Jimmy Smits

Acting

Jimmy Smits

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 09, 1955 (70 years old)

Jimmy Smits

Known For

East New York
TV Show 2022

East New York

Regina Haywood is the newly promoted deputy inspector of East...

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
0h 10m
Movie 2022

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Celebrate Disney+ Day with a special look at the Star...

Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
2h 37m
Movie 2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut

The Obi-Wan show, in my opinion, suffered from things that...

In the Heights
2h 23m
Movie 2021

In the Heights

The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed...

The Tax Collector
1h 35m
Movie 2020

The Tax Collector

David Cuevas is a family man who works as a...

Bluff City Law
0h 43m
TV Show 2019

Bluff City Law

The lawyers of an elite Memphis law firm specializing in...

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
1h 30m
Movie 2019

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and...

Who We Are Now
1h 41m
Movie 2018

Who We Are Now

Recently released from prison, Beth is working with her public...

America's Untold Story
0h 55m
TV Show 2017

America's Untold Story

The first permanent European settlement in the United States was...

24: Legacy
0h 42m
TV Show 2017

24: Legacy

The story of military hero Eric Carter’s return to the...

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.