Jimmy Ortega
Acting
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).
Knox Goes Away
Guard
Babylon
Elephant Wrangler
Sabotage
Sicario #1
Out of the Blue
Henchman #2
The Double
Coyote
The Rum Diary
Cop on Fire
The A-Team
Mexican Captor #2
Safe Harbor
Sheriff
Crank: High Voltage
Groundskeeper (uncredited)
Lone Rider
Rough Rider #4
Delta Farce
Bandito #2
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Cop
Just Like Heaven
Security Guard
Man of the House
Border Bus Driver
Ticker
Body Guard 2
Traffic
Arrested Man in Apartment
Ground Zero
Johanson
Vampires
Male Vampire #1
The Replacement Killers
Gangster
L.A. Confidential
Second Mexican (uncredited)
Persons Unknown
Comet (as Jim Ortega)
Last Man Standing
Ramirez Bodyguard
Beverly Hills Cop III
Rondell
Dead Connection
Vince
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Fugitive Look-Alike
Jailbait
Johnny
Guilty As Charged
Electrician
Internal Affairs
Oscar
Juarez
Luis
Extreme Prejudice
Young Mexican Man
Moving Violations
Spanish Immigration Officer