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.
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 (Movies)
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Character:Bail Organa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:08/09/2022
In the Heights
Character:Kevin Rosario
Release Date:10/06/2021
The Tax Collector
Character:The Wizard
Release Date:07/08/2020
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/2019
Who We Are Now
Character:Carl
Release Date:25/05/2018
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Character:Bail Organa
Release Date:14/12/2016
Mother and Child
Character:Paco
Release Date:07/11/2009
Backyard
Character:Mickey Santos
Release Date:20/02/2009
Roberto Clemente
Character:Narrator
Release Date:21/04/2008
The Jane Austen Book Club
Character:Daniel
Release Date:09/09/2007
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
Character:Himself
Release Date:27/04/2006
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Character:Self
Release Date:02/09/2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Character:Senator Bail Organa
Release Date:17/05/2005
Lackawanna Blues
Character:Ruben Santiago Sr.
Release Date:12/02/2005
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Character:
Release Date:06/06/2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Character:Senator Bail Organa
Release Date:15/05/2002
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Character:Self
Release Date:21/09/2001
Bless the Child
Character:Agent John Travis
Release Date:11/08/2000
Price of Glory
Character:Arturo Ortega
Release Date:31/05/2000
Adventures in Wild California
Character:Narrator
Release Date:03/05/2000
The Million Dollar Hotel
Character:Geronimo
Release Date:09/02/2000
Lesser Prophets
Character:Mike
Release Date:28/11/1997
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Character:Old King Cole (voice)
Release Date:12/10/1997
Murder in Mind
Character:Peter Walker
Release Date:01/08/1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Character:Self
Release Date:27/07/1997
Marshal Law
Character:Jack Coleman
Release Date:23/03/1996
Animal Charm: Golden Digest
Character:Himself (Archival Footage)
Release Date:01/01/1996
My Family
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:03/05/1995
Solomon & Sheba
Character:King Solomon
Release Date:26/02/1995
The Cisco Kid
Character:Cisco Kid
Release Date:06/02/1994
Gross Misconduct
Character:Justin Thorne
Release Date:29/07/1993
The Broken Cord
Character:David Norwell
Release Date:03/02/1992
Fires Within
Character:Nestor
Release Date:28/06/1991
Switch
Character:Walter Stone
Release Date:10/05/1991
Vital Signs
Character:Dr. David Redding
Release Date:13/04/1990
Old Gringo
Character:Gen. Tomas Arroyo
Release Date:13/09/1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Character:Victor Sifuentes
Release Date:13/11/1988
Glitz
Character:Vincent Marra
Release Date:28/09/1988
Stamp of a Killer
Character:Richard Braden
Release Date:01/11/1987
The Believers
Character:Tom Lopez
Release Date:09/06/1987
Hotshot
Character:Stars Team Member
Release Date:23/01/1987
L.A. Law: Pilot
Character:Victor Sifuentes
Release Date:15/09/1986
Running Scared
Character:Julio Gonzales
Release Date:27/06/1986
Rockabye
Character:2nd Policeman
Release Date:11/01/1986
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Character:Eddie Rivera
Release Date:16/09/1984
Television Appearances
Dexter: Resurrection
Character:Miguel Prado
East New York
Character:Chief John Suarez
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Character:Senator Bail Organa
Bluff City Law
Character:Elijah Strait
America's Untold Story
Character:Self - Narrator
24: Legacy
Character:Senator John Donovan
The Get Down
Character:Francisco 'Papa Fuerte' Cruz
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Character:Dr. Fauci
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
How to Get Away with Murder
Character:Isaac Roa
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Character:Victor Santiago
Outlaw
Character:Cyrus Garza
Latin Music USA
Character:Narrator
Sons of Anarchy
Character:Nero Padilla
Cane
Character:Alex Vega
Dexter
Character:Miguel Prado
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self - Guest
TV Revolution
Character:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Latin Grammy Awards
Character:Self
The Early Show
Character:Self
The West Wing
Character:Matthew Santos
ALMA Awards
Character:
The View
Character:Self
The West
Character:Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:Prince Felipe (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:Old King Cole (voice)
NYPD Blue
Character:Bobby Simone
The Tommyknockers
Character:Jim 'Gard' Gardner
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
Cop Rock
Character:Victor Sifuentes (uncredited)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
The Highwayman
Character:Bo Ziker
L.A. Law
Character:Victor Sifuentes
Spenser: For Hire
Character:
Miami Vice
Character:Eddie Rivera
A Capitol Fourth
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Oscars
Character:Self
Today
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Audience Member
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