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Jimmy Smits

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Jimmy Smits
Take a closer look at the various roles Jimmy Smits has played throughout his acting career.
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Jimmy L. Smits is an American actor. He is best known for playing attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s-1990s legal drama L.A. Law, NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s-2000s police drama NYPD Blue, Matt Santos on the political drama The West Wing, and for appearing in Switch (1991), My Family (1995), and as ADA Miguel Prado in Dexter. He also appeared as Bail Organa in Star Wars. From 2012 to 2014, he joined the main cast of Sons of Anarchy as Nero Padilla. Smits also portrayed Elijah Strait in the NBC drama series Bluff City Law.
BornJuly 9, 1955
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BornJuly 9, 1955
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 15 wins & 47 nominations total

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    Known for

    Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
    7.6
    • Senator Bail Organa
    • 2005
    NYPD Blue (1993)
    NYPD Blue
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Det. Bobby Simone
    Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, Leslie Grace, and Anthony Ramos in In the Heights (2021)
    In the Heights
    7.2
    • Kevin Rosario
    • 2021
    James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
    7.8
    • Bail Organa
    • 2016

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    Actor

    • Dexter: Resurrection
      • Miguel Prado
      • In Production
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Amanda Warren in East New York (2022)
      East New York
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Assistant Chief John Suarez
      • 2022–2023
    • Ewan McGregor, James Earl Jones, Hayden Christensen, and Dmitrious Bistrevsky in Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
      Obi-Wan Kenobi
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Bail Organa
      • 2022
    • Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, Leslie Grace, and Anthony Ramos in In the Heights (2021)
      In the Heights
      7.2
      • Kevin Rosario
      • 2021
    • Shia LaBeouf, Jose Conejo Martin, Bobby Soto, and Cheyenne Rae Hernandez in The Tax Collector (2020)
      The Tax Collector
      4.9
      • The Wizard
      • 2020
    • Jimmy Smits and Caitlin McGee in Bluff City Law (2019)
      Bluff City Law
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Elijah Strait
      • 2019
    • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
      How to Get Away with Murder
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Isaac Roa
      • 2017–2018
    • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
      Brooklyn Nine-Nine
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Victor Santiago
      • 2016–2017
    • Julianne Nicholson, Zachary Quinto, and Emma Roberts in Who We Are Now (2017)
      Who We Are Now
      6.5
      • Carl
      • 2017
    • Corey Hawkins in 24: Legacy (2016)
      24: Legacy
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Senator John Donovan
      • 2016–2017
    • The Get Down (2016)
      The Get Down
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Francisco 'Papa Fuerte' Cruz
      • 2016–2017
    • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
      Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
      7.8
      • Bail Organa
      • 2016
    • Eugene Byrd, Laura Bailey, and Liam McIntyre in Gears of War 4 (2016)
      Gears of War 4
      7.7
      Video Game
      • Oscar Diaz (voice)
      • 2016
    • Ron Perlman, Jimmy Smits, Katey Sagal, Drea de Matteo, Mark Boone Junior, Dayton Callie, Kim Coates, Rockmond Dunbar, Tommy Flanagan, Charlie Hunnam, Ryan Hurst, William Lucking, Michael Ornstein, Emilio Rivera, Theo Rossi, McNally Sagal, Winter Ave Zoli, Niko Nicotera, Maggie Siff, David Labrava, Chris Reed, Ryder Londo, and Rusty Coones in Sons of Anarchy (2008)
      Sons of Anarchy
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Nero Padilla
      • 2012–2014
    • Outlaw (2010)
      Outlaw
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Cyrus Garza
      • 2010
    • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition (2009)
      Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition
      8.0
      Video Game
      • Bail Organa (voice)
      • 2009

    Producer

    • Jimmy Smits and Caitlin McGee in Bluff City Law (2019)
      Bluff City Law
      6.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Outlaw (2010)
      Outlaw
      6.2
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2010
    • Cane (2007)
      Cane
      7.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2007

    Soundtrack

    • Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, Leslie Grace, and Anthony Ramos in In the Heights (2021)
      In the Heights
      7.2
      • performer: "In the Heights", "Alabanza", "Finale"
      • 2021
    • The Get Down (2016)
      The Get Down
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "You Light Up My Life"
      • 2017

    Videos41

    Jimmy Smits | Career Retrospective
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    Jimmy Smits | Career Retrospective
    Reflected on Screen: Lin-Manuel Miranda and the 'In the Heights' Team
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    Reflected on Screen: Lin-Manuel Miranda and the 'In the Heights' Team
    Reflected on Screen: Lin-Manuel Miranda and the 'In the Heights' Team
    Clip 6:26
    Reflected on Screen: Lin-Manuel Miranda and the 'In the Heights' Team
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    Mother and Child: Clip #6
    Mother and Child: Clip #5
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    Mother and Child: Clip #5
    Mother and Child: Clip #4
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    Mother and Child: Clip #4
    Mother and Child: Clip #3
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    Mother and Child: Clip #3

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
    • Born
      • July 9, 1955
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Barbara SmitsJune 10, 1980 - June 22, 1987 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
        Taina Smits
    • Parents
        Cornelius Smits
    • Other works
      1984: Played Othello in the Colorado Shakespeare Festival at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
    • Publicity listings
      • 9 Interviews
      • 7 Articles
      • 2 Pictorials
      • 9 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      Has a Puerto Rican mother and a Surinamese father of Dutch descent.
    • Quotes
      "They'd say, 'Explain this again: If you finish this degree, you'll be able to teach high-school drama?'" -- Former "NYPD Blue" on his parents' reaction after he told them he wanted to be an actor - USA Weekend (August 1999)
    • Trademarks
        Often plays likeable, noble characters

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