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
Complete Filmography

Nobody 2
2025
as Henry
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
2025
as Narrator
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
2024
as Wayne / Dirk Pfumpter
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
2023
as Arthur
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
2022
as Mel
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
2021
as Carlos Cavell
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
2020
as Oscar
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
2020
as Ron
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
2019
as Lieutenant General Rivas
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
2019
as Gary
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
2018
as Dr. Powell
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
2018
as Jones
A scientist becomes obsessed with returning his family to normalcy after a terrible accident.

Peppermint
2018
as Detective Moises Beltran
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
2018
as Daniel Kalman
A mosaic of stories about love and loss, exploring our relationship to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives.

The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
as Monk Acosta
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
2017
as Jesus
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
2017
as Isaac Jones
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
2017
as Victor Nieves
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
2017
as Carlos
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.

The Finest Hours
2016
as Wallace Quirey
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
2015
as Joel Pforzheimer
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
2015
as Henry Pollack
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
2014
as Detective Torres
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
2014
as Eli Ordonez
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
2013
Thanks
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
2013
as Arturo Braga
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
2012
as Ronnie
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
2010
as Clyde
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
2010
Executive Producer
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
2009
as Phil D'Andrea
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
2009
as Ramon Campos
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
Documentary about the chaotic film shooting of "Pride and Glory"

Pride and Glory
2008
as Ruben Santiago
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
2007
as Sheriff Eddie Morales
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
2007
as Javier J. Rivera
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
2006
as Willie Colon
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
2006
as José Yero
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
2006
as Mr. Temple
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
2002
as Octavio Ruiz
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.
2001
as Hector
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
2000
as Juan Abreu
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
2000
as Ismail Espinoza
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
1999
as Enrico
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
1998
as Ramon Yanes
The lives of diverse characters in each of New York City's five boroughs overlap.

Amistad
1997
as Montes
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
1997
as Ciaco
In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a battlefield, the backdrop to four personal intertwined...

Ransom
1996
as Roberto
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
1996
as SPC Luis Clemente
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
1994
as Bassanio
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
1994
as Cesar
Leonardo, a compulsive gambler, tries to make up for his losses by becoming a male escort.

Carlito's Way
1993
as Guajiro
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
1989
as Punk Bar
College girls dressed as hookers for a sorority initiation ceremony are kidnapped by pimps.
The Mothership
N/A
One year after her husband mysteriously disappears, Sara Morse discovers a strange, extraterrestrial object underneath their home. Sara and her kids e...

Isabel
N/A
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
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...