1998Winner
Best Performance
American History X
Jimmy Ortega
Actor
El Paso, Texas, USA
November 18, 1957
Biography
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2022Nominee
Best Performance
Babylon
2005Nominee
Best Performance
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Career Highlights
1992Highlight
Best Performance
Bram Stoker's Dracula
2003Highlight
Best Performance
The Italian Job
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American History X
Babylon
Mr. & Mrs. Smith