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Jimmy Smits‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1955-07-09

Popularity

star17.0

Jimmy Smits

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Jimmy Smits

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1955-07-09

Popularity

star17.0

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.

Movie Credits

The Million Dollar Hotel

The Million Dollar Hotel‌
star5.9
calendar 2000

Switch

Switch‌
star5.9
calendar 1991

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones‌
star6.6
calendar 2002

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith‌
star7.4
calendar 2005

Bless the Child

Bless the Child‌
star5.3
calendar 2000

The Jane Austen Book Club

The Jane Austen Book Club‌
star6.5
calendar 2007

The Believers

The Believers‌
star6.0
calendar 1987

Backyard

Backyard‌
star6.4
calendar 2009

Mother and Child

Mother and Child‌
star6.6
calendar 2009

Old Gringo

Old Gringo‌
star5.6
calendar 1989

Running Scared

Running Scared‌
star6.1
calendar 1986

Lesser Prophets

Lesser Prophets‌
star5.3
calendar 1997

Adventures in Wild California

Adventures in Wild California‌
star6.2
calendar 2000

My Family

My Family‌
star7.6
calendar 1995

Vital Signs

Vital Signs‌
star4.9
calendar 1990

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind‌
star5.3
calendar 1997

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

Price of Glory

Price of Glory‌
star4.5
calendar 2000

Marshal Law

Marshal Law‌
star4.3
calendar 1996

Gross Misconduct

Gross Misconduct‌
star5.7
calendar 1993

Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues‌
star6.3
calendar 2005

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid‌
star3.9
calendar 1994

Glitz

Glitz‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

Roberto Clemente

Roberto Clemente‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

Animal Charm: Golden Digest

Animal Charm: Golden Digest‌
star5.0
calendar 1996

Fires Within

Fires Within‌
star4.0
calendar 1991

The Broken Cord

The Broken Cord‌
star5.0
calendar 1992

Stamp of a Killer

Stamp of a Killer‌
star7.0
calendar 1987

A Concert for Hurricane Relief

A Concert for Hurricane Relief‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look‌
star6.9
calendar 2022

¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!

¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!‌
star10.0
calendar 2006

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‌
star7.5
calendar 2016

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper‌
star7.9
calendar 1984

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Mickey's 60th Birthday‌
star6.8
calendar 1988

Who We Are Now

Who We Are Now‌
star5.7
calendar 2018

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special‌
star6.7
calendar 1997

In the Heights

In the Heights‌
star7.2
calendar 2021

Solomon & Sheba

Solomon & Sheba‌
star8.6
calendar 1995

Hotshot

Hotshot‌
star2.7
calendar 1987

America | A Tribute to Heroes

America | A Tribute to Heroes‌
star6.1
calendar 2001

The Tax Collector

The Tax Collector‌
star5.6
calendar 2020

Rockabye

Rockabye‌
star7.8
calendar 1986

L.A. Law: Pilot

L.A. Law: Pilot‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

Tv Credits

L.A. Law

L.A. Law‌
star7.0
calendar 1986

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show‌
star5.8
calendar 2003

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show‌
star6.1
calendar 2004

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy‌
star8.4
calendar 2008

Spenser: For Hire

Spenser: For Hire‌
star6.6
calendar 1985

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show‌
star3.5
calendar 1996

Miami Vice

Miami Vice‌
star7.5
calendar 1984

Today

Today‌
star5.5
calendar 1952

The View

The View‌
star4.4
calendar 1997

The Early Show

The Early Show‌
star5.7
calendar 1999

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno‌
star5.4
calendar 1992

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee‌
star5.9
calendar 2016

Cane

Cane‌
star6.4
calendar 2007

Cop Rock

Cop Rock‌
star4.0
calendar 1990

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark‌
star5.2
calendar 1988

TV Revolution

TV Revolution‌
star0.0
calendar 2004

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

ALMA Awards

ALMA Awards‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

The West

The West‌
star8.4
calendar 1996

Outlaw

Outlaw‌
star3.8
calendar 2010

Dexter

Dexter‌
star8.2
calendar 2006

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live‌
star6.9
calendar 1975

The West Wing

The West Wing‌
star8.3
calendar 1999

24: Legacy

24: Legacy‌
star6.1
calendar 2017

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden‌
star5.4
calendar 2015

The Get Down

The Get Down‌
star7.2
calendar 2016

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine‌
star8.2
calendar 2013

Latin Grammy Awards

Latin Grammy Awards‌
star7.0
calendar 2000

The Tommyknockers

The Tommyknockers‌
star5.6
calendar 1993

East New York

East New York‌
star7.4
calendar 2022

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi‌
star7.1
calendar 2022

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy‌
star8.4
calendar 2008

Latin Music USA

Latin Music USA‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

Bluff City Law

Bluff City Law‌
star7.8
calendar 2019

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder‌
star7.9
calendar 2014

America's Untold Story

America's Untold Story‌
star0.0
calendar 2017

A Capitol Fourth

A Capitol Fourth‌
star0.0
calendar 1980

The Highwayman

The Highwayman‌
star7.5
calendar 1987

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards‌
star6.8
calendar 1944

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards‌
star6.8
calendar 1944

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards‌
star6.8
calendar 1944