About
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.
