Jimmy Ortega
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1957-11-18 · El Paso, Texas, USA
Known for
- American History X (1998) — Stunts
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) — Utility Stunts
- Fast & Furious (2009) — Stunts
- Westworld (2016) — Stunts
- The Italian Job (2003) — Stunts
- Mars Attacks! (1996) — Stunts
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) — Stunts
- L.A. Confidential (1997) — Second Mexican (uncredited)
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) — Stunt Double
- The A-Team (2010) — Mexican Captor #2
- The Mask of Zorro (1998) — Stunts
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) — Stunts
- Predator 2 (1990) — Stunts
- Babylon (2022) — Elephant Wrangler
- The Longest Yard (2005) — Stunts
- Crank: High Voltage (2009) — Groundskeeper (uncredited)