Jauregui publishes his first essay on Substack: the story of starting during COVID, training in the Meisner technique under Jim Jarrett, and the road from unpaid background work to a national Premier League commercial with Will Poulter. Read the essay.
Jauregui stars as Luca in the short film Tally, directed by Katelyn Lexant.
Jauregui plays a supporting role as Johnny in Junebug, directed by Ava Acres, appearing alongside Jesse Garcia (The Odyssey, Flamin' Hot).
Ozzie Jauregui appears as Tech Bro in the 2026 feature Splash City, directed by Alex Ferrufino, produced by Berner, and distributed by Lionsgate.
Jauregui plays Franklin No Tipper in the 2025 film Pimpin' Ain't Eazy, directed by Zakius Boquet.
Jauregui plays a principal role as the Waiter in a national Premier League commercial alongside actor Will Poulter — his first SAG-AFTRA national spot.
Jauregui wrote, directed, edited, and starred in Under Pressure, a short film on addiction also starring Mikey Infante. It won Best Microfilm and Best Student Short Film at Indie Short Fest 2024, was an Official Selection at the Alameda International Film Festival, and earned a 4/5-star review from the Seattle Film Festival. Watch on YouTube.
Jauregui completed his transfer to the University of California, Berkeley, profiled by Berkeley Arts & Humanities on balancing acting training with his studies.
Ozzie Jauregui is a rising American actor and filmmaker. He found the craft in 2021 and trained in the Meisner technique under Jim Jarrett — Sanford Meisner's last teaching protégé — while transferring to the University of California, Berkeley, commuting hours each day between acting school in San Francisco and his studies.
He wrote, directed, edited, and starred in the short film Under Pressure (2024), a study of addiction that won Best Microfilm and Best Student Short Film at Indie Short Fest 2024 and was an Official Selection at the Alameda International Film Festival, and has since appeared in Pimpin' Ain't Eazy (2025) and the Lionsgate-distributed Splash City (2026), produced by Berner. He plays the lead in Tally, directed by Katelyn Lexant, and plays a supporting role in Junebug, directed by Ava Acres, alongside Jesse Garcia. He is a SAG-AFTRA member; his first national commercial, for the Premier League, paired him with actor Will Poulter. He posts vlogs and his short films on his YouTube channel.
I started during a pandemic with no connections, no credits, not living in LA, and with a minimum three-hour commute to San Francisco. Here are a couple of things that helped me.