Dexter: Resurrection
2025 · TV Show
as Miguel Prado
Jimmy Smits
1955-07-09
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Brooklyn, New York City, 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
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022 · Movie
as Bail Organa (archive footage) (uncredited)
East New York
2022 · TV Show
as Chief John Suarez
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · TV Show
as Senator Bail Organa
In the Heights
2021 · Movie
as Kevin Rosario
The Tax Collector
2020 · Movie
as The Wizard
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 · Movie
as Self
Bluff City Law
2019 · TV Show
as Elijah Strait
Who We Are Now
2018 · Movie
as Carl
24: Legacy
2017 · TV Show
as Senator John Donovan
America's Untold Story
2017 · TV Show
as Self - Narrator
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Movie
as Bail Organa
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016 · TV Show
as Dr. Fauci
The Get Down
2016 · TV Show
as Francisco 'Papa Fuerte' Cruz
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · TV Show
as Isaac Roa
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · TV Show
as Victor Santiago
Outlaw
2010 · TV Show
as Cyrus Garza
Backyard
2009 · Movie
as Mickey Santos
Mother and Child
2009 · Movie
as Paco
Latin Music USA
2009 · TV Show
as Narrator
Roberto Clemente
2008 · Movie
as Narrator
Sons of Anarchy
2008 · TV Show
as Nero Padilla
The Jane Austen Book Club
2007 · Movie
as Daniel
Cane
2007 · TV Show
as Alex Vega
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
2006 · Movie
as Himself
Dexter
2006 · TV Show
as Miguel Prado
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 · Movie
as Senator Bail Organa
Lackawanna Blues
2005 · Movie
as Ruben Santiago Sr.
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005 · Movie
as Self
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The Tony Danza Show
2004 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
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TV Revolution
2004 · TV Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · Movie
as Senator Bail Organa
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002 · Movie
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001 · Movie
as Self
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000 · Movie
as Geronimo
Bless the Child
2000 · Movie
as Agent John Travis
Adventures in Wild California
2000 · Movie
as Narrator
Price of Glory
2000 · Movie
as Arturo Ortega
Latin Grammy Awards
2000 · TV Show
as Self
The Early Show
1999 · TV Show
as Self
The West Wing
1999 · TV Show
as Matthew Santos
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ALMA Awards
1998 · TV Show
Lesser Prophets
1997 · Movie
as Mike
Murder in Mind
1997 · Movie
as Peter Walker
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997 · Movie
as Self
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997 · Movie
as Old King Cole (voice)
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self
Marshal Law
1996 · Movie
as Jack Coleman
Animal Charm: Golden Digest
1996 · Movie
as Himself (Archival Footage)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The West
1996 · TV Show
as Self
My Family
1995 · Movie
as Jimmy
Solomon & Sheba
1995 · Movie
as King Solomon
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · TV Show
as Prince Felipe (voice), Old King Cole (voice)
The Cisco Kid
1994 · Movie
as Cisco Kid
Gross Misconduct
1993 · Movie
as Justin Thorne
The Tommyknockers
1993 · TV Show
as Jim 'Gard' Gardner
NYPD Blue
1993 · TV Show
as Bobby Simone
The Broken Cord
1992 · Movie
as David Norwell
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV Show
Switch
1991 · Movie
as Walter Stone
Fires Within
1991 · Movie
as Nestor
Vital Signs
1990 · Movie
as Dr. David Redding
Cop Rock
1990 · TV Show
as Victor Sifuentes (uncredited)
Old Gringo
1989 · Movie
as Gen. Tomas Arroyo
Glitz
1988 · Movie
as Vincent Marra
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988 · Movie
as Victor Sifuentes
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Believers
1987 · Movie
as Tom Lopez
Stamp of a Killer
1987 · Movie
as Richard Braden
Hotshot
1987 · Movie
as Stars Team Member
The Highwayman
1987 · TV Show
as Bo Ziker
Running Scared
1986 · Movie
as Julio Gonzales
Rockabye
1986 · Movie
as 2nd Policeman
L.A. Law: Pilot
1986 · Movie
as Victor Sifuentes
L.A. Law
1986 · TV Show
as Victor Sifuentes, Víctor Sifuentes
Spenser: For Hire
1985 · TV Show
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984 · Movie
as Eddie Rivera
Miami Vice
1984 · TV Show
as Eddie Rivera
A Capitol Fourth
1980 · TV Show
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
Today
1952 · TV Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee, Self - Audience Member
