Shalim Ortiz

Shalim Ortiz is Puerto Rican actor and musician who starred as half of a super hero team in the NBC show Heroes.

1. Birth Date: February 26, 1979
2. Birth Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
3. Upcoming Projects: The Roel and The Art of Travel
4. His partner is played by Dania Ramierez

Shalim Ortiz was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His father is actor Elin Ortiz, and his mother is singer Charytin Goyco.

Ortiz and his family moved to Miami, Florida where Ortiz pursued a career in modeling. He soon partnered with Emilio Estefan as his representation.

Eventually he began to get work in supporting roles on TV series, and his big break came when he was cast as Alejandro Herrera on NBC's Heroes.

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• February 26, 1982; San Juan, Puerto Rico

• 2002: Lizzie McGuire

• 2002: S Club 7 in Hollywood

• 2007: Cory in the House

• 2007: Spin

• 2007: The Art of Travel

• 2007- Present: Heroes

• 2008: The Roel