Kevin Alejandro
American actor
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::summary American actor ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kevin Alejandro |
| image | Kevin Alejandro by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
| caption | Alejandro at WonderCon 2017 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_name | Kevin Michael Alejandro |
| birth_place | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| occupation | |
| years_active | 2002–present |
| spouse | |
| children | 1 |
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| name = Kevin Alejandro | image = Kevin Alejandro by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Alejandro at WonderCon 2017 | birth_date = | birth_name = Kevin Michael Alejandro | birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | occupation = | years_active = 2002–present | spouse = | children = 1
Kevin Michael Alejandro (born April 7, 1976) is an American actor and director. He has worked in TV since 2003, with some film credits.
He is best known to viewers for his roles as Nate Moretta in the TNT crime drama Southland, Forklift Mike in the NBC series Parenthood, Jesús Velázquez in the HBO supernatural thriller True Blood, Sebastian Blood / Brother Blood in The CW superhero series Arrow and as detective Daniel Espinóza in the Fox/Netflix supernatural comedy-crime drama Lucifer.
He has also directed two short films and some TV.
Early life
Alejandro was born on 7 April 1976 in San Antonio, Texas, to Mexican parents. His first language was Spanish and his mother was from Guadalajara.
He grew up in Snyder, Texas where he played football and studied drama. He credits his high school drama teacher with helping him to get a 4-year scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin. To give back, Alejandro established a scholarship in his teacher's name to send kids to theatre camp.
Career
He was featured on the ABC series Ugly Betty, playing Santos, the father of Justin Suarez and love interest of Hilda. At the time of the season 1 finale episode's filming, he had just become a series regular on the Fox network's newly introduced Drive, since cancelled. He was a featured player in the second season of the Showtime original series Sleeper Cell, playing Benito Velasquez, and also played Dominic Hughes in The Young and the Restless.
In 2006, he appeared in the NCIS episode "Driven" as character Jamie Jones. He made an appearance, along with fellow Ugly Betty actor Eric Mabius, in the CSI: Miami episode "One of Our Own", and another as a gay hustler in HBO's Big Love. He appeared on an episode of Charmed season 7 as Malvock, a cunning demon. He also appeared in the first few episodes of *24*s fourth season, as a terrorist henchman, in which he also stars with Tony Plana, fellow Ugly Betty actor. Alejandro was a regular on the now defunct drama Shark as Deputy District Attorney Danny Reyes. and had a small role on The Cleaner, an A&E television series.
Alejandro appeared in the movie Crossing Over, which was released in February 2009, alongside Harrison Ford. He played Detective Nate Moretta in Southland, produced by Emmy Award winner John Wells. Southland was canceled by NBC Broadcasting just two weeks prior to the première of the show's sophomore run, but was then picked up by the cable network TNT. Alejandro appeared in the TV series The Mentalist Season 2, Episode 17 as Victor Bandino.
He had a role in Weeds, seasons 4 and 5. *Drop Dead Diva*s Season 1 Episode 5 also features Alejandro as the wrongfully convicted Michael Fernandez. He appeared on Season 1 of Sons of Anarchy as one of the Mayan MC members, son of Marcus, the MC's president. Alejandro stars in the third and fourth seasons of the vampire series True Blood as Jesús Velázquez.
In 2011, he appeared in the movie Red State, opposite John Goodman and directed by