Actor

Jimmy Ortega

1985–presentb. 1957ActionCrimeDramaComedy

Force of Nature

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Known For

32 acting credits

as Second Mexican (uncredited)

L.A. Confidential

as Second Mexican (uncredited)

1997

L.A. Confidential

as Elephant Wrangler

Babylon

as Elephant Wrangler

2022

Babylon

Filmography

2024Knox Goes AwayGuard7.0 2022BabylonElephant Wrangler7.4 2014SabotageSicario #15.6 2013Out of the BlueHenchman #26.5 2011The Rum DiaryCop on Fire5.9 2011The DoubleCoyote5.8

About

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).

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