The actor‘s most popular part has probably been the one of "Castillo“ on "Miami Vice“. From 2003 until 2009, Edward James Olmos played "Commander/Admiral William Adama“ on "Battlestar Galactica“. Afterwards, he had guest parts in the series "Dexter“. In 2015 he featured in several episodes of "Marvel‘s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.“ and in 2017 he has a part in the movie "Blade Runner 2049".