Person
John Ortiz
Acting · Born 1968-05-23 · 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.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Officer Zermeño
Law & Order
Victor Vargas
CSI: Miami
Gabriel Soto
Medium
Daniel Muñoz
Will Trent
Antonio Miranda
Touched by an Angel
Nicky Pacheco
Kong: Skull Island
Victor Nieves
Nobody 2
Wyatt Martin
New York Undercover
Pago
Bad Monkey
Rogelio 'Ro' Burton
Filmography
- 2026WhalefallHewey
- 2026Isabel
- 2025Nobody 2Wyatt Martin
- 2025The Diamond KingNarrator
- 2024The MadnessFranco Quinones
- 2024Bad MonkeyRogelio 'Ro' Burton
- 2024PoolmanWayne / Dirk Pfumpter
- 2024The Green VeilGilberto Sutton
- 2023American FictionArthur
- 2023Will TrentAntonio Miranda
- 2022The In BetweenMel
- 2022Promised LandJoe Sandoval
- 2021The FalloutCarlos Cavell
- 2020The LineOscar
- 2020Horse GirlRon
- 2020Little AmericaCoach
- 2020MessiahFelix Iguero
- 2019Ad AstraLieutenant General Rivas
- 2019Ms. White LightGary
- 2018BumblebeeDr. Powell
- 2018ReplicasJones
- 2018PeppermintDetective Moises Beltran
- 2018NostalgiaDaniel Kalman
- 2018The Cloverfield ParadoxMonk Acosta
- 2017The Guest BookPaul
- 2017Going in StyleJesus
- 2017A Woman, a PartIsaac Jones
- 2017Kong: Skull IslandVictor Nieves
- 2017A Dog's PurposeCarlos
- 2016The Finest HoursWallace Quirey
- 2015Steve JobsJoel Pforzheimer
- 2015BlackhatHenry Pollack
- 2015TogethernessDavid
- 2014The DropDetective Torres
- 2014Cesar ChavezEli Ordonez
- 2014RakeBen Leon
- 2013Sparrows DanceThanks
- 2013Fast & Furious 6Arturo Braga
- 2012Silver Linings PlaybookRonnie
- 2012LuckTuro Escalante
- 2010Jack Goes BoatingClyde
- 2009Public EnemiesPhil D'Andrea
- 2009Fast & FuriousRamon Campos
- 2009Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"Self
- 2008Pride and GloryRuben Santiago
- 2007Aliens vs Predator: RequiemSheriff Eddie Morales
- 2007American GangsterJavier J. Rivera
- 2006El CantanteWillie Colon
- 2006Miami ViceJosé Yero
- 2006Take the LeadMr. Temple
- 2005MediumDaniel Muñoz
- 2004ClubhouseCarlos Tavares
- 2003The Handler
- 2002CSI: MiamiGabriel Soto
- 2002NarcOctavio Ruiz
- 20013 A.M.Hector
- 2001The JobRuben Somarriba
- 2000Before Night FallsJuan Abreu
- 2000The OpportunistsIsmail Espinoza
- 1999The Last MarshalEnrico
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitOfficer Zermeño
- 1998Side StreetsRamon Yanes
- 1997AmistadMontes
- 1997RiotCiaco
- 1996RansomRoberto
- 1996Promised LandNicky Pacheco
- 1996Lush LifeNelson 'Margarita' Marquez
- 1996Sgt. BilkoLuis Clemente
- 1995Lotto LandCoco
- 1994It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of VeniceBassanio
- 1994Touched by an AngelNicky Pacheco
- 1994New York UndercoverPago
- 1994Italian MovieCesar
- 1993Carlito's WayGuajiro
- 1990Law & OrderVictor Vargas
- 1989Angels of the CityPunk Bar
- —The Mothership
- —Daddy Is A HunterCarl
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