Biography

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.

Actor

Dexter: Resurrection(2025)as Miguel Prado

East New York(2022)as Assistant Chief John Suarez

Obi-Wan Kenobi(2022)as Bail Organa

In the Heights(2021)as Kevin Rosario

The Tax Collector(2020)as The Wizard

Producer

Bluff City Law(2019)

Outlaw(2010)

Cane(2007)

Thanks

Crude(2009)

Illegal Tender(2007)

'NYPD Blue': A Final Tribute(2005)

Inside 'NYPD Blue': A Decade on the Job(2002)

Soundtrack

In the Heights(2021)

The Get Down(2016)

Self

Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood(2026)as Himsel

The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards(2024)as Self - Presenter

Stand Up to Cancer(2023)as Self

CBS Mornings(2012)as Self

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

Archive Footage

Pee-wee as Himself(2025)as Self - Johnny Wilson

Entertainment Tonight(1981)as Self

Milk(2019)as Self

Hollywood Today Live(2015)as Self

A New Chapter: The Story of 'The Force Unleashed'(2008)as Senator Bail Organa

Known for

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005 · Actor NYPD Blue1993 · Actor In the Heights2021 · Actor Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016 · Actor

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Jimmy Smits and Lynne Marie Stewart in Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)

Jimmy Smits and Simone Kessell in Part VI (2022)

Jimmy Smits, Jon M. Chu, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Melissa Barrera, and Leslie Grace in Reflected on Screen: Cast of 'In the Heights' (2021)

Jimmy Smits, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, and Gregory Diaz IV in In the Heights (2021)

Jimmy Smits, Caitlin McGee, and Michael Luwoye in Bluff City Law (2019)

Credit Score: Jimmy Smits

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Dexter

ADA Miguel Prado

Wed Oct 01 2008 – Sun Sep 22 2013

#	Name	Score	Year	Win	Nom	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	Dexter	1500.00	2006		•	•	8.6	4	25	933591
2	L.A. Law	1500.00	1986	•	•	•	7.1	15	89	7272
3	NYPD Blue	260.00	1993		•	•	7.8	20	84	18260
4	The West Wing	100.00	1999			•	8.9	26	95	99284
5	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	15.00	2016			•	7.8	0	2	755438
6	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	15.00	2005			•	7.7	0	1	921204
7	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	7.50	2002			•	6.6	0	1	820220
8	Sons of Anarchy	6.00	2008				8.5	0	5	354989
9	In the Heights	3.75	2021			•	7.2	0	0	55802
10	The Jane Austen Book Club	2.50	2007			•	6.7	0	0	29904