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

Jason Manuel Olazabal
Born (1973-10-14) October 14, 1973 (age 51)
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

Early life

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Olazábal was born in Santa Maria, California.

Career

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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 a 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.

Personal life

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He married actress Sunita Param on February 6, 2004. Jason Manuel Olazabal is also a member of Iota Phi Theta fraternity, initiated at the Fraternity's Beta Sigma Chapter (U. of Northern Colorado) in 1994.[1]

Filmography

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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"
2015 Scorpion (TV series) Hector Menjivar Season 1 Episode 20 - "Crossroads"
2017 Fear the Walking Dead Dante Esquivel Season 3
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore Cesar

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