Actor

James Ortiz

February 16, 1984 · Albany, New York, USA

James Ortiz (born 1983/84) is an American puppet designer, puppeteer, actor and director working in theater, opera, and film. He won an Obie Award for puppet design for The Woodsman (2012), and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Puppet Design for the 2022 Broadway revival of The Skin of Our Teeth. He voices and operates the puppet for Rocky in the 2026 film Project Hail Mary.

Notable work

8.6
Project Hail Mary (2026)
as Rocky (voice)

Full filmography · 3

Project Hail Mary
as Rocky (voice)
20268.6
Saint Francis; Monks in Robes
as Saint Francis
2019
The Woodsman
as Nick Chopper and Writer
2016