Acting

John Ortiz

Born 1968-05-23 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Credits

Newest first

Whalefall
as Hewey
2026
Daddy Is A Hunter
as Carl
2026
Isabel
2026
Nobody 2
as Wyatt Martin
2025
The Diamond King
as Narrator
2025
The Madness
as Franco Quinones
2024
Bad Monkey
as Rogelio 'Ro' Burton
2024
Poolman
as Wayne / Dirk Pfumpter
2024
The Green Veil
as Gilberto Sutton
2024
American Fiction
as Arthur
2023
Will Trent
as Antonio Miranda
2023
The In Between
as Mel
2022
Promised Land
as Joe Sandoval
2022
The Fallout
as Carlos Cavell
2021
The Line
as Oscar
2020
Horse Girl
as Ron
2020
Little America
as Coach
2020
Messiah
as Felix Iguero
2020
Ad Astra
as Lieutenant General Rivas
2019
Ms. White Light
as Gary
2019
Bumblebee
as Dr. Powell
2018
Replicas
as Jones
2018
Peppermint
as Detective Moises Beltran
2018
Nostalgia
as Daniel Kalman
2018
The Cloverfield Paradox
as Monk Acosta
2018
The Guest Book
as Paul
2017
Going in Style
as Jesus
2017
A Woman, a Part
as Isaac Jones
2017
Kong: Skull Island
as Victor Nieves
2017
A Dog's Purpose
as Carlos
2017
The Finest Hours
as Wallace Quirey
2016
Steve Jobs
as Joel Pforzheimer
2015
Blackhat
as Henry Pollack
2015
Togetherness
as David
2015
The Drop
as Detective Torres
2014
Cesar Chavez
as Eli Ordonez
2014
Rake
as Ben Leon
2014
Sparrows Dance
Thanks
2013
Fast & Furious 6
as Arturo Braga
2013
Silver Linings Playbook
as Ronnie
2012
Luck
as Turo Escalante
2012
Jack Goes Boating
as Clyde
2010
Jack Goes Boating
Executive Producer
2010
Public Enemies
as Phil D'Andrea
2009
Fast & Furious
as Ramon Campos
2009
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
as Self
2009
Pride and Glory
as Ruben Santiago
2008
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
as Sheriff Eddie Morales
2007
American Gangster
as Javier J. Rivera
2007
El Cantante
as Willie Colon
2006
Miami Vice
as José Yero
2006
Take the Lead
as Mr. Temple
2006
Medium
as Daniel Muñoz
2005
Clubhouse
as Carlos Tavares
2004
The Handler
2003
CSI: Miami
as Gabriel Soto
2002
Narc
as Octavio Ruiz
2002
Piñero
as Gang Member
2001
3 A.M.
as Hector
2001
The Job
as Ruben Somarriba
2001
Before Night Falls
as Juan Abreu
2000
The Opportunists
as Ismail Espinoza
2000
The Last Marshal
as Enrico
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Officer Zermeño
1999
Side Streets
as Ramon Yanes
1998
Amistad
as Montes
1997
Riot
as Ciaco
1997
Ransom
as Roberto
1996
Promised Land
as Nicky Pacheco
1996
Lush Life
as Nelson 'Margarita' Marquez
1996
Sgt. Bilko
as Luis Clemente
1996
Lotto Land
as Coco
1995
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
as Bassanio
1994
Touched by an Angel
as Nicky Pacheco
1994
New York Undercover
as Pago
1994
Italian Movie
as Cesar
1994
Carlito's Way
as Guajiro
1993
Law & Order
as Victor Vargas
1990
Law & Order
as Roberto Martinez
1990
Angels of the City
as Punk Bar
1989