Eliezer Ortiz is an International Award Winning, Film, TV and Theater actor. He was born in Puerto Rico, raised in Humacao; the hometown of the icon Rita Moreno. His acting credentials have allowed him to top the list of successful young Latino stars. He has appeared in over 90 films like the leading part in Annie and The Gypsy alongside Cybill Shepherd,Starlet with Dree Hemingway and Brando Unauthorized with Damian Chapa. His resume continues to grow with more leading roles in films such as Faze, Archives of Horror, Circumstances, The Last Transformation of Francisco, Debbie and Desdi, The Wizard of Ozcar, etc while continuing to play supporting roles in dozens of films played at film festivals nationally and worldwide. His TV work includes Unusual Suspects, Murder Book, Call 911 at Oxford University, UK. He is nominee by the Desert Theater League for the Desert Star Award as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama for La Gringa. He won the Best Actor Award in the LA 48 Hours Film Project Festival for the film 2042 and he has been honor for the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts and with the UCLA Jack Okie "It's All in Fun" Award for Excellence in Acting.
Former student of Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Holds an MFA in Acting from the World Renewed UCLA School of Theater Film and TV.
He auditioned for the role of Cook in Drive but he lost out to James Biberi.
Eliezer Ortiz is part of the cast of Starlet; film that won the John Cassavetes Best Ensemble Award in the Independent Spirits Awards 2013.
Often mistaken with Jeffrey Wright.
Nominee by the Desert Theater League for the Desert Star as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama for La Gringa.
It took him over 60 plays and 26 years to get his AEA card.
