Jason Manuel Olazabal (born October 14, 1973), also just known as Jason Olazabal, is an American

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, known for playing Ramon Prado in

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TV series, ''

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''.

Life and career

Olazábal was born in

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. His acting career started in 2001 in ''

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''. He then appeared in '' The Education of Max Bickford'' in 2002 and '' Bad Boys II'' in 2003 as Detective Marco Vargas. Along with ''

'', he has starred in '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and ''

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''. In 2006, he starred in ''

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'' and ''

Inside Man ''Inside Man'' is a 2006 American heist thriller film directed by Spike Lee and written by Russell Gewirtz. It centers on an elaborate bank heist on Wall Street over a 24-hour period. The film stars Denzel Washington as Detective Keith Frazi ...

''. He appeared in ''

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'' and '' Numb3rs'' in 2007. In Season 3 of ''

'', he starred as Ramon Prado in 9 episodes as a

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, grieving over the loss of his brother, and later in the season, his other brother. He jointly received a

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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 married actress Sunita Param on February 6, 2004. Jason Manuel Olazabal is also a member of

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fraternity, initiated at the Fraternity's Beta Sigma Chapter (U. of Northern Colorado) in 1994.Greeks in Entertainment

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olazabal, Jason Manuel 1973 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors People from Santa Maria, California 21st-century American male actors