Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits
Smits at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Jimmy L. Smits

(1955-07-09) July 9, 1955
Education
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
Known for
Spouse
Barbara Smits
(m. 1981; div. 1987)
PartnerWanda De Jesus (1986–present)
Children2

Jimmy L. Smits (born July 9, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Attorney Victor Sifuentes on the legal drama L.A. Law, NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the police drama NYPD Blue, Matt Santos on the political drama The West Wing and Bail Organa in the Star Wars franchise. He has also appeared as ADA Miguel Prado in Dexter, Nero Padilla in Sons of Anarchy and Elijah Strait in Bluff City Law, and appeared in the films Switch (1991), My Family (1995), The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), and In the Heights (2021).