John Ortiz

John Ortiz

1968-05-23 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 55 Credits

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.

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Nobody 2

Nobody 2

2025

as Henry

Acting

Suburban dad Hutch Mansell, a former lethal assassin, is pulled back into his violent past after thwarting a home invasion, setting off a chain of eve...

The Diamond King

The Diamond King

2025

as Narrator

10.0
Acting

Dick Perez, official Baseball Hall of Fame artist for over 20 years, painted the game's history and every inductee - a project he continues in his 80s...

Poolman

Poolman

2024

as Wayne / Dirk Pfumpter

4.2
Acting

Darren Barrenman, an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno, spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting...

American Fiction

American Fiction

2023

as Arthur

7.3
Acting

A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypoc...

The In Between

The In Between

2022

as Mel

7.4
Acting

After surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend, a teenage girl believes he's attempting to reconnect with her from the after world...

The Fallout

The Fallout

2021

as Carlos Cavell

7.6
Acting

In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to he...

The Line

The Line

2020

as Oscar

Acting

A new documentary play crafted from firsthand interviews with New York City medical first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Line cuts throu...

Horse Girl

Horse Girl

2020

as Ron

5.7
Acting

A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into ...

Ad Astra

Ad Astra

2019

as Lieutenant General Rivas

6.1
Acting

The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy ...

Ms. White Light

Ms. White Light

2019

as Gary

6.6
Acting

Lex Cordova is a young woman who counsels terminally ill clients that have trouble letting go. While proving uniquely talented in her ability to conne...

Bumblebee

Bumblebee

2018

as Dr. Powell

6.7
Acting

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to ...

Replicas

Replicas

2018

as Jones

6.0
Acting

A scientist becomes obsessed with returning his family to normalcy after a terrible accident.

Peppermint

Peppermint

2018

as Detective Moises Beltran

6.7
Acting

A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own pe...

Nostalgia

Nostalgia

2018

as Daniel Kalman

5.4
Acting

A mosaic of stories about love and loss, exploring our relationship to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives.

The Cloverfield Paradox

The Cloverfield Paradox

2018

as Monk Acosta

5.6
Acting

Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.

Going in Style

Going in Style

2017

as Jesus

6.7
Acting

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very b...

A Woman, a Part

A Woman, a Part

2017

as Isaac Jones

5.9
Acting

An exhausted, workaholic actress, Anna Baskin, 44, abruptly extricates herself from a successful but mind-numbing TV role, returning to her past life ...

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island

2017

as Victor Nieves

6.5
Acting

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

A Dog's Purpose

A Dog's Purpose

2017

as Carlos

7.6
Acting

A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.

The Finest Hours

The Finest Hours

2016

as Wallace Quirey

6.6
Acting

The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

2015

as Joel Pforzheimer

6.8
Acting

Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital...

Blackhat

Blackhat

2015

as Henry Pollack

5.5
Acting

Nicholas Hathaway, a furloughed convict, and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hon...

The Drop

The Drop

2014

as Detective Torres

6.8
Acting

Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where f...

Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez

2014

as Eli Ordonez

6.2
Acting

A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez t...

Sparrows Dance

Sparrows Dance

2013

Thanks

6.3

A young woman, struggling with agoraphobia, hasn't left her New York apartment or seen anyone in over a year. However, when her toilet overflows, she ...

Fast & Furious 6

Fast & Furious 6

2013

as Arturo Braga

6.8
Acting

Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries; Dominic unexpectedly gets sidetracked with facing his presumed d...

Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook

2012

as Ronnie

7.1
Acting

After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life an...

Jack Goes Boating

Jack Goes Boating

2010

as Clyde

6.0
Acting

A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace—centered around two working-class New York City couples.

Jack Goes Boating

Jack Goes Boating

2010

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace—centered around two working-class New York City couples.

Public Enemies

Public Enemies

2009

as Phil D'Andrea

6.7
Acting

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side o...

Fast & Furious

Fast & Furious

2009

as Ramon Campos

6.7
Acting

When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner. But as they are forced to confront a ...

Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"

2009

as Self

9.0
Acting

Documentary about the chaotic film shooting of "Pride and Glory"

Pride and Glory

Pride and Glory

2008

as Ruben Santiago

6.3
Acting

A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a ...

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

2007

as Sheriff Eddie Morales

5.2
Acting

After a horrifying PredAlien crash-lands near a small Colorado town, killing everyone it encounters and producing countless Alien offspring, a lone Pr...

American Gangster

American Gangster

2007

as Javier J. Rivera

7.6
Acting

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American...

El Cantante

El Cantante

2006

as Willie Colon

7.0
Acting

The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993), as told from the perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002.

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

2006

as José Yero

6.0
Acting

A case involving drug lords and murder in South Florida takes a personal turn for undercover detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs. Unorthodox C...

Take the Lead

Take the Lead

2006

as Mr. Temple

6.9
Acting

A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students'...

Narc

Narc

2002

as Octavio Ruiz

6.7
Acting

When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman, an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case.

3 A.M.

3 A.M.

2001

as Hector

5.5
Acting

The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance Laboratory,...

Before Night Falls

Before Night Falls

2000

as Juan Abreu

6.6
Acting

Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vili...

The Opportunists

The Opportunists

2000

as Ismail Espinoza

5.7
Acting

Vic is a struggling auto mechanic with a safe-cracking past and a lot of debt. His girlfriend runs a bar and offers to loan him the money she's saved ...

The Last Marshal

The Last Marshal

1999

as Enrico

3.4
Acting

Marshall McClary, one of the most violent, racist, foul- mouthed Marshalls in Texas, is in the middle of resolving a hostage situation (by shooting ev...

Side Streets

Side Streets

1998

as Ramon Yanes

6.4
Acting

The lives of diverse characters in each of New York City's five boroughs overlap.

Amistad

Amistad

1997

as Montes

7.0
Acting

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are th...

Riot

Riot

1997

as Ciaco

5.5
Acting

In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a battlefield, the backdrop to four personal intertwined...

Ransom

Ransom

1996

as Roberto

6.7
Acting

When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.

Sgt. Bilko

Sgt. Bilko

1996

as SPC Luis Clemente

5.8
Acting

The US army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Sergeant Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragta...

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

1994

as Bassanio

Acting

A BBC documentary about a pre-rehearsal workshop held in New York prior to the Goodman Theater’s 1994 production of The Merchant of Venice, directed b...

Italian Movie

Italian Movie

1994

as Cesar

Acting

Leonardo, a compulsive gambler, tries to make up for his losses by becoming a male escort.

Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way

1993

as Guajiro

7.8
Acting

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New Yor...

Angels of the City

Angels of the City

1989

as Punk Bar

3.7
Acting

College girls dressed as hookers for a sorority initiation ceremony are kidnapped by pimps.

The Mothership

N/A

Acting

One year after her husband mysteriously disappears, Sara Morse discovers a strange, extraterrestrial object underneath their home. Sara and her kids e...

Isabel

Isabel

N/A

Acting

A woman in her early 50s who wants to open her own wine bar after being the head sommellière for a Michelin-starred restaurant.

Whalefall

N/A

Acting

A scuba diver in search of his deceased father's remains gets swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his o...