---
name: "John Ortiz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-ortiz"
fi1m_id: "john-ortiz"
imdb_id: "nm0651159"
tmdb_id: 40543
wikidata_id: "Q210094"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 May 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 15
updated: "2026-10-23T04:07:29.298604+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Ortiz

## Identity

John Ortiz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-ortiz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-ortiz
- **IMDb ID:** nm0651159
- **TMDB ID:** 40543
- **Wikidata ID:** Q210094
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ortiz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210094, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0651159/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40543

Actor. Born 23 May 1968 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 May 1968, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:**  John Augstin Ortiz, 존 오티즈, 約翰·奧提茲, جان اورتیز
- **Frequently works with:** [Brian Grazer](https://film.one/person/brian-grazer.md), [Josh Brolin](https://film.one/person/josh-brolin.md), [Michael Mann](https://film.one/person/michael-mann.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 15 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 73 (3), 2000s 62 (3), 2010s 76 (6), 2020s 72 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 68 across 15 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 10 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 9 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Action 6, Crime 5, Thriller 5, Comedy 3, History 3
- **Screen time:** 29 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,403m across 13 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ortiz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210094, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0651159/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/40543

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Silver Linings Playbook*](https://film.one/film/silver-linings-playbook.md) (80), [*Bumblebee*](https://film.one/film/bumblebee.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*Horse Girl*](https://film.one/film/horse-girl.md) (60), [*Fast & Furious*](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious.md) (54)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*American Fiction*](https://film.one/film/american-fiction.md) (73)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Miami Vice*](https://film.one/film/miami-vice-2006.md) (67)

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## Fi1m on John Ortiz

> John Ortiz gives supporting characters worries of their own, even when the scene belongs to somebody else. We rate him most highly when the writing lets that unease become funny, as it does in *American Fiction*.

In *American Fiction* (2023), John Ortiz has the unpromising job of passing on offers over the phone. As Arthur, Monk’s agent, he lets his alarm rise as the prank becomes a commercial prospect, until relaying good news becomes a cause for anxiety. We laughed because he makes the agent’s predicament so clear: someone has to handle the business, however absurd it gets. This is where we particularly value Ortiz, making a supporting character’s immediate worries interesting enough to follow for their own sake.

The crime films could make his work look narrower than it is. From Guajiro in *Carlito’s Way* (1993) to Javier J. Rivera in Ridley Scott’s *American Gangster* (2007), Ortiz became a familiar supporting presence in stories about people on either side of the law. There is an obvious risk of repetition in that casting. His work with the LAByrinth ensemble and collaborators Philip Seymour Hoffman and Stephen Adly Guirgis gives a fuller picture. His layered performance as Clyde in *Jack Goes Boating* (2010) is a useful counterweight to the succession of crime-film parts.

In *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), his Ronnie belongs to another recurring kind of part: the friend. David O. Russell’s argumentative romance needs its supporting actors to make the company around Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence feel worth knowing. Ortiz brings the part an approachable warmth, though the two leads are the main reason we recommend the film. The cast earns affection; the writing grows too reassuring about the problems it has raised.

Cord Jefferson finds a sharper use for him in *American Fiction*, where Arthur has a job to do and increasingly good reasons to be nervous about doing it. Ortiz keeps that worry clear without interrupting the publishing satire, the strongest stretch of a film whose family drama never quite fits alongside it. We would like to see more scripts give him comic business as precise as those phone calls.

## Biography

John Ortiz is an American actor born on 23 May 1968. He began his career in theatre as a co-founder of the LAByrinth Theater Company in New York and later served as one of its artistic directors alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Ortiz is known for film roles including Arturo Braga in *Fast & Furious* (2009) and *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), Ronnie in *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), and Arthur in *American Fiction* (2023). He received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male for his performance as Clyde in *Jack Goes Boating* (2010). He has also appeared in *American Gangster* (2007) and other films and television series.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, thewrap.com.*

## On Fi1m (15)

- *American Fiction* (2023), Fi1m 73, as Arthur — [page](https://film.one/film/american-fiction.md)
- *Horse Girl* (2020), Fi1m 60, as Ron — [page](https://film.one/film/horse-girl.md)
- *Little America* (2020), Fi1m 82, as Coach — [page](https://film.one/tv/little-america.md)
- *Ad Astra* (2019), Fi1m 78, as Lieutenant General Rivas — [page](https://film.one/film/ad-astra.md)
- *Bumblebee* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Dr. Powell — [page](https://film.one/film/bumblebee.md)
- *Kong: Skull Island* (2017), Fi1m 71, as Victor Nieves — [page](https://film.one/film/kong-skull-island.md)
- *Steve Jobs* (2015), Fi1m 80, as Joel Pforzheimer — [page](https://film.one/film/steve-jobs.md)
- *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), Fi1m 70, as Arturo Braga — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-6.md)
- *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Ronnie — [page](https://film.one/film/silver-linings-playbook.md)
- *Fast & Furious* (2009), Fi1m 54, as Ramon Campos — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious.md)
- *Public Enemies* (2009), Fi1m 64, as Phil D'Andrea — [page](https://film.one/film/public-enemies.md)
- *Miami Vice* (2006), Fi1m 67, as José Yero — [page](https://film.one/film/miami-vice-2006.md)
- *Amistad* (1997), Fi1m 63, as Montes — [page](https://film.one/film/amistad.md)
- *Ransom* (1996), Fi1m 70, as Roberto — [page](https://film.one/film/ransom.md)
- *Carlito's Way* (1993), Fi1m 86, as Guajiro — [page](https://film.one/film/carlitos-way.md)

