Edward James Olmos
Actor
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Biography:
For more than 30 years, pioneering actor, filmmaker and activist Edward James Olmos has been creating memorable characters in projects that have burned themselves into our imagination. Olmos received his first big in the 1970s with a role in the groundbreaking Chicano play Zoot Suit, for which he earned a Tony award nomination. From there, he began racking up parts in classic films such as Virus, Wolfen, Blade Runner, Selena and Stand and Deliver, for which Olmos became the first American-born Latino to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. And his work in television is no less impressive. Olmos won a Golden Globe and an Emmy for his work on Miami Vice, but perhaps his most beloved role is that of Admiral William Adama on the Sci-Fi Channel's critically acclaimed, award-winning reimagining of Battlestar Galactica. Whether protesting for those in need or making art to feed the soul, Edward James Olmos is a man dedicated to giving of himself and a beloved star (literally ... asteroid 5608 Olmos is named in his honor).
Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Salute to Battlestar Galactica 2024 - October 25-27, 2024 in Rosemont, IL, USA
- Ottawa Comiccon 2024 - September 6-8, 2024 in Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Tampa Bay Comic Convention 2024 - August 23-25, 2024 in Tampa, FL, USA
- Niagara Falls Comic Con 2024 - June 7-9, 2024 in Niagara Falls, ON, Canada
- CyPhaCon 2024 - April 5-7, 2024 in Lake Charles, LA, USA
- Indiana Comic Convention 2024 - March 22-24, 2024 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
- GalaxyCon Richmond 2024 - March 15-17, 2024 in Richmond, VA, USA
- Albuquerque Comic Con 2024 - January 19-21, 2024 in Albuquerque, NM, USA 2023
- Rhode Island Comic Con 2023 - November 3-5, 2023 in Providence, RI, USA
- Dallas Fan Festival 2023 - October 20-22, 2023 in Irving, TX, USA
- Big Texas Comicon 2023 - October 6-8, 2023 in San Antonio, TX, USA
- StocktonCon Summer 2023 - July 8-9, 2023 in Stockton, CA, USA
Phoenix Fan Fusion 2023 - June 2-4, 2023 in Phoenix, AZ, USACancelled Appearance- South Texas Comic Con 2023 - April 28-30, 2023 in McAllen, TX, USA
StocktonCon Winter 2023 - February 25-26, 2023 in Stockton, CA, USACancelled Appearance- Albuquerque Comic Con 2023 - January 13-15, 2023 in Albuquerque, NM, USA 2022
Rhode Island Comic Con 2022 - November 4-6, 2022 in Providence, RI, USACancelled Appearance- HorrorHound Weekend - Cincinnati 2022 - September 9-11, 2022 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Steel City Con 2022 - August 12-14, 2022 in Monroeville, PA, USA
- Fanboy Expo Knoxville 2022 - August 5-7, 2022 in Knoxville, TN, USA
Comicpalooza 2022 - July 15-17, 2022 in Houston, TX, USACancelled Appearance- Florida Supercon 2022 - July 8-10, 2022 in Miami Beach, FL, USA
- Pyrkon 2022 - June 17-19, 2022 in Poznań, Poland 2021
- Wales Comic Con: Telford Takeover 2021 - November 20-21, 2021 in Telford
- Fan Expo Denver: Special Edition 2021 - October 29-31, 2021 in Denver, CO, USA
- New York Comic Con 2021 - October 7-10, 2021 in New York, NY, USA
- FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2021 - September 16-18, 2021 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Dragon Con 2021 - September 2-6, 2021 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- Armageddon Tauranga 2021 - June 12-13, 2021 in Tauranga, New Zealand Live via Video Feed 2020
Pyrkon 2020 - May 8-10, 2020 in Poznań, PolandConvention Postponed- Pensacon 2020 - February 28 - March 1, 2020 in Pensacola, FL, USA 2019
- German Comic Con Dortmund 2019 - December 7-8, 2019 in Dortmund, Germany
