
Birthday
1955/07/09 (70 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Jimmy L. 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. L...Read more

(2000) The Million Dollar Hotel
as Geronimo

(1991) Switch
as Walter Stone

(2002) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Senator Bail Organa

(2005) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Senator Bail Organa

(2000) Bless the Child
as Agent John Travis

(2007) The Jane Austen Book Club
as Daniel

(1987) The Believers
as Tom Lopez

(2009) Backyard
as Mickey Santos

(2009) Mother and Child
as Paco

(1989) Old Gringo
as Gen. Tomas Arroyo

(1986) Running Scared
as Julio Gonzales

(1997) Lesser Prophets
as Mike

(2000) Adventures in Wild California
as Narrator

(1995) My Family
as Jimmy

(1990) Vital Signs
as Dr. David Redding

(1997) Murder in Mind
as Peter Walker

(1997) Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self

(2000) Price of Glory
as Arturo Ortega

(1996) Marshal Law
as Jack Coleman

(1993) Gross Misconduct
as Justin Thorne

(2005) Lackawanna Blues
as Ruben Santiago Sr.

(1994) The Cisco Kid
as Cisco Kid

(1988) Glitz
as Vincent Marra

(2008) Roberto Clemente
as Narrator

(1996) Animal Charm: Golden Digest
as Himself (Archival Footage)

(1991) Fires Within
as Nestor

(1992) The Broken Cord
as David Norwell

(1987) Stamp of a Killer
as Richard Braden

(2005) Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
as Self

(2022) Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Bail Organa (archive footage) (uncredited)

(2006) ¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
as Himself

(2016) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Bail Organa

(1984) Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Eddie Rivera

(1988) Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Victor Sifuentes

(2018) Who We Are Now
as Carl

(1997) Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
as Old King Cole (voice)

(2021) In the Heights
as Kevin Rosario

(1995) Solomon & Sheba
as King Solomon

(1987) Hotshot
as Stars Team Member

(2001) America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self

(2020) The Tax Collector
as The Wizard

(1986) Rockabye
as 2nd Policeman

(1986) L.A. Law: Pilot
as Victor Sifuentes

(2019) Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self

(2002) The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
as ---

(1986) L.A. Law
as Victor Sifuentes

(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self

(2008) Sons of Anarchy
as Nero Padilla
(2004) The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest

(1985) Spenser: For Hire
as ---

(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest

(1984) Miami Vice
as Eddie Rivera

(1952) Today
as Self

(1997) The View
as Self

(1999) The Early Show
as Self

(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---

(2016) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as Dr. Fauci

(2007) Cane
as Alex Vega

(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
(2004) TV Revolution
as ---

(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1998) ALMA Awards
as ---

(1996) The West
as Self

(2010) Outlaw
as Cyrus Garza

(2006) Dexter
as Miguel Prado

(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host

(1999) The West Wing
as Matthew Santos

(2017) 24: Legacy
as Senator John Donovan

(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter

(2015) The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest

(2016) The Get Down
as Francisco 'Papa Fuerte' Cruz

(2013) Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Victor Santiago

(2000) Latin Grammy Awards
as Self

(1993) The Tommyknockers
as Jim 'Gard' Gardner

(2022) East New York
as Chief John Suarez

(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Prince Felipe (voice)

(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Old King Cole (voice)

(2022) Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Senator Bail Organa

(2009) Latin Music USA
as Narrator

(2019) Bluff City Law
as Elijah Strait

(2014) How to Get Away with Murder
as Isaac Roa

(2017) America's Untold Story
as Self - Narrator

(1980) A Capitol Fourth
as Self

(1987) The Highwayman
as Bo Ziker

(1993) NYPD Blue
as Bobby Simone

(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee

(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member

(1990) Cop Rock
as Victor Sifuentes (uncredited)

(2025) Dexter: Resurrection
as Miguel Prado