
John Ortiz
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For

Miami Vice
2006

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007

American Gangster
2007

Before Night Falls
2000

Carlito's Way
1993

Amistad
1997

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994

Take the Lead
2006

Pride and Glory
2008

Fast & Furious
2009

The Fallout
2021

El Cantante
2006

Jack Goes Boating
2010

Angels of the City
1989

Silver Linings Playbook
2012

Fast & Furious 6
2013

The Drop
2014

The Opportunists
2000

Riot
1997

Blackhat
2015

The Last Marshal
1999

American Fiction
2023

Steve Jobs
2015

Poolman
2024

Narc
2002

A Woman, a Part
2017

Public Enemies
2009

The Finest Hours
2016

3 A.M.
2001

Cesar Chavez
2014

Kong: Skull Island
2017

The Cloverfield Paradox
2018

A Dog's Purpose
2017

Going in Style
2017

Replicas
2018

Ransom
1996

Nostalgia
2018

Side Streets
1998

Peppermint
2018

Bumblebee
2018

Italian Movie
1994

Sgt. Bilko
1996

Ms. White Light
2019

Horse Girl
2020

Ad Astra
2019

The Line
2020

Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
2009

The In Between
2022

The Mothership
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Nobody 2
2025

Isabel
2026

The Diamond King
2025

Whalefall
2026

Daddy Is A Hunter
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Lotto Land
1995

Medium
2005

The Job
2001

Law & Order
1990

CSI: Miami
2002

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

The Handler
2003

Lush Life
1996

Clubhouse
2004

Luck
2012

Promised Land
2022

Rake
2014

The Guest Book
2017

Law & Order
1990

Promised Land
1996

New York Undercover
1994

Will Trent
2023

Messiah
2020

Togetherness
2015

Touched by an Angel
1994

Little America
2020

Bad Monkey
2024

The Green Veil
2024

The Madness
2024