John Ortiz

Acting · Born 1968-05-23 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

John Augustin Ortiz (born May 23, 1968) 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 an artistic director/co-founder of the LAByrinth Theater Company.

Filmography

• American Gangster as Javier J. Rivera
• Carlito's Way as Guajiro
• Amistad as Montes
• The Fallout as Carlos Cavell
• Silver Linings Playbook as Ronnie
• American Fiction as Arthur
• A Dog's Purpose as Carlos
• The In Between as Mel
• Nobody 2 as Wyatt Martin
• Miami Vice as José Yero

TV

• CSI: Miami as Gabriel Soto
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Officer Zermeño
• Medium as Daniel Muñoz
• The Job as Ruben Somarriba
• Law & Order as Victor Vargas
• The Handler
• Lush Life as Nelson 'Margarita' Marquez
• Clubhouse as Carlos Tavares
• Luck as Turo Escalante
• Promised Land as Joe Sandoval