The Guest Book | Paul | Guest (2 episodes) |
2018 | Mayans MC
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Esai "Taino" Osorio | Regular |
2019 | The Handmaid’s Tale
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Principal Jim | Guest |
2020 | Messiah
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Felix Iguero | Regular (10 episodes) |
2020 | Little America | Squash Coach | Episode: The Jaguar |
2022 | Promised Land | Joe Sandoval | Lead (Main Cast) (10 episodes) |
2022 | Better Things | Ranger | Episode: "We Are Not Alone" |
2024 | Will Trent | Antonia Miranda | Recurring (S2) |
TBA | Bad Monkey | Rogelio | Upcoming series |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Results | Ref |
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2023 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | American Fiction | Nominated | [4] |
2020 | Imagen Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Little America | Won | [5] |
2010 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Male | Jack Goes Boating | Nominated |
References
- New York Times, date April 8, 2001
- Simonson, Robert. "Cast Official for Broadway's 'Anna in the Tropics'; Begins Nov. 4"playbill.com, October 14, 2003
- ^ Sullivan, Katie. "Review: ‘The Motherfucker with the Hat’ Entertains but Fails to Dig Deep" Archived 2017-03-13 at the Wayback Machine chicagomag.com, January 14, 2013
- ^ "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Rosario, Alexandra Del (2020-09-25). "Imagen Awards Winners List: 'Dora And The Lost City Of Gold,' 'Los Espookys' Among Honorees". Deadline. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
External links
- John Ortiz at IMDb
- Lab Theater: John Ortiz