- Dallas Fan Days 2019 - October 18-20, 2019 in Irving, TX, USA
- FanExpo Canada 2019 - August 22-25, 2019 in Toronto, ON, Canada
- Fan Expo Boston 2019 - August 16-18, 2019 in Boston, MA, USA
- GalaxyCon Raleigh 2019 - July 25-28, 2019 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- German Comic Con München 2019 - June 15-16, 2019 in Munich, Germany
- Northern FanCon 2019 - May 3-5, 2019 in Prince George, BC, Canada
- The Great Philadelphia Comic Con 2019 - April 12-14, 2019 in Oaks, PA, USA 2018
Comic Con Palm Springs 2018 - August 24-26, 2018 in Palm Springs, CA, USACancelled Appearance- Ama-Con 2018 - August 4-5, 2018 in Amarillo, TX, USA
London Film & Comic Con 2018 - July 27-29, 2018 in LondonCancelled AppearanceComicpalooza 2018 - May 25-27, 2018 in Houston, TX, USACancelled Appearance- Walker Stalker / Heroes & Villains Fan Fest Nashville 2018 - May 12-13, 2018 in Nashville, TN, USA 2017
- Super MegaFest Comic Con 2017 - October 20-22, 2017 in Marlborough, MA, USA
Wizard World Comic Con Albuquerque 2017 - July 14-16, 2017 in Albuquerque, NM, USAConvention Cancelled- Eternal Con 2017 - July 1-2, 2017 in Uniondale, NY, USA
- Wizard World Comic Con Sacramento 2017 - June 16-18, 2017 in Sacramento, CA, USA
South Texas Comic Con 2017 - April 28-30, 2017 in McAllen, TX, USACancelled Appearance 2016- Alien Con 2016 - October 28-30, 2016 in Santa Clara, CA, USA
- Planet Comicon Kansas City 2016 - May 20-22, 2016 in Kansas City, MO, USA
- Atlantic City Boardwalk Con 2016 - May 13-15, 2016 in Atlantic City, NJ, USA
- Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2016 - March 18-20, 2016 in Chicago, IL, USA
- Wizard World Comic Con New Orleans 2016 - January 8-10, 2016 in New Orleans, LA, USA 2015
- MCM London Comic Con 2015 - October 23-25, 2015 in London
- Saskatoon Comic & Entertainment Expo 2015 - September 19-20, 2015 in Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Alamo City Comic Con 2015 - September 11-13, 2015 in San Antonio, TX, USA
- Dragon Con 2015 - September 4-7, 2015 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- San Jose Super Toy & Comic Book Show 2015 - August 29-30, 2015 in San Jose, CA, USA
- Indy PopCon 2015 - June 26-28, 2015 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
Wizard World Comic Con Albuquerque 2015 - June 19-21, 2015 in Albuquerque, NM, USAConvention Cancelled- Phoenix Comicon 2015 - May 28-31, 2015 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Wizard World Comic Con Madison 2015 - February 6-8, 2015 in Madison, WI, USA 2014
- Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo 2014 - October 31 - November 2, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- FanExpo Canada 2014 - August 28-31, 2014 in Toronto, ON, Canada
- London Film & Comic Con 2014 - July 11-13, 2014 in London
- Denver Comic Con 2014 - June 13-15, 2014 in Denver, CO, USA
- Ottawa Comiccon 2014 - May 9-10, 2014 in Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience 2014 - April 17-19, 2014 in Salt Lake City, UT, USA 2013
- Montreal Comiccon 2013 - September 13-15, 2013 in Montréal, QC, Canada
- Dragon Con 2013 - August 30 - September 2, 2013 in Atlanta, GA, USA 2012
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo - Gold Coast 2012 - April 20-22, 2012 in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
- Supanova Pop Culture Expo - Melbourne 2012 - April 13-15, 2012 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Emerald City Comicon 2012 - March 30 - April 1, 2012 in Seattle, WA, USA 2011
- Comicpalooza 2011 - May 27-29, 2011 in Houston, TX, USA 2008
JumpCon Boston 2008 - July 18-20, 2008 in Boston, MA, USAConvention Cancelled
63 confirmed guest appearances