John Ortiz
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John Ortiz | |
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| Born | May 23, 1968[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, artistic director |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | Jennifer Ortiz[2] |
| Children | 1 |
John Ortiz (born May 23, 1968) is an American actor and artistic director/co-founder of the LAByrinth Theater Company.
Personal life
Born and raised in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, he is of Puerto Rican ancestry. Ortiz resided in that borough with his wife Jennifer and son Clemente until 2010. At that time they moved to California, where they currently live.[3]
Career
In 1993, John made his film debut as Al Pacino's young cousin Guajiro in Carlito's Way. He went on to appear in over 30 films including El Cantante, Take the Lead, Before Night Falls, Amistad, Ransom, and Narc. His recent film performances include those in Ridley Scott's American Gangster as Russell Crowe's partner Javy Rivera, and Michael Mann's Miami Vice as drug lord Jose Yero.
Among Ortiz's television roles, he has most recently played the lead in J.J. Abrams’ Hope Against Hope for HBO, a series regular on Denis Leary's The Job and CBS’ Clubhouse as well as the NBC cop drama Blue Blood, directed by Brett Ratner.
In 1992, Ortiz formed Latino Actors Base with 13 other Latino actors to provide themselves with a place to work and an opportunity to become a tightly knit ensemble. Today, that ensemble is known as LAByrinth Theater Company: an award winning troupe of over 100 artists from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and creative disciplines.
With LAByrinth, he most recently played the role of Clyde in the world premiere of Jack Goes Boating by Bob Glaudini (Drama Desk nomination). In 2006, he appeared as Che Guevara in the world premiere of School of the Americas by Jose Rivera, a co-production between LAByrinth Theater Company and The Public Theater. Other co-productions between LAByrinth and the Public include the role of Jesus in the world premiere of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, and José Solo in Guinea Pig Solo by Brett C. Leonard. Other LAByrinth Theater credits include Jesus Hopped the A Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis in London and New York (Drama Desk nomination, Drama League Award) and Where's My Money? written and directed by John Patrick Shanley.
In 2003, Ortiz made his Broadway debut in Nilo Cruz’ Pulitzer Prize winning play Anna in the Tropics.[4] He appeared in three world premiere plays by José Rivera: The Adoration of the Old Woman at La Jolla Playhouse, Sueño at MCC Theater and The Street of the Sun at Mark Taper Forum. He was also featured in two New York premieres of Rivera's plays: References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot at the Public Theater (OBIE Award) and Cloud Tectonics at Playwrights Horizons. Ortiz also appeared in The Skin of Our Teeth and De Donde at the Public Theater; the world tours of The Merchant of Venice and The Persians directed by Peter Sellars; House Arrest at Arena Stage; and the national tour of A Few Good Men; Pentecost at Yale Repertory Theatre.
Recent projects
He appeared in the feature films Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Pride and Glory, Public Enemies and Fast & Furious, and Jack Goes Boating, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, in January 2009. In Summer 2009, he will star on stage in Othello at the Vienna Festival. Beginning in December 2012, he appeared as Jackie in the Stephen Adly Guirgis play The Motherfucker with the Hat at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company. [5] He also co-starred in Silver Linings Playbook.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1992–2008 | Law & Order | Roberto Martinez / Victor Vargas | TV series: 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Carlito's Way | Guajiro | |
| 1995 | Lotto Land | Coco | |
| 1996 | Ransom | Roberto | |
| Sgt. Bilko | Spc. Luis Clemente | ||
| Lush Life | Nelson 'Margarita' Marquez | TV series: 7 episodes | |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Nicky | TV series: 2 episodes |
| Riot | Ciaco | TV movie | |
| Amistad | Montes | ||
| 1998 | Side Streets | Ramon Yanes | |
| 1999 | The Last Marshal | Enrico | |
| 2000 | The Opportunists | Ismael Espinoza | |
| Before Night Falls | Juann Abreu | ||
| 2001–2002 | The Job | Ruben Somarriba | TV series: 19 episodes |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Hector | |
| 2002 | Narc | Octavio Ruiz | |
| 2003 | The Handler | DEA Agent | TV series: 1 episode |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Officer Zermeño | TV series: 1 episode |
| 2004–2005 | Clubhouse | Carlos Tavares | TV series: 10 episodes |
| 2006 | El Cantante | Willie Colón | |
| Take the Lead | Mr. Temple | ||
| Miami Vice | Jose Yero | ||
| The Deep and Dreamless Sleep | Mervin | ||
| 2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Sheriff Eddie Morales | |
| American Gangster | Javier J. Rivera | Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
| 2008 | Pride and Glory | Ruben Santiago | |
| Blue Blood | Hector | TV movie | |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Phil D'Andrea | |
| Fast & Furious | Ramon Campos/Arturo Braga | ||
| Anatomy of Hope | Tom Hernandez | TV movie | |
| Medium | Agent Daniel Muñoz | TV series: 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Jack Goes Boating | Clyde | Also executive producer Nominated – Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Breakthrough Actor Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male |
| 2011–2012 | Luck | Turo Escalante | TV series: 9 episodes |
| 2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | Ronnie | |
| 2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | Arturo Braga | |
| 2014 | The Drop | Detective Torres | |
| 2015 | Blackhat | Henry Pollack | |
| 2015 | Togetherness | David | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Steve Jobs | Joel Pforzheimer | |
| 2016 | The Finest Hours | Seaman Wallace Quirey | Post-production |
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Filming |
See also
References
- ^ http://m.imdb.com/name/nm0651159/bio?ref_=m_mn_ov_bio
- ^ http://m.imdb.com/name/nm0651159/bio?ref_=m_mn_ov_bio
- ^ John Ortiz and Rosie Perez: Accidental Actors from the New York Times, date April 8, 2001
- ^ Simonson, Robert. "Cast Official for Broadway's 'Anna in the Tropics'; Begins Nov. 4" playbill.com, October 14, 2003
- ^ Sullivan, Katie. "Review: ‘The Motherfucker with the Hat’ Entertains but Fails to Dig Deep" chicagomag.com, January 14, 2013
External links
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| Other | |
- American male film actors
- Living people
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- Male actors from New York City
- American people of Puerto Rican descent
- John Dewey High School alumni
- University at Albany, SUNY alumni
- 20th-century American male actors
- People from Brooklyn
- 21st-century American male actors