Jimmy Smits
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1955-07-09 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jimmy L. Smits
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (42)
Dexter
2006
as Miguel Prado
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Victor Santiago
Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Nero Padilla
The West Wing
1999
as Matthew Santos
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Audience Member
The View
1997
as Self
Miami Vice
1984
as Eddie Rivera
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Isaac Roa
NYPD Blue
1993
as Bobby Simone
L.A. Law
1986
as Victor Sifuentes
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Senator Bail Organa
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016
as Dr. Fauci
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Prince Felipe (voice) / Old King Cole (voice)
Dexter: Resurrection
2025
as Miguel Prado
East New York
2022
as Chief John Suarez
Today
1952
as Self
24: Legacy
2017
as Senator John Donovan
Cane
2007
as Alex Vega
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Cop Rock
1990
as Victor Sifuentes (uncredited)
The West
1996
as Self
The Get Down
2016
as Francisco 'Papa Fuerte' Cruz
A Capitol Fourth
1980
as Self
Latin Grammy Awards
2000
as Self
Bluff City Law
2019
as Elijah Strait
The Early Show
1999
as Self
TV Revolution
2004
Outlaw
2010
as Cyrus Garza
The Highwayman
1987
as Bo Ziker
The Tommyknockers
1993
as Jim 'Gard' Gardner
ALMA Awards
1998
America's Untold Story
2017
as Self - Narrator
Latin Music USA
2009
as Narrator
Movies (45)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Senator Bail Organa
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Bail Organa
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Senator Bail Organa
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
In the Heights
2021
as Kevin Rosario
Switch
1991
as Walter Stone
The Jane Austen Book Club
2007
as Daniel
The Tax Collector
2020
as The Wizard
Vital Signs
1990
as Dr. David Redding
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022
as Bail Organa (archive footage) (uncredited)
Running Scared
1986
as Julio Gonzales
The Believers
1987
as Tom Lopez
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
as Geronimo
Mother and Child
2009
as Paco
Gross Misconduct
1993
as Justin Thorne
Bless the Child
2000
as Agent John Travis
Solomon & Sheba
1995
as King Solomon
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
as Eddie Rivera
Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Ruben Santiago Sr.
Backyard
2009
as Mickey Santos
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Victor Sifuentes
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
as Self
My Family
1995
as Jimmy
Lesser Prophets
1997
as Mike
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self
Marshal Law
1996
as Jack Coleman
Old Gringo
1989
as Gen. Tomas Arroyo
Glitz
1988
as Vincent Marra
Murder in Mind
1997
as Peter Walker
Who We Are Now
2018
as Carl
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
1997
as Old King Cole (voice)
Fires Within
1991
as Nestor
Rockabye
1986
as 2nd Policeman
Adventures in Wild California
2000
as Narrator
The Cisco Kid
1994
as Cisco Kid
Price of Glory
2000
as Arturo Ortega
Hotshot
1987
as Stars Team Member
¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
2006
as Himself
L.A. Law: Pilot
1986
as Victor Sifuentes
Stamp of a Killer
1987
as Richard Braden
Roberto Clemente
2008
as Narrator
The Broken Cord
1992
as David Norwell
Animal Charm: Golden Digest
1996
as Himself (Archival Footage)
About 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 E… With 87 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Jimmy Smits has appeared in 45 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jimmy Smits Movies
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — as Senator Bail Organa
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — as Bail Organa
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — as Senator Bail Organa
- America | A Tribute to Heroes (2001) — as Self
- In the Heights (2021) — as Kevin Rosario
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