The 46-year-old Puerto Rican actor, director and producer has joined the cast of Disney’s The Finest Hours, which chronicles the massive rescue mission that’s launched when a pair of oil tankers split in two off the coast of Cape Cod in 1952.
Directed by Craig Gillespie, the film stars Chris Pine and Casey Affleck, as well as Keiynan Lonsdale, Michael Raymond James and Rachel Brosnahan
Seen recently in Fox Searchlight’s The Drop, Ortiz will play A.B. Seaman Wallace Quirey.
His recent credits also include Michael Mann’s upcoming feature Blackhatas well as a recurring role on HBO’s Togetherness.
His other film credits include Carlito’s Way, Miami Vice and American Gangster.
John Ortiz is ending the year with a bang, landing back-to-back film roles… The 47-year-old Puerto Rican actor, director and producer will first star in New Line Cinema’s upcoming comedy Going In Style, directed by Zach Braff from a script by Theodore Melfi. Ortiz will portray “Jesus,” a Mensa smart…
John Ortiz has landed a new Job… The 46-year-old Puerto Rican actor, director and producer has been cast in Universal Pictures’ Steve Jobs film, which kicked off production last month in San Francisco. Ortiz, who stars in Michael Mann’s Blackhat, will play Joel Pforzheimer, the GQ magazine journalist who is seen…
John Ortiz is going bananas for his latest role… The 47-year-old Puerto Rican actor, director and producer has joined the cast of Legendary’s Kong: Skull Island. Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the story is about a man (Tom Hiddleston) who travels to the mythical island and home of the king of the…
