John Ortiz

Highest Rated: 92% Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Lowest Rated: 12% Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (AVP 2) (2007)

Birthday: May 23, 1968

Birthplace: Not Available

A tough and slightly surly character actor most at home in ethnically oriented Hollywood roles, John Ortiz often found himself cast as nefarious hoods and toughs. Ortiz landed one of his earliest assignments with a 1992 guest appearance on Law & Order, then branched out into A-list supporting roles in such features as Carlito's Way (1993), Ransom (1996), Piñero (2001), and Miami Vice (2006). Ortiz essayed two extremely different cinematic assignments in 2007: a part in the Ridley Scott-directed period crime drama American Gangster and one in the sci-fi-horror opus Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.

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Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
90%	A Woman, A Part	Isaac	$37.3k	2017
76%	Kong: Skull Island	Victor Nieves	$168M	2017
30%	A Dog's Purpose	Carlos	$64.4M	2017
63%	The Finest Hours	Seaman Wallace Quirey	$20.3M	2016
86%	Steve Jobs	Joel Pforzheimer	$12.5M	2015
34%	Blackhat	Henry Pollack	$5.7M	2015
89%	The Drop	Detective Torres	$8.8M	2014
39%	Cesar Chavez	Eli Ordone	$5.6M	2014
69%	Fast & Furious 6	Braga	$238.8M	2013
92%	Silver Linings Playbook	Ronnie	$132.1M	2012
80%	Play	John	—	2011
68%	Jack Goes Boating	Executive Producer Clyde	$0.3M	2010
68%	Public Enemies	Phil D'Andrea	$97M	2009
28%	Fast & Furious	Antonio Braga	$155.1M	2009
35%	Pride and Glory	Ruben Santiago	$15.8M	2008
82%	Two Lovers	Jose Cordero	$3M	2008
12%	Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (AVP 2)	Eddie Morales	$41.7M	2007
80%	American Gangster	Javier J. Rivera	$130.2M	2007
25%	El Cantante	Willie Colon	$7.5M	2007
47%	Miami Vice	Yero	$63.5M	2006
44%	Take the Lead	Mr. Temple	$34.8M	2006
No Score Yet	Narco	Actor	—	2004
43%	Piñero	Gang Member	$0.2M	2002
83%	Narc	Ruiz	$10.3M	2002
67%	Ali	Madison Square Garden reporter	$58.2M	2001
No Score Yet	3 A.M.	Hector	—	2001
52%	The Opportunists	Ismail Espinoza	—	2000
No Score Yet	The Last Marshal	Enrico	—	1999
No Score Yet	Side Streets	Ramon Yanes	—	1998
76%	Amistad	Montes	—	1997
No Score Yet	Riot	Cisco	—	1997
75%	Ransom	Roberto	—	1996
32%	Sgt. Bilko	Luis Clemente	—	1996
80%	Carlito's Way	Guajiro	—	1993

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
90%	Togetherness 2015-2016	David	2016 2015
66%	Rake 2014	Ben Leon Ben Meagher	2014
87%	Luck 2011-2012	Turo Escalante	2012 2011
No Score Yet	Law & Order 1990-2010	Victor Vargas Roberto Martinez	2008 1992
No Score Yet	CSI: Miami 2002-2012	Gabriel Soto	2007

Quotes from John Ortiz's Characters

Detective Torres:

They never see you coming, do they Bob?

Braga:

She had no memory. Perfect girl huh?

Pat:	Nikki always said " Ronnie's wife keeps his social calendar where she keeps his balls: in her purse."
Pat:	Nikki always said, " Ronnie's wife keeps his social calendar where she keeps his balls: in her purse."
Ronnie:	That's not true.
Veronica:	Ronnie? What are you doing?
Ronnie:	Ok, it's a little true.

Ronnie:	Alright, if you want to talk to her, go ahead. I don't want to talk to her.
Pat:	Why not?
Ronnie:	Because she brings me down, man!

Jake:	Did you get the jersey?
Pat:	I got the jersey.
Ronnie:	Beautiful jersey. Love that jersey!
Pat:	Veronica didn't like it.
Ronnie:	Veronica hates that jersey.