Edward James Olmos
Acting
Born February 24, 1947 · 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 Prim…
Known For · 40 titles
The Simpsons
Dexter
Blue Bloods
The West Wing
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Hawaii Five-O
Miami Vice
Battlestar Galactica
Hill Street Blues
Touched by an Angel
Blade Runner 2049
American Playhouse
Coco
Eureka
Starsky & Hutch
Cannon
Mayans M.C.
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Blade Runner
Kojak
Portlandia
Police Woman
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Batman
M.I.A.
George Lopez
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Office Romance
The Magic School Bus
Police Story
Battlestar Galactica
CHiPs
The Road to El Dorado
Stand and Deliver
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2 Guns
Bless This Mess
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Green Hornet
Dave Navarro's Spread