Actor
Jimmy Ortega
November 18, 1957 · 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).
Notable work
7.8L.A. Confidential (1997)
as Second Mexican (uncredited)
6.4The A-Team (2010)
as Mexican Captor #2
7.3Babylon (2022)
as Elephant Wrangler
6.1Crank: High Voltage (2009)
as Groundskeeper (uncredited)
7Just Like Heaven (2005)
as Security Guard
7.1Traffic (2000)
as Arrested Man in Apartment
5.9Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
as Rondell
8.4Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
as Torres
7.9Arrested Development (2003)
as Mexican Border Official
5.6Sabotage (2014)
as Sicario #1
6.3Vampires (1998)
as Male Vampire #1
5.9The Rum Diary (2011)
as Cop on Fire
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