John Ortiz Biography
John Augustin Ortiz is an American actor. He is known for his antagonist role as Arturo Braga in Fast & Furious 2009 and Fast & Furious 6 2013, and Clyde in Jack Goes Boating 2010, which earned him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is also and Artistic director/co-founder of the LAByrinth Theatre Company.
How old is John Ortiz? – Age
The actor is 55 years old as of May 2023. John was born on May 23, 1968, in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York.
John Ortiz Height
The tars stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
John Ortiz Personal Life
Born and raised in the Bushwick neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York, he is of Puerto Rican ancestry. Ortiz graduated from John Dewey High School in Brooklyn, where he met his wife. John resided in that borough with his wife Jennifer and son Clemente until 2010, when he and his family moved to California.
John Ortiz Career
In 1993, John made his film debut as AI Pacino’s young cousin Guajiro in Carlito’s Way. He has gone on to appear in over 30 films, including EI Cantante, Take the Lead Falls, Amistad, Ransom, and Narc. His recent film performances including those in Michael Mann’s Miami Vice as drug lord Jose Yero, Ridely Scott’s American Gangster as Russell Crowe’s partner Javy Rivera, and Travis Knight’s Bumblebee as scientist Dr Powell. Among Ortiz’s television role, he has played the lead in J. J. Abram’s Hope for HBO, a series regular on Denis Leary’s series The Job and CBS’s Clubhouse as well as the NBC cop drama Blue Blood, directed by Brett Ratner.
In 1992, Ortiz formed Lation actors Base with 13 other Lation actors to provide themselves with a place to work and an opportunity to become a tightly knit ensemble. With LAByrinth, he played the role of Clyde in the world premiere of Jack Goes Boating by Bob Glaudini. In 2006, he appeared as Che Guevara in the world premiere of School of the Americas by Jose Rivera, a co-production between LAByrinth Theatre Company and The Public Theatre.
In 2003, John made his Broadway debut in Nilo Cruz’ Pulitzer Prize winning play Anna in the Tropics. He appeared in three world premiere plays by Jose Rivera: The Adoration of the Old Woman at La Jolla Playhouse, Sueno at MCC Theater and The Street of the Sun at Mark Taper Forum. He was also featured in two New York premieres of Rivera’s plays: References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot at the Public theatre (OBIE Award) and Cloud Tectonics at Playwrights Horizons. Ortiz also appeared in the Skin of Our Teeth and De Donde at the Public Theater; the world tours of The Merchant of Venice and The Persians directed by Peter Sellars; House Arrest at Arena Stage; and the national tour of A Few Good Men; Pentecost at Yale Repertory Theatre.
John Ortiz Net Worth
The actor has a net worth of $3 million.
John Ortiz Movie
1993 – Carlito’s Way
1995 – Lotto Land
1997 – Amistad
1998 – Side Streets
2000 – The Opportunities
2001 – 3 A.M
2002 – Narc
2006 – Miami Vice
2007 – Requiem
2010 – Jack Goes Boating
2013 – Fast & Furious 6
2014 – Cesar Chavez
2015 – Black Khat
2016 – The Finest Hours
2018 – Peppermint
2019 – Ad Astra
2021 – The Fallout
2023 –American Fiction
John Ortiz TV Shows
1995 – New York Undercover
1997 – Riot
2004 – Law & Order; Special Victims Unit
2014 – Rake
2020 – Messiah
2022 – Promised Land
2022 – Better Things
