1992
LAByrinth Theater Company
Co-founded the New York theatre company.
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ORTIZ
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A career rooted in theatre
Actor and theatre-maker known for Silver Linings Playbook and Whalefall.
Brooklyn, New York, USA
From a theatre company to the screen
John Ortiz is an American actor born in Brooklyn, New York, on 23 May 1968. His work spans theatre, film and television.
Ortiz co-founded the New York-based LAByrinth Theater Company and served as co-artistic director with Philip Seymour Hoffman. His stage credits include Jesus Hopped the A Train and Jack Goes Boating.
His screen roles include American Gangster, Fast & Furious and Ronnie in Silver Linings Playbook. In Whalefall (2026), he is credited as Hewey.
The films below are those available on FLM.RED, not his complete filmography.
Selected work
2009
Fast & Furious
Appeared in the action film.
2012
Silver Linings Playbook
Played Ronnie.
2026
Whalefall
Played Hewey.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.