SAMCRO will have a new danger to deal with when Jimmy Smits enters the picture of Sons of Anarchy.
According to Deadline, Smits will be joining the cast of the show for a season-long arc in the upcoming fifth season of the biker drama. This is a notable change for the alum of NYPD Blue and Dexter. He was on side of the law in those shows. I know you Dexter fans are yelling at me right now, his role was complicated but he was still the ADA.
In his role as Neron "Nero" Padilla, he will be a "Latino gangbanger with an exit strategy who becomes a dangerous mentor for Jax." His character won't be dressed like Smits' past role and is said to have lots of tattoos and be possibly darker than his Prado character on Dexter.
He also has credits as a good guy on shows like LA Law, The West Wing and Outlaw.
Sons already has a fifth and sixth season ordered from the network and will probably also have a a seventh season because of creator Kurt Sutter's recent 3-year deal. He has noted earlier that he would like to go way back and show the formation of the motorcycle club and the origins of the Redwood Originals.
