Personal Info
Jimmy Ortega
Acting
Biography
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 - Tra…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Knox Goes Away
as Guard
Babylon
as Elephant Wrangler
Sabotage
as Sicario #1
Out of the Blue
as Henchman #2
The Rum Diary
as Cop on Fire
The Double
as Coyote
The A-Team
as Mexican Captor #2
Crank: High Voltage
as Groundskeeper (uncredited)
Safe Harbor
as Sheriff
Lone Rider
as Rough Rider #4
TV Shows
Walker
as Lookout · 1 ep.
Lethal Weapon
as Drug Dealer · 1 ep.
Arrested Development
as Mexican Border Official · 1 ep.
V.I.P.
as Driver · 1 ep.
Martial Law
as Tino · 1 ep.
Brooklyn South
as First Killer · 1 ep.
Renegade
as Border Guard · 1 ep.
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Torres · 1 ep.
Beauty and the Beast
as Dice · 1 ep.
Falcon Crest
as Ramon · 1 ep.