Jimmy L. Smits was born on July 9, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at Brooklyn College and earned an MFA from Cornell University before beginning a career in television and film.
Smits became known for L.A. Law and NYPD Blue and later appeared in The West Wing, Sons of Anarchy and Dexter: Original Sin. He has also worked extensively in theatre.
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