Jason Manuel Olazabal

American actor
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican actor
PlacesUnited States of America
isActor Television actor
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Male
Birth14 October 1973, Santa Maria
Age51 years
The details

Biography

Jason Manuel Olazabal (14 October 1973), also just known as Jason Olazabal, is an American actor, possibly best known for playing Ramon Prado in Showtime TV series, Dexter.

Life and career

Olazábal was born in Santa Maria, California. His acting career started in 2001 in Law & Order. He then appeared in The Education of Max Bickford in 2002 and Bad Boys II in 2003 as Detective Marco Vargas. Along with Law & Order, he has starred in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In 2006, he starred in Charmed and Inside Man. He appeared in House and Numb3rs in 2007. In Season 3 of Dexter, he starred as Ramon Prado in 9 episodes as a lieutenant, grieving over the loss of his brother, and later in the season, his other brother. He jointly received an Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series", along with other Dexter co-stars. He appeared in The Unit in 2009 and became a recurring character in Make It or Break It as Alex Cruz.

He got married to actress Sunita Param on the 6th February 2004. Jason Manuel Olazabal is also a member of Iota Phi Theta fraternity.

Filmography

YearFilm/ShowRoleNotes
2001Law & OrderJeffrey Sayles
2002The Education of Max BickfordEduardo
2003Law & OrderJeffrey Sayles
Bad Boys IIDt. Marco Vargas
Law & Order: Criminal IntentDetective Upmann
2005Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSascha Hart
2006CharmedJava
Inside ManESU Officer Hernandez
2007Numb3rsJimmy Lopez
HouseDr. O'Reilly, a.k.a. #11
2008This Is Not a TestJohnny Dorey
DexterRamon PradoNominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2009The UnitMateo
Make It or Break ItAlex Cruz
2011Person of InterestHector AlvarezSeason 1 Episode 9 - "Get Carter"

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