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Jimmy Smits
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Jimmy Smits
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1955-07-09,Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

The Million Dollar Hotel

5.9

The Million Dollar Hotel
2000-02-09

5.917

Switch
1991-05-10

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

6.6

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002-05-15

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

7.5

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005-05-17

Bless the Child

5.272

Bless the Child
2000-08-11

The Jane Austen Book Club

6.505

The Jane Austen Book Club
2007-09-09

6

The Believers
1987-06-09

6.5

Backyard
2009-02-20

Mother and Child

6.6

Mother and Child
2009-11-07

5.597

Old Gringo
1989-09-13

6.069

Running Scared
1986-06-27

Lesser Prophets

5.3

Lesser Prophets
1997-11-28

Adventures in Wild California

6.2

Adventures in Wild California
2000-05-03

7.513

My Family
1995-05-03

4.9

Vital Signs
1990-04-13

5.3

Murder in Mind
1997-08-01

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

0

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997-07-27

4.5

Price of Glory
2000-05-31

4

Marshal Law
1996-03-23

Gross Misconduct

5.4

Gross Misconduct
1993-07-29

Lackawanna Blues

5.9

Lackawanna Blues
2005-02-12

3.8

The Cisco Kid
1994-02-06

4.3

Glitz
1988-09-28

Roberto Clemente

0

Roberto Clemente
2008-04-21

Animal Charm: Golden Digest

5

Animal Charm: Golden Digest
1996-01-01

4

Fires Within
1991-06-28

The Broken Cord

5

The Broken Cord
1992-02-03

Stamp of a Killer

5

Stamp of a Killer
1987-11-01

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

2

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005-09-02

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

7.3

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022-09-08

¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!

10

¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
2006-04-27

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

7.501

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016-12-14

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

8

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984-09-16

Mickey's 60th Birthday

6.676

Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988-11-13

5.6

Who We Are Now
2018-05-25

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

6

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997-10-12

7.121

In the Heights
2021-06-10

Solomon & Sheba

6.2

Solomon & Sheba
1995-02-26

3.8

Hotshot
1987-01-23

America | A Tribute to Heroes

6.2

America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001-09-21

The Tax Collector

5.6

The Tax Collector
2020-08-07

8

Rockabye
1986-01-11

L.A. Law: Pilot

0

L.A. Law: Pilot
1986-09-15

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

0

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019-09-13

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

6.2

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002-06-06

7.11

L.A. Law
1986-09-15

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.7

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08

Sons of Anarchy

8.423

Sons of Anarchy
2008-09-03

The Tony Danza Show

6.1

The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13

Spenser: For Hire

6.7

Spenser: For Hire
1985-09-20

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

3.9

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10

7.462

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

5.8

Today
1952-01-14

4.298

The View
1997-08-11

6.2

The Early Show
1999-11-01

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

5.858

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016-02-08

5.6

Cane
2007-09-25

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.5

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

0

TV Revolution
2004-05-23

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

0

ALMA Awards
1998-06-04

8.4

The West
1996-09-15

3.8

Outlaw
2010-09-14

8.22

Dexter
2006-10-01

Saturday Night Live

7

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

8.3

The West Wing
1999-09-22

6.126

24: Legacy
2017-02-05

5.9

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.2

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-03-23

7.328

The Get Down
2016-08-12

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

8.219

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013-09-17

Latin Grammy Awards

7

Latin Grammy Awards
2000-09-13

The Tommyknockers

5.563

The Tommyknockers
1993-05-09

7.3

East New York
2022-10-02

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

7.037

Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022-05-26

Latin Music USA

0

Latin Music USA
2009-10-12

7.5

Bluff City Law
2019-09-23

How to Get Away with Murder

7.838

How to Get Away with Murder
2014-09-25

America's Untold Story

0

America's Untold Story
2017-12-26

A Capitol Fourth

0

A Capitol Fourth
1980-07-04

7.3

The Highwayman
1987-09-20

6.988

NYPD Blue
1993-09-21

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

Golden Globe Awards

7.2

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

4

Cop Rock
1990-09-26

Dexter: Resurrection

8.518

Dexter: Resurrection
2025-07-13