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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
| Year | Film/Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Law & Order | Jeffrey Sayles | |
| 2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Eduardo | |
| 2003 | Law & Order | Jeffrey Sayles | |
| Bad Boys II | Dt. Marco Vargas | ||
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Detective Upmann | ||
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sascha Hart | |
| 2006 | Charmed | Java | |
| Inside Man | ESU Officer Hernandez | ||
| 2007 | Numb3rs | Jimmy Lopez | |
| House | Dr. O'Reilly, a.k.a. #11 | ||
| 2008 | This Is Not a Test | Johnny Dorey | |
| Dexter | Ramon Prado | Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | |
| 2009 | The Unit | Mateo | |
| Make It or Break It | Alex Cruz | ||
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Hector Alvarez | Season 1 Episode 9 - "Get Carter" |