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Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits is an American actor. Smits is perhaps best known for his roles as attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s legal drama L.A. Law, as NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s police drama NYPD Blue, and as U.S. Congressman Matt Santos on The West Wing. He is also notable for his portrayal of Bail Organa in the Star Wars franchise, and Miguel Prado in Dexter. Beginning in 1986, Smits played Victor Sifuentes in the first five seasons of the NBC television Steven Bochco legal drama L.A. Law, for which he was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, winning in 1990. In 1999, Smits received the HOLA Award for Excellence from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA). He appeared in films including Switch (1991), My Family (1995), The Jane Austen Book Club (2007). Smits appeared as Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), in which the character becomes Princess Leia's adoptive father. He reappeared as Bail Organa in the game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008) and the spinoff movie Rogue One (2016). He later reprised the role for Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022). Smits played the role of Congressman Matt Santos of Houston, Texas, in the final two seasons of the NBC television drama The West Wing. In Dexter season 3, he played the role of Miguel Prado, an assistant district attorney who befriends the title character. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for the role. He portrayed the character Alex Vega in the CBS TV series Cane, which aired from September 25, 2007, to December 18, 2007, and was subsequently canceled by the network due to the 2007 Screen Writer's Guild strike. In the fall of 2010, he starred in NBC's short-lived series Outlaw, about a U.S. Supreme Court justice who leaves the bench to return to practicing law. From 2012 to 2014, he joined the main cast of Sons of Anarchy as Nero Padilla. He also portrayed Elijah Strait in the short-lived NBC drama series Bluff City Law. He starred in The Get Down, a musical drama television series which debuted in 2016 on Netflix. In 2021, He played Kevin Rosario in the musical film In the Heights. He stars as Chief John Suarez on the CBS police drama East New York.


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Born:
Jul 9, 1955 In Brooklyn, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
84
First Appeared:
In the series Today 1952-01-14
Latest Project:
Series East New York 2022-10-02
Known For
Poster of The View
Poster of Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Poster of Mickey's 60th Birthday
Poster of A Capitol Fourth
Filmography
Series East New York Chief John Suarez 2022-10-02
Series Obi-Wan Kenobi Senator Bail Organa 2022-05-26
Movie Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look Bail Organa (archive footage) (uncredited) 2022-09-08
Movie In the Heights Kevin Rosario 2021-06-10
Movie The Tax Collector The Wizard 2020-08-07
Movie Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage Self 2019-09-13
Series Bluff City Law Elijah Strait 2019-09-23
Movie Who We Are Now Carl 2018-05-25
Series 24: Legacy Senator John Donovan 2017-02-05
Series America's Untold Story Self - Narrator 2017-12-26
Series Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Dr. Fauci 2016-02-08
Movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Bail Organa 2016-12-14
Series The Get Down Francisco 'Papa Fuerte' Cruz 2016-08-12
Series The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015-03-23
Series How to Get Away with Murder Isaac Roa 2014-09-25
Series Brooklyn Nine-Nine Victor Santiago 2013-09-17
Series Outlaw Cyrus Garza 2010-09-14
Movie Backyard Mickey Santos 2009-02-20
Series Latin Music USA Narrator 2009-10-12
Movie Mother and Child Paco 2009-11-07
Movie Roberto Clemente Narrator 2008-04-21
Series Sons of Anarchy Nero Padilla 2008-09-03
Series Cane Alex Vega 2007-09-25
Movie The Jane Austen Book Club Daniel 2007-09-09
Movie ¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas! Himself 2006-04-27
Series Dexter Miguel Prado 2006-10-01
Movie Lackawanna Blues Ruben Santiago Sr. 2005-02-12
Movie A Concert for Hurricane Relief Self 2005-09-02
Movie Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Senator Bail Organa 2005-05-17
Series TV Revolution Unknown 2004-05-23
Series The Tony Danza Show Self - Guest 2004-09-13
Series The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003-09-08
Movie Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Senator Bail Organa 2002-05-15
Movie America | A Tribute to Heroes Self 2001-09-21
Movie Adventures in Wild California Narrator 2000-05-03
Movie The Million Dollar Hotel Geronimo 2000-02-09
Movie Price of Glory Arturo Ortega 2000-05-31
Movie Bless the Child Agent John Travis 2000-08-11
Series Latin Grammy Awards Self 2000-09-13
Series The West Wing Matthew Santos 1999-09-22
Series The Early Show Self 1999-11-01
Series ALMA Awards Unknown 1998-06-04
Movie Lesser Prophets Mike 1997-11-28
Movie Murder in Mind Peter Walker 1997-08-01
Movie Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western Self 1997-07-27
Series The View Self 1997-08-11
Movie Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special Old King Cole (voice) 1997-10-12
Movie Marshal Law Jack Coleman 1996-03-23
Movie Animal Charm: Golden Digest Himself (Archival Footage) 1996-01-01
Series The Rosie O'Donnell Show Self - Guest 1996-06-10
Series The West Self 1996-09-15
Movie Solomon & Sheba King Solomon 1995-02-26
Series Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Old King Cole (voice) 1995-03-12
Movie My Family Jimmy 1995-05-03
Movie The Cisco Kid Cisco Kid 1994-02-06
Movie Gross Misconduct Justin Thorne 1993-07-29
Series The Tommyknockers Jim 'Gard' Gardner 1993-05-09
Series NYPD Blue Bobby Simone 1993-09-21
Movie The Broken Cord David Norwell 1992-02-03
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Movie Switch Walter Stone 1991-05-10
Movie Fires Within Nestor 1991-06-28
Movie Vital Signs Dr. David Redding 1990-04-13
Series Cop Rock Unknown 1990-09-26
Movie Old Gringo Gen. Tomas Arroyo 1989-09-13
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988-09-05
Movie Glitz Vincent Marra 1988-09-28
Movie Mickey's 60th Birthday Victor Sifuentes 1988-11-13
Movie Hotshot Stars Team Member 1987-01-23
Movie The Believers Tom Lopez 1987-06-09
Movie Stamp of a Killer Richard Braden 1987-11-01
Series The Highwayman Bo Ziker 1987-09-20
Movie Running Scared Julio Gonzales 1986-06-27
Movie Rockabye 2nd Policeman 1986-01-11
Movie L.A. Law: Pilot Victor Sifuentes 1986-09-15
Series L.A. Law Victor Sifuentes 1986-09-15
Series Spenser: For Hire Unknown 1985-09-20
Movie Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper Eddie Rivera 1984-09-16
Series Miami Vice Eddie Rivera 1984-09-16
Series A Capitol Fourth Self 1980-07-04
Series Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975-10-11
Series Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956-04-01
Series The Oscars Self 1953-03-19
Series Today Self 1952-01-14