James Ortiz

Birthday: 1984-02-16
Birthplace: Albany, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

James Ortiz (born 1983/84) is an American puppet designer, puppeteer, actor and director working in theater, opera, and film. He won an Obie Award for puppet design for The Woodsman (2012), and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Puppet Design for the 2022 Broadway revival of The Skin of Our Teeth. He voices and operates the puppet for Rocky in the 2026 film Project Hail Mary.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	2026-03-15	Project Hail Mary	Rocky (voice)
	2016-09-06	The Woodsman	Nick Chopper