Biobraphy
John Ortiz is an American actor well recognized for his antagonistic roles in Fast & Furious and Fast & Furious 6, and in Jack Goes Boating, for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for well Supporting Actor. He is also the artistic director and co-founder of the LAByrinth Theatre Company.
Age
He is 56 years old as of 23 May 2024. He was born in 1968 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. His real name is John Augustin Ortiz.
Family – Education
Ortiz was born and raised in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, New York, and is of Puerto Rican descent. He graduated from John Dewey High School in Brooklyn.
Wife – Son
John met his wife while attending high school in Brooklyn. Ortiz lived in that borough with his wife Jennifer and son Clemente until 2010, when he and his family relocated to California.
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Height
He stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m).
Promised Land
He plays Joe Sandoval in ABC’s Promised Land. Joe Sandoval, born Carlos Rincón, is a key character in the ABC series Promised Land. He is the patriarch of the Sandoval family, a wealthy vineyard-owning family from Sonoma Valley. Joe transformed a modest vineyard owned by a former competitor into a wine and beverage empire, alienating many, including members of his own family, along the way. Joe is more than just a shrewd corporate fighter; he can do any task on a vineyard, but he comes to a crossroads when an old nemesis resurfaces.
Carlos, a young immigrant who crossed the border to the United States in search of a better life, met Juana Sánchez, a young woman who aspired to be a teacher, on his way to Sonoma, California. When Carlos and Juana arrived in the Sonoma Valley, they tied their fortunes together in pursuit of their own American dreams.
Messiah
He portrays Felix Iguero in the American thriller television series Messiah. The series follows the modern world’s reaction to a guy who comes in the Middle East and claims to be the eschatological return of ʿĪsā (Jesus in Arabic). His abrupt arrival and apparent miracles sparked an international following, raising questions about who he truly is, a case probed by a CIA Case Officer.
A tornado hits Dilley, Texas, and al-Masih is there to save Rebecca, the daughter of town pastor Felix Iguero. The CIA intercepted a video of this and set up a social media embargo. Al-Masih arrives at the preacher’s home as a guest, but a federal JTTF agent soon enters the church and captures him. Iguero promises to get al-Masih out of jail and asks for a favor: get an ACLU lawyer on the case.
Geller travels in Texas to question al-Masih, discovering along the way that he may have traveled via Mexico’s Quetzalcóatl International Airport, aboard a charter plane flying from Jordan. She insists that the JTTF allow her to speak with the detained al-Masih, but his lawyer stops this from happening. Her plight worsens when one of the recordings revealing al-Masih’s presence in Texas slips through their social media blockage and is picked up by the mainstream media.
Rake
He appeared as Ben Leon, Keegan’s best friend from law school in the American comedy-drama television series Rake. After winning a poker game, Keegan Deane, a criminal defense attorney, is required to enter a guilty plea for serial killer Jack Tarrant. However, Tarrant contradicts Deane and enters a not-guilty plea, accusing LAPD Chief of Police Bernie Michaels of being the author of Tarrant’s written confessions to nine murders. Deane must sort out the truth, which puts him at odds with the city’s mayor and those working for him. He tries to sell it to pay off his gambling debt, but when the first potential buyer lowers the quality of the fish and their offer, he refuses to take the lower amount and ends up cooking and eating the tuna with his pals.
Movies
♦ 2023 – American Fiction
♦ 2021 – The Fallout
♦ 2020 – Horse Girl
♦ 2019 – Ad Astra
♦ 2019 – Ms. White Light
♦ 2018 – Nostalgia
♦ 2018 – The Cloverfield Paradox
♦ 2018 – Peppermint
♦ 2018 – Replicas
♦ 2018 – Bumblebee
♦ 2017 – A Dog’s Purpose
♦ 2017 – Kong: Skull Island
♦ 2017 – Going in Style
♦ 2016 – The Finest Hours
♦ 2016 – A Woman, a Part
♦ 2015 – Blackhat
♦ 2015 – Steve Jobs
♦ 2014 – César Chávez
♦ 2014 – The Drop
TV Shows
♦ 2024 – Will Trent
♦ 2024 – Bad Monkey
♦ 2022 – Promised Land
♦ 2022 – Better Things
♦ 2020 – Messiah
♦ 2020 – Little America
♦ 2019 – The Handmaid’s Tale
♦ 2018 – Mayans MC
♦ 2017 – The Guest Book
♦ 2015–2016 – Togetherness
♦ 2014 – Rake
♦ 2011–2012 – Luck
♦ 2009 – Anatomy of Hope
♦ 2009 – Medium
♦ 2008 – Blue Blood
♦ 2007 – CSI: Miami
♦ 2004–2005 – Clubhouse
♦ 2004 – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
♦ 2003 – The Handler
♦ 2001–2002 – The Job