Background
Olazábal was born in Santa Maria, California.
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 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
In 2006, he starred in Charmed and Inside Manitoba
He appeared in House and Numb3rs in 2007. He jointly received an 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 lieutenant or Break lieutenant as Alex Cruz.
Jason Manuel Olazabal is also a member of Iota Phi Theta fraternity.