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