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.
Early life Olazábal was born in Santa Maria, California.
Career 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 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.Greeks in Entertainment
Filmography Year Film/Show Role Notes2001 Law & Order Jeffrey Sayles2002 The Education of Max Bickford Eduardo2003 Law & Order Jeffrey Sayles Bad Boys II Dt. Marco Vargas Law & Order: Criminal Intent Detective Upmann2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sascha Hart2006 Charmed Java Inside Man ESU Officer Hernandez2007 Numb3rs Jimmy Lopez House Dr. O'Reilly, a.k.a. #112008 This Is Not a Test Johnny Dorey Dexter Ramon Prado Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series2009 The Unit Mateo Make It or Break It Alex Cruz2011 Person of Interest Hector Alvarez Season 1 Episode 9 - "Get Carter"2015 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Worker Season 10 Episode 7 - "Mac Kills His Dad"ScorpionHector MenjivarSeason 1 Episode 20 - "Crossroads"2016CastleDetective MenendezSeason 8 Episode 14 - "The GSD"2017 Fear the Walking Dead Dante Esquivel Season 3 I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore Cesar2026LanternsHector HammondSeason 1 Episode 4 - "The Weenie"
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