Edgar Jimz

Edgar Jimz was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico under the name Edgardo M. Jimenez. At the young age of 7 years old, Edgar enrolled in acting classes at his elementary school participating in multiple plays as a member of a community-based Acting Company. At the age of 8, Edgar began his musical studies as a Clarinet player. He was a member of the Caguas Municipal Band for many years. In 1979, Edgar was a member of the Panamerican Games Marching Band, sports game that took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Edgar graduated from Sacred Heart University with a B.A. in Police Science and continued undergraduate studies at the Inter-American Law School of Puerto Rico where he obtained a Juris Doctor Degree.

In 1994, Edgar relocated to New York City, and in 1997, he joined the New York City Department of Correction. In 2004, Edgar joined the department’s elite Emergency Service Unit (S.W.A.T.). He retired with the rank of Captain in 2017.

In 2008, Edgar re-ignited his acting career with an outstanding year participating in multiple shorts, feature films, and TV Series. Edgar has participated in series like "Law & Order", "All My Children", "The Unusuals" and feature films like "The Taking Of Pelham 123", "Duplicity", "Ten Stories Tall", "Confessions of a Shopaholic", "Salt" and "The Dark Knight Rises".

In 2009, Edgar founded "Screen Working Actors Tactical Specialists, LLC." (S.W.A.T.S. Films). The company provides the services of Police S.W.A.T. Team, Police Raid Team, and other police characters at affordable prices for the independent film industry. Its services include all professional props and staff. Edgar's "mission" is to promote the writing of Police Action Films within the Low Budget Industry and to probe, that "YES", it's possible to produce good police action films with a low budget.

In 2010, S.W.A.T.S. FILMS began producing its own films. Code Name: Operation Black Thunder, action sci-fi, was the first short film produced by Edgar. In 2011, the company followed with Collateral Package. Collateral Package was one of 50 Finalists at the USA Film Festival, an Oscar Qualifying Film Festival. In 2012, the company transcended its frontiers and worked with a different genre, The Evil's Gate, a supernatural-drama short film.

In 2014, Edgar returned to the Police Action genre by directing and writing Dirty Shield. In the film, he also took on the roles of director of photography and editor. Dirty Shield achieved worldwide commercial release by Shami Media Group. After 3 years of inactivity, in 2017, Edgar filmed Hell of a New Year, a short film written by Artemus Cole.

In 2019, it was time to let one of his crew members make their own film. Edward V. Turner took on the challenge and AVENGEMENT, a police action short film, was born.

All of the company’s films have been award winners.

In 2022 Edgar wrote ACERTIBITY, a drama short film. ACERBITY was completed in May, 2023 under the direction of Edgar Jimz and Artemus Cole.