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person_profile-Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits Age: 69

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Jimmy Smits

Date of Birth:

Jul 09, 1955

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

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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Filmography of

Jimmy Smits

Found 42 Movies in total

In the Heights

Kevin Rosario ( Actor )

... 2021

The Tax Collector

The Wizard ( Actor )

... 2020

... 2019

Who We Are Now

Carl ( Actor )

... 2018

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Bail Organa ( Actor )

... 2016

Mother and Child

Paco ( Actor )

... 2009

Backyard

Mickey Santos ( Actor )

... 2009

Roberto Clemente

Narrator ( Actor )

... 2008

... 2007

... 2006

... 2005

... 2005

Lackawanna Blues

Ruben Santiago Sr. ( Actor )

... 2005

... 2002

... 2001

Bless the Child

Agent John Travis ( Actor )

... 2000

Price of Glory

Arturo Ortega ( Actor )

... 2000

... 2000

The Million Dollar Hotel

Geronimo ( Actor )

... 2000

Lesser Prophets

Mike ( Actor )

... 1997

Murder in Mind

Peter Walker ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1997

Marshal Law

Jack Coleman ( Actor )

... 1996

Animal Charm: Golden Digest

Himself (Archival Footage) ( Actor )

... 1996

My Family

Jimmy ( Actor )

... 1995

Solomon & Sheba

King Solomon ( Actor )

... 1995

The Cisco Kid

Cisco Kid ( Actor )

... 1994

Gross Misconduct

Justin Thorne ( Actor )

... 1993

The Broken Cord

David Norwell ( Actor )

... 1992

Fires Within

Nestor ( Actor )

... 1991

Switch

Walter Stone ( Actor )

... 1991

Vital Signs

Dr. David Redding ( Actor )

... 1990

Old Gringo

Gen. Tomas Arroyo ( Actor )

... 1989

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Victor Sifuentes ( Actor )

... 1988

Glitz

Vincent Marra ( Actor )

... 1988

Stamp of a Killer

Richard Braden ( Actor )

... 1987

The Believers

Tom Lopez ( Actor )

... 1987

Hotshot

Stars Team Member ( Actor )

... 1987

L.A. Law: Pilot

Victor Sifuentes ( Actor )

... 1986

Running Scared

Julio Gonzales ( Actor )

... 1986

Rockabye

2nd Policeman ( Actor )

... 1986

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

Eddie Rivera ( Actor )

... 1984