Jimmy Ortega
ActorBirthday | Nov 18, 1957 (67 years old) |
Place of birth | El Paso, Texas, USA |
Gender | Male |
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
6.4
Mexican Captor #2
Jun 9, 2010
7.4
Elephant Wrangler
Dec 22, 2022
7.1
Arrested Man in Apartment
Dec 27, 2000
Acting
Participated in 90 movies, 14 TV series