
Jimmy Ortega
Acting
🎂 1957-11-18
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).
Cast credits(44)

Sheriff
1978

Torres
1987

Reporter
1971

Driver
1998

Mexican Border Official
2003

Drug Dealer
2016

Ramon
1981

Sheriff
1979

1977

Lookout
2021

Acosta
1992

Border Guard
1992

Elephant Wrangler
2022

First Killer
1997

Mexican Captor #2
2010

Guard
2024

Second Mexican (uncredited)
1997

Groundskeeper (uncredited)
2009

Arrested Man in Apartment
2000

Security Guard
2005

Rondell
1994

Male Vampire #1
1998

Coyote
2011

Border Bus Driver
2005

Ramirez Bodyguard
1996

Sicario
2014

Oscar
1990

Gangster
1998

Cop
2006

Cop on Fire
2011

Young Mexican Man
1987

Spanish Immigration Officer
1985

Bandito #2
2007

Johnny
1993

Rough Rider #4
2008

Body Guard 2
2002

Vince
1994

Sheriff
2009

Johanson
2000

Henchman #2
2013
Luis
1988

Electrician
1991

Fugitive Look-Alike
1993

Comet (as Jim Ortega)
1996
Crew (67)

Stunts
2016

Stunts
1985

Utility Stunts
2005

Stunts
2003

Stunts
2018

Stunts
1992

Stunts
1990

Stunts
1993

Stunts
2005

Stunts
1996

Stunts
1998

Stunts
1998

Stunts
1997

Stunt Double
2012

Stunt Double
1998

Stunts
2003

Stunt Double
2000

Stunts
2018

Stunts
1993

Utility Stunts
2004

Stunts
2006

Stunts
1997

Stunts
2003

Stunts
2004

Utility Stunts
1995

Stunts
2008

Stunts
2001

Stunts
1996

Stunts
1990

Stunts
1990

Stunts
1997

Stunts
2005

Stunts
1992

Stunts
1990

Stunts
1995

Stunts
1989

Stunts
1995

Stunts
2009

Stunts
1995

Stunts
2002

Stunts
1992

Stunts
2000

Stunts
1988

Stunts
1978

Stunts
1987

Stunts
1980

Stunts
1996

Stunts
1986

Stunts
2001

Stunts
1994

Stunt Double
2012

Stunts
1997

Stunts
1995

Stunts
1999

Stunts
2000

Stunts
1998

Stunts
2002

Stunts
1997

Stunts
1996

Stunt Coordinator
1998

Stunts
1994

Stunts
1993

Stunts
1991

Stunts
2000

Stunts
1999

Stunts
1995
Stunt Coordinator
2007