## Complete filmography (77)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Whalefall* (2026), as Hewey — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/whalefall.md)
- *Daddy Is A Hunter* (2026), as Carl
- *Isabel* (2026), Actor
- *Nobody 2* (2025), as Wyatt Martin
- *The Diamond King* (2025), as Narrator
- *The Madness* (2024), series, as Franco Quinones
- *Bad Monkey* (2024), series, as Rogelio 'Ro' Burton
- *Poolman* (2024), as Wayne / Dirk Pfumpter
- *The Green Veil* (2024), series, as Gilberto Sutton
- *American Fiction* (2023), as Arthur — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/american-fiction.md)
- *Will Trent* (2023), series, as Antonio Miranda
- *The In Between* (2022), as Mel
- *Promised Land* (2022), series, as Joe Sandoval
- *The Fallout* (2021), as Carlos Cavell
- *The Line* (2020), as Oscar
- *Horse Girl* (2020), as Ron — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/horse-girl.md)
- *Little America* (2020), series, as Coach — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/little-america.md)
- *Messiah* (2020), series, as Felix Iguero
- *Ad Astra* (2019), as Lieutenant General Rivas — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/ad-astra.md)
- *Ms. White Light* (2019), as Gary
- *Bumblebee* (2018), as Dr. Powell — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/bumblebee.md)
- *Replicas* (2018), as Jones
- *Peppermint* (2018), as Detective Moises Beltran
- *Nostalgia* (2018), as Daniel Kalman
- *The Cloverfield Paradox* (2018), as Monk Acosta
- *The Guest Book* (2017), series, as Paul
- *Going in Style* (2017), as Jesus
- *A Woman, a Part* (2017), as Isaac Jones
- *Kong: Skull Island* (2017), as Victor Nieves — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/kong-skull-island.md)
- *A Dog's Purpose* (2017), as Carlos
- *The Finest Hours* (2016), as Wallace Quirey
- *Steve Jobs* (2015), as Joel Pforzheimer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/steve-jobs.md)
- *Blackhat* (2015), as Henry Pollack
- *Togetherness* (2015), series, as David
- *The Drop* (2014), as Detective Torres
- *Cesar Chavez* (2014), as Eli Ordonez
- *Rake* (2014), series, as Ben Leon
- *Sparrows Dance* (2013), Thanks
- *Fast & Furious 6* (2013), as Arturo Braga — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-6.md)
- *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), as Ronnie — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/silver-linings-playbook.md)
- *Luck* (2012), series, as Turo Escalante
- *Jack Goes Boating* (2010), as Clyde · Executive Producer
- *Public Enemies* (2009), as Phil D'Andrea — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/public-enemies.md)
- *Fast & Furious* (2009), as Ramon Campos — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious.md)
- *Pride and Glory* (2008), as Ruben Santiago
- *Aliens vs Predator: Requiem* (2007), as Sheriff Eddie Morales
- *American Gangster* (2007), as Javier J. Rivera
- *El Cantante* (2006), as Willie Colon
- *Miami Vice* (2006), as José Yero — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/miami-vice-2006.md)
- *Take the Lead* (2006), as Mr. Temple
- *Medium* (2005), series, as Daniel Muñoz
- *Clubhouse* (2004), series, as Carlos Tavares
- *The Handler* (2003), series, Actor
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Gabriel Soto
- *Narc* (2002), as Octavio Ruiz
- *Piñero* (2001), as Gang Member
- *3 A.M.* (2001), as Hector
- *The Job* (2001), series, as Ruben Somarriba
- *Before Night Falls* (2000), as Juan Abreu
- *The Opportunists* (2000), as Ismail Espinoza
- *The Last Marshal* (1999), as Enrico
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Officer Zermeño
- *Side Streets* (1998), as Ramon Yanes
- *Amistad* (1997), as Montes — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/amistad.md)
- *Riot* (1997), as Ciaco
- *Ransom* (1996), as Roberto — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ransom.md)
- *Promised Land* (1996), series, as Nicky Pacheco
- *Lush Life* (1996), series, as Nelson 'Margarita' Marquez
- *Sgt. Bilko* (1996), as Luis Clemente
- *Lotto Land* (1995), as Coco
- *It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice* (1994), as Bassanio
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Nicky Pacheco
- *New York Undercover* (1994), series, as Pago
- *Italian Movie* (1994), as Cesar
- *Carlito's Way* (1993), as Guajiro — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/carlitos-way.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Victor Vargas, Roberto Martinez — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Angels of the City* (1989), as Punk Bar

## Gallery

- ![John Ortiz](https://film.one/media/person/12070/gallery-dd7c89bd419e.jpg) John Ortiz — Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/John_Ortiz_2019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![John Ortiz](https://film.one/media/person/12070/gallery-8ab90b2c650d.jpg) John Ortiz — Image via TMDB
- ![John Ortiz](https://film.one/media/person/12070/gallery-9cbb422ae30c.jpg) John Ortiz — Image via TMDB

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