Victor Ortiz
Biography
Victor Ortiz, an American professional boxer and actor of Mexican descent, grew up in Garden City, Kansas, and turned professional in 2004 at age seventeen. He captured the WBC welterweight title in 2011 with a unanimous decision over Andre Berto, a bout that The Ring magazine named its Fight of the Year. Earlier in his career, ESPN named him its 2008 Prospect of the Year, and he was once rated among the world's top three active welterweights by outlets including The Ring, BoxRec, and ESPN. He later moved into acting, playing Mars in The Expendables 3 (2014) and a young boxer named Ramone in Southpaw (2015), and he made a cameo on the television series Ray Donovan. He also competed on the sixteenth season of Dancing with the Stars. In 2026 he signed with BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing.
39years old
Turns 40 on January 31in 111 days
- Born Garden City
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 5 years2014 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 2019PerfectIMDb rating 3.9
- 2017Once Upon a Time in VeniceIMDb rating 5.3
- 2015SouthpawIMDb rating 7.3
- 2014The Expendables 3IMDb rating 6.1
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First role
Ortiz made his screen acting debut in the action film The Expendables 3, playing Mars, a young American soldier who joins the Expendables team.
A change of course
Ortiz was noticed while training at a Salvation Army Red Shield Community Center by former heavyweight contender Ron Lyle, then a supervisor there, who guided him to a Junior Olympics tournament.
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Worked with
Victor Ortiz shares two films with Maurice Compte, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Maurice Compte's page
Bruce Willis's page
John Goodman's page
Dolph Lundgren's page
Antonio Banderas's page
Forest Whitaker's page
All films by Antoine Fuqua
Patrick HughesDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Patrick Hughes
Mark CullenDirector, 1 film, 2017
All films by Mark Cullen
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2011 | WBC World Welterweight Champion | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.