| Birth Date: | 14 October 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Santa Maria, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 2001–present |
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.
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 and . 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.
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]
| 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 | ||
| Detective Upmann | |||
| 2005 | 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" |
| 2017 | Fear the Walking Dead | Dante Esquivel | Season 3 |
| I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore | Cesar |