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Jimmy Smits

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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.

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ג'ימי סמיטס

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Jimmy Smits (Brooklyn, 1955. július 9. –) amerikai színész.

Leginkább televíziós sorozatokból ismert. Az 1980-as években Victor Sifuentes ügyvédet alakította az L.A. Law című drámasorozatban. Az 1990-es évek New York rendőrei elnevezésű rendőrdrámájában Bobby Simone nyomozót, míg a politikai témájú, Az elnök emberei című sorozatban Matt Santost formálta meg. A Dexter című sorozatból Miguel Prado szerepéből ismert, a Kemény motorosokban 2012 és 2014 között Nero Padillát játszotta.

A sorozatok mellett filmekben is rendszeresen szerepel: a Csillagok háborúja előzményfilmjeiben (Csillagok háborúja II: A klónok támadása – 2002; Csillagok háborúja III: A Sith-ek bosszúja – 2005), valamint a 2016-os Zsivány Egyes – Egy Star Wars-történet című folytatásban Bail Organát, Leia Organa örökbefogadó apját alakítja.

Smits színészi játékával több jelölés mellett egy Golden Globe-díjat, egy Primetime Emmy-díjat, egy Screen Actors Guild-díjat és egy Szaturnusz-díjat nyert el.

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Jimmy Smits é um ator norte-americano. Seu pai era um tipógrafo do Suriname e seu mãe uma enfermeira porto-riquenha. Ele foi criado em um ambiente familiar católico. Ele é o vencedor de um Prêmio Globo de Ouro. Ele é mais conhecido por seu papel como congressista Matt Santos no drama político The West Wing.

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Jimmy Smits (9 de julio de 1955) es un actor estadounidense. Nació en una familia católica de inmigrantes de Surinam y de Puerto Rico. Su padre era un tipógrafo de Surinam y su madre una enfermera puertorriqueña.

Es ganador de un Globo de oro. Es principalmente conocido por su rol como el congresista demócrata Matt Santos en el drama político The West Wing. Además, ha trabajado en series de televisión como L. A. Law, interpretando a Víctor Sifuentes, NYPD Blue como el detective Boby Simón, Cane, Dexter y Sons of Anarchy como Nero Padilla. Entre sus papeles recientes más conocidos se encuentra el de interpretar al Senador Bail Organa en Star Wars (Episodios II, III y Rogue One) y a Nero Padilla en Sons of Anarchy. También destacó como Cyrus Garza en Outlaw. Apareció en el capítulo 7 de la 4ª temporada de la serie Brooklyn Nine-Nine interpretando al padre de una de las protagonistas. Además, interpretó al senador John Donovan en 24: Legacy.

También, en la cuarta temporada de la serie How to Get Away with Murder ("Como defender a un asesino ") interpretando al psiquiatra Isaac Roa.

Además aparece en la Serie "Bluff city law" como Elijah Strait. Y sale en la película "En un barrio de Nueva York" como Kevin Rosario.

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