Acting credits
137
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Edward James Olmos
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.8
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Movies: 94Series: 45Crew credits: 13
TMDB ID: 587
IMDb ID: nm0001579
Known for: Acting
Born: February 24, 1947
Age: 79
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2026
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 7.01
Wikidata: Q211415
Also known as
ادوراد جیمز اولموس
Other jobs
Director (6)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)Associate Producer (1)Creator (1)Original Music Composer (1)
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 and Deliver, Olmos was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He is also known for his roles as patriarch Abraham Quintanilla in the film Selena, narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit, and the voice of Chicharrón in Coco. Over the course of his career, Olmos has been a pioneer for more diversified roles and images of Hispanics in the U.S. media. His notable direction, production, and starring roles for films, made-for-TV movies, and TV shows include Wolfen, Triumph of the Spirit, Talent for the Game, American Me, The Burning Season, My Family/Mi Familia, Caught, 12 Angry Men, The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca, Walkout, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, American Family, and Dexter.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Edward James Olmos.
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
as Narrator – El Pachuco (voice)
2026 Movie
Office Romance
as Captain Jack Cruz
2026 Movie
Mami Está Aquí
as Mr. Jimenez
2026 Movie
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
as self
2026 Movie
Say a Little Prayer
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
One Fast Move
as Abel
2024 Movie
Outlaw Posse
as Ossie
2024 Movie
Chasing Wonders
as Luis
2021 Movie
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
as Self - Actor (Gaff)
2021 Movie
Walking with Herb
as Joe Amable-Amo
2021 Movie
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as Self
2020 Movie
Space Songs: Through the Distance
as Self
2020 Movie
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
2019 Movie
Imprisoned
as Hospicio
2019 Movie
The Devil Has a Name
as Santiago
2019 Movie
Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire
as Self
2019 Movie
Windows on the World
as Balthazar
2019 Movie
A Dog's Way Home
as Axel
2019 Movie
The Eyes of Martin Castillo
as Martin Castillo (archive footage)
2018 Movie
Every Night's a Saturday Night
as Self
2018 Movie
Coco
as Chicharrón (voice)
2017 Movie
Blade Runner 2049
as Gaff
2017 Movie
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
as Gaff (voice)
2017 Movie
LA 92
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Edward James Olmos.
M.I.A.
as Isaac Rojas • 1 eps
2026 Series
La Californie !
as Self - Actor • 3 eps
2023 Series
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self • 2 eps
2023 Series
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Molecule Man (voice) • 2 eps
2023 Series
Chaparreando
Creator
2020 Series
Bless This Mess
as Randy • 1 eps
2019 Series
Mayans M.C.
as Felipe Reyes • 50 eps
2018 Series
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Robert Gonzales • 5 eps
2013 Series
Portlandia
as Edward James Olmos • 1 eps
2011 Series
Blue Bloods
as Lorenzo Batista • 1 eps
2010 Series
Dexter
as James Gellar
2006 Series
Eureka
as First sled dog • 1 eps
2006 Series
Battlestar Galactica
as Admiral William Adama • 33 eps
2004 Series
The Batman
as Chief Rojas (voice) • 1 eps
2004 Series
Battlestar Galactica
as Commander Adama • 2 eps
2003 Series
Greetings from Tucson
as Priest • 1 eps
2002 Series
George Lopez
as Mr. Vega • 1 eps
2002 Series
American Family
as Jess Gonzalez • 35 eps
2002 Series
The Judge
as Judge Armando Acosti • 2 eps
2001 Series
The West Wing
as Roberto Mendoza • 2 eps
1999 Series
Gun
as Father Santos • 1 eps
1997 Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
1996 Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series