Acting
Jimmy Smits
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
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
Film · 2026
Dexter: Resurrection
Series · 2025
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Series · 2023
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Film · 2022
East New York
Series · 2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Series · 2022
In the Heights
Film · 2021
The Tax Collector
Film · 2020
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Film · 2019
Bluff City Law
Series · 2019
Who We Are Now
Film · 2018
24: Legacy
Series · 2017
America's Untold Story
Series · 2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Film · 2016
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Series · 2016
The Get Down
Series · 2016
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
How to Get Away with Murder
Series · 2014
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Series · 2013
Outlaw
Series · 2010
Backyard
Film · 2009
Mother and Child
Film · 2009
Latin Music USA
Series · 2009
Roberto Clemente
Film · 2008
Sons of Anarchy
Series · 2008
The Jane Austen Book Club
Film · 2007
Cane
Series · 2007
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
Film · 2006
Dexter
Series · 2006
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Film · 2005
Lackawanna Blues
Film · 2005
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Film · 2005
The Tony Danza Show
Series · 2004
TV Revolution
Series · 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Film · 2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Film · 2002
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Film · 2001
The Million Dollar Hotel
Film · 2000
Bless the Child
Film · 2000
Adventures in Wild California
Film · 2000
Price of Glory
Film · 2000
Latin Grammy Awards
Series · 2000
The Early Show
Series · 1999
The West Wing
Series · 1999
ALMA Awards
Series · 1998
Lesser Prophets
Film · 1997
Murder in Mind
Film · 1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Film · 1997
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Marshal Law
Film · 1996
Animal Charm: Golden Digest
Film · 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Series · 1996
The West
Series · 1996
My Family
Film · 1995
Solomon & Sheba
Film · 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Series · 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Series · 1995
The Cisco Kid
Film · 1994
Gross Misconduct
Film · 1993
The Tommyknockers
Series · 1993
NYPD Blue
Series · 1993
The Broken Cord
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Switch
Film · 1991
Fires Within
Film · 1991
Vital Signs
Film · 1990
Cop Rock
Series · 1990
Old Gringo
Film · 1989
Glitz
Film · 1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Film · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
The Believers
Film · 1987
Stamp of a Killer
Film · 1987
Hotshot
Film · 1987
The Highwayman
Series · 1987
Running Scared
Film · 1986
Rockabye
Film · 1986
L.A. Law: Pilot
Film · 1986
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
Spenser: For Hire
Series · 1985
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Film · 1984
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
A Capitol Fourth
Series · 1980
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Today
Series · 1952
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944