Acting
Jimmy Ortega
Born 1957-11-18 · El Paso, Texas, USA
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).
Known for
Babylon
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Italian Job
Crank: High Voltage
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
The A-Team
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Beverly Hills Cop III
L.A. Confidential
Peppermint
Escape from L.A.
Traffic
Just Like Heaven
Sabotage
A Man Apart
The Seventh Sign
Nemesis
Hooper
K-9
Man of the House
Internal Affairs
Last Man Standing
Vampires
The Replacement Killers
The Double
The Rum Diary
Extreme Prejudice
A Low Down Dirty Shame
Foxfire
Delta Farce
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Moving Violations
Fast & Furious
Dragstrip Girl
The Base
Submerged
Running Red
Ringmaster
Night Eyes II