Jimmy Ortega

Acting

Born Nov 18, 1957 (age 68) · 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).

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

L.A. Confidential1997
as ⁨Second Mexican (uncredited)⁩
The A-Team2010
as ⁨Mexican Captor #2⁩
Babylon2022
as ⁨Elephant Wrangler⁩
Crank: High Voltage2009
as ⁨Groundskeeper (uncredited)⁩
Just Like Heaven2005
as ⁨Security Guard⁩
Traffic2000
as ⁨Arrested Man in Apartment⁩
Beverly Hills Cop III1994
as ⁨Rondell⁩
Sabotage2014
as ⁨Sicario #1⁩
as ⁨Male Vampire #1⁩
as ⁨Cop on Fire⁩
as ⁨Ramirez Bodyguard⁩
as ⁨Coyote⁩
as ⁨Gangster⁩
as ⁨Guard⁩
as ⁨Border Bus Driver⁩
as ⁨Oscar⁩
as ⁨Young Mexican Man⁩
as ⁨Bandito #2⁩
as ⁨Cop⁩
as ⁨Body Guard 2⁩
as ⁨Spanish Immigration Officer⁩
as ⁨Surveyor #2⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

L.A. Confidential1997
as ⁨Second Mexican (uncredited)⁩
The A-Team2010
as ⁨Mexican Captor #2⁩
Babylon2022
as ⁨Elephant Wrangler⁩
Crank: High Voltage2009
as ⁨Groundskeeper (uncredited)⁩
Just Like Heaven2005
as ⁨Security Guard⁩
Traffic2000
as ⁨Arrested Man in Apartment⁩
Beverly Hills Cop III1994
as ⁨Rondell⁩
Sabotage2014
as ⁨Sicario #1⁩
as ⁨Male Vampire #1⁩
as ⁨Cop on Fire⁩
as ⁨Ramirez Bodyguard⁩
as ⁨Coyote⁩
as ⁨Gangster⁩
as ⁨Guard⁩
as ⁨Border Bus Driver⁩
as ⁨Oscar⁩
as ⁨Young Mexican Man⁩
as ⁨Bandito #2⁩
as ⁨Cop⁩
as ⁨Body Guard 2⁩
as ⁨Spanish Immigration Officer⁩
as ⁨Surveyor #2⁩