Edward James Olmos

Acting · Born 1947-02-24 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), actor in and director of American Me (1992), William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988), and Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982), and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017). In 2018, he played the father of two members of an outlaw motorcycle club in the FX series Mayans MC. For his work in Miami Vice, Olmos won the 1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. For his performance in Stand…

Filmography

• Blade Runner as Gaff
• In the Time of the Butterflies as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
• I'm Still Here as Edward James Olmos
• 12 Angry Men as Juror 11
• American Me as Montoya Santana
• Even Cowgirls Get the Blues as Musician at Barbecue (uncredited)
• The Green Hornet as Michael Axford
• Talent for the Game as Virgil Sweet
• Stand and Deliver as Jaime A. Escalante
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua as Diablo (voice)