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
• 12 Angry Men as Juror 11
• American Me as Montoya Santana
• Stand and Deliver as Jaime A. Escalante
• Selena as Abraham Quintanilla
• Battlestar Galactica: Razor as Admiral William Adama
• The Road to El Dorado as Chief (voice)
• Blade Runner 2049 as Gaff
• Coco as Chicharrón (voice)
• Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 as Gaff (voice)

TV

• The West Wing as Roberto Mendoza
• The Batman as Chief Rojas (voice)
• Hill Street Blues
• Dexter as James Gellar
• Eureka as First sled dog
• The Magic School Bus as Mr. Ramon (voice)
• Battlestar Galactica as Commander Adama
• Mayans M.C. as Felipe Reyes
• The Simpsons as Pit Master (voice)
• Dexter as Prof. James Gellar