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Jimmy Smits

AKA: Τζίμι Σμιτς
Birthday: 1955-07-09
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA


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
Character: Geronimo
Switch
Character: Walter Stone
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Character: Senator Bail Organa

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Character: Senator Bail Organa
Bless the Child
Character: Agent John Travis
The Jane Austen Book Club
Character: Daniel

The Believers
Character: Tom Lopez
Backyard
Character: Mickey Santos
Mother and Child
Character: Paco

Old Gringo
Character: Gen. Tomas Arroyo
Running Scared
Character: Julio Gonzales
Lesser Prophets
Character: Mike

Adventures in Wild California
Character: Narrator
My Family
Character: Jimmy
Vital Signs
Character: Dr. David Redding

Murder in Mind
Character: Peter Walker
Price of Glory
Character: Arturo Ortega

Marshal Law
Character: Jack Coleman
Gross Misconduct
Character: Justin Thorne
Lackawanna Blues
Character: Ruben Santiago Sr.

The Cisco Kid
Character: Cisco Kid
Glitz
Character: Vincent Marra
Roberto Clemente
Character: Narrator

Animal Charm: Golden Digest
Character: Himself (Archival Footage)
Fires Within
Character: Nestor
The Broken Cord
Character: David Norwell

Stamp of a Killer
Character: Richard Braden
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Character: Bail Organa (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Character: Bail Organa
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Character: Eddie Rivera

Mickey's 60th Birthday
Character: Victor Sifuentes
Who We Are Now
Character: Carl
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Character: Old King Cole (voice)

In the Heights
Character: Kevin Rosario
Solomon & Sheba
Character: King Solomon
Hotshot
Character: Stars Team Member

The Tax Collector
Character: The Wizard
Rockabye
Character: 2nd Policeman

L.A. Law: Pilot
Character: Victor Sifuentes