Jimmy Smits Stars In Showtime's 'Dexter'

Actor Jimmy Smits was here to talk about his role as Miguel Prado on Showtime's Dexter, which airs Sundays at 9pm. Co-star Michael C. Hall (Dexter) was also on the Morning News recently.

The series is set in Miami where Dexter Morgan is a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department. But he's not the typical criminologist -- he's also a serial killer. Dexter is based on the book Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay.

Even though he lives in Los Angeles with his family, Smits is a Brooklyn native who attended Brooklyn College and Cornell University. Smits is a Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning actor who is, perhaps, most recongized for his roles as Victor Sifuentes on L.A. Law, Det. Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue and Matt Santos on West Wing.

Smits is also having the grand opening of his new Los Angeles club The Conga Room in December. For more information, visit congaroom.com.

WATCH THE INTERVIEW AFTER THE JUMP...