Jimmy Smits

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.

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
Bail Organa (archive footage) (uncredited)
In the Heights
2021
Kevin Rosario
The Tax Collector
2020
The Wizard
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
Self
Who We Are Now
2018
Carl
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Bail Organa
Backyard
2009
Mickey Santos
Mother and Child
2009
Paco
Roberto Clemente
2008
Narrator
The Jane Austen Book Club
2007
Daniel
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
2006
Himself
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Senator Bail Organa
Lackawanna Blues
2005
Ruben Santiago Sr.
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
Self
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Senator Bail Organa
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
Self
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
Geronimo
Bless the Child
2000
Agent John Travis
Adventures in Wild California
2000
Narrator
Price of Glory
2000
Arturo Ortega
Lesser Prophets
1997
Mike
Murder in Mind
1997
Peter Walker
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
Self
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997
Old King Cole (voice)
Marshal Law
1996
Jack Coleman
Animal Charm: Golden Digest
1996
Himself (Archival Footage)
My Family
1995
Jimmy
Solomon & Sheba
1995
King Solomon
The Cisco Kid
1994
Cisco Kid
Gross Misconduct
1993
Justin Thorne
The Broken Cord
1992
David Norwell
Switch
1991
Walter Stone
Fires Within
1991
Nestor
Vital Signs
1990
Dr. David Redding
Old Gringo
1989
Gen. Tomas Arroyo
Glitz
1988
Vincent Marra
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
Victor Sifuentes
The Believers
1987
Tom Lopez
Stamp of a Killer
1987
Richard Braden
Hotshot
1987
Stars Team Member
Running Scared
1986
Julio Gonzales
Rockabye
1986
2nd Policeman
L.A. Law: Pilot
1986
Victor Sifuentes
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
Eddie Rivera