Jimmy Smits

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1955-07-09
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As: Τζίμι Σμιτς, Jimmy L. Smits

Movies List of Jimmy Smits

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Switch

1991 Movie
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Bless the Child

2000 Movie
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The Believers

1987 Movie
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Backyard

2009 Movie
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Mother and Child

2009 Movie
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Old Gringo

1989 Movie
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Running Scared

1986 Movie
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Lesser Prophets

1997 Movie
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My Family

1995 Movie
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Vital Signs

1990 Movie
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Murder in Mind

1997 Movie
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Price of Glory

2000 Movie
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Marshal Law

1996 Movie
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Gross Misconduct

1993 Movie
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Lackawanna Blues

2005 Movie
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The Cisco Kid

1994 Movie
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Glitz

1988 Movie
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Roberto Clemente

2008 Movie
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Fires Within

1991 Movie
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The Broken Cord

1992 Movie
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Stamp of a Killer

1987 Movie
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Who We Are Now

2018 Movie
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In the Heights

2021 Movie
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Solomon & Sheba

1995 Movie
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Hotshot

1987 Movie
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The Tax Collector

2020 Movie
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Rockabye

1986 Movie
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L.A. Law: Pilot

1986 Movie