Jimmy Smits
Acting
Born: July 9, 1955 (age 71) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Dexter
2006
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
In the Heights
2021
The West Wing
1999
Dexter: Resurrection
2025
The Tax Collector
2020
Photos (4)
Movies (39)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Bail Organa
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Senator Bail Organa
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Senator Bail Organa
The Tax Collector
The Wizard
In the Heights
Kevin Rosario
Running Scared
Julio Gonzales
The Million Dollar Hotel
Geronimo
The Jane Austen Book Club
Daniel
Switch
Walter Stone
Mother and Child
Paco
Bless the Child
Agent John Travis
The Believers
Tom Lopez
My Family
Jimmy
Marshal Law
Jack Coleman
Gross Misconduct
Justin Thorne
Vital Signs
Dr. David Redding
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Bail Organa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Victor Sifuentes
Murder in Mind
Peter Walker
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Eddie Rivera
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Old Gringo
Gen. Tomas Arroyo
Roberto Clemente
Narrator
Who We Are Now
Carl
The Cisco Kid
Cisco Kid
Backyard
Mickey Santos
Lesser Prophets
Mike
Price of Glory
Arturo Ortega
The Broken Cord
David Norwell
Fires Within
Nestor
Stamp of a Killer
Richard Braden
Hotshot
Stars Team Member
Lackawanna Blues
Ruben Santiago Sr.
Solomon & Sheba
King Solomon
L.A. Law: Pilot
Victor Sifuentes
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
Old King Cole (voice)
Adventures in Wild California
Narrator
Glitz
Vincent Marra
Rockabye
2nd Policeman
TV Shows (26)
Dexter
Miguel Prado · 12 eps
The West Wing
Matthew Santos · 35 eps
Sons of Anarchy
Nero Padilla · 38 eps
Miami Vice
Eddie Rivera · 1 eps
NYPD Blue
Bobby Simone · 110 eps
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Victor Santiago · 2 eps
How to Get Away with Murder
Isaac Roa · 13 eps
L.A. Law
Victor Sifuentes · 105 eps
L.A. Law
Víctor Sifuentes · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
Dexter: Resurrection
Miguel Prado · 1 eps
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Dr. Fauci · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Prince Felipe (voice) · 1 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Old King Cole (voice) · 1 eps
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Senator Bail Organa · 3 eps
Spenser: For Hire
1 eps
East New York
Chief John Suarez · 21 eps
24: Legacy
Senator John Donovan · 12 eps
Cane
Alex Vega · 13 eps
The Tommyknockers
Jim 'Gard' Gardner · 2 eps
Cop Rock
Victor Sifuentes (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Get Down
Francisco 'Papa Fuerte' Cruz · 11 eps
The Highwayman
Bo Ziker · 1 eps
Outlaw
Cyrus Garza · 8 eps
Bluff City Law
Elijah Strait · 10 eps
Latin Music USA
Narrator · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (22)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 4 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
Latin Grammy Awards
Self · 3 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
A Capitol Fourth
Self · 46 eps
The Early Show
Self · 1 eps
The West
Self · 9 eps
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
America's Untold Story
Self - Narrator · 4 eps
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
Himself
Animal Charm: Golden Digest
Himself (Archival Footage)