Jimmy Smits
Actor
71 years (Jul 9, 1955)Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Jimmy Smits, a Brooklyn native of Puerto Rican heritage, became one of American television's defining Latino leading men: an Emmy winner as attorney Victor Sifuentes in 'L.A. Law' (1986-1991), then detective Bobby Simone in 'NYPD Blue' (1994-1998) and presidential candidate Matt Santos in 'The West Wing'. Film audiences know him as Senator Bail Organa, Leia's adoptive father, in the Star Wars prequels and 'Rogue One' (2016), while cable brought a darker register in 'Dexter' (2008) and 'Sons of Anarchy' (2012-2014). Warm authority is his signature.
Jimmy Smits
Actor
Jimmy Smits, a Brooklyn native of Puerto Rican heritage, became one of American television's defining Latino leading men: an Emmy winner as attorney Victor Sifuentes in 'L.A. Law' (1986-1991), then detective Bobby Simone in 'NYPD Blue' (1994-1998) and presidential candidate Matt Santos in 'The West Wing'. Film audiences know him as Senator Bail Organa, Leia's adoptive father, in the Star Wars prequels and 'Rogue One' (2016), while cable brought a darker register in 'Dexter' (2008) and 'Sons of Anarchy' (2012-2014). Warm authority is his signature.
24 Movies
Plays Senator Bail Organa
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Plays Senator Bail Organa
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Plays Bail Organa
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Plays Kevin Rosario
In the Heights
2021
Plays Jimmy
My Family
1995
Plays The Wizard
The Tax Collector
2020
Plays Paco
Mother and Child
2009
Plays Walter Stone
Switch
1991
Plays Tom Lopez
The Believers
1987
Plays Geronimo
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
Plays Agent John Travis
Bless the Child
2000
Plays Julio Gonzales
Running Scared
1986
Plays Stars Team Member
Hotshot
1987
Plays Daniel
The Jane Austen Book Club
2007
Plays Justin Thorne
Gross Misconduct
1993
Plays Dr. David Redding
Vital Signs
1990
Plays Carl
Who We Are Now
2018
Plays Gen. Tomas Arroyo
Old Gringo
1989
Plays Mickey Santos
Backyard
2009
Plays Nestor
Fires Within
1991
Plays Peter Walker
Murder in Mind
1997
Plays Mike
Lesser Prophets
1997
Plays Arturo Ortega
Price of Glory
2000
22 TV Shows
Plays Bobby Simone
NYPD Blue
1993
Plays Victor Sifuentes
L.A. Law
1986
Plays Self
A Capitol Fourth
1980
Plays Nero Padilla
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Plays Matthew Santos
The West Wing
1999
Plays Chief John Suarez
East New York
2022
Producer
Plays Alex Vega
Cane
2007
Plays Isaac Roa
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
Plays Miguel Prado
Dexter
2006
Plays Senator John Donovan
24: Legacy
2017
Plays Francisco 'Papa Fuerte' Cruz
The Get Down
2016
Producer
Plays Elijah Strait
Bluff City Law
2019
Producer
Plays Cyrus Garza
Outlaw
2010
Plays Senator Bail Organa
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
Plays Jim 'Gard' Gardner
The Tommyknockers
1993
Plays Victor Santiago
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Plays Prince Felipe (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Plays Miguel Prado
Dexter: Resurrection
2025
Plays Bo Ziker
The Highwayman
1987
Plays Eddie Rivera
Miami Vice
1984
Plays Captain Alejandro Perkins
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
2023
Latest Trailers
Watch Trailer
In the Heights
Full Filmography
Dexter: Resurrection
Miguel Prado
2025Season 1
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Captain Alejandro Perkins
2023–
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Senator Bail Organa
2022
East New York
Chief John Suarez · 21 episodes
2022–
In the Heights
Kevin Rosario
2021
The Tax Collector
The Wizard
2020
Bluff City Law
Elijah Strait · 10 episodes
2019
Who We Are Now
Carl
2018
How to Get Away with Murder
Isaac Roa
2017Season 4
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Jimmy Smits and where are they from?
Jimmy Smits is 71 years old, born on July 9, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Jimmy Smits?
Jimmy Smits is best known for roles in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.
How many movies has Jimmy Smits been in?
Over a 42-year career (since 1984), Jimmy Smits has appeared in 24 movies and 21 TV shows.
What was Jimmy Smits's first movie?
The career of Jimmy Smits began with Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (1984).
What is Jimmy Smits's most recent movie or series?
Jimmy Smits's most recent release is Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood, which premiered on April 6, 2026.
What TV shows has Jimmy Smits appeared in?
On television, Jimmy Smits has appeared in Dexter, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Sons of Anarchy, Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Jimmy Smits
1955-07-09 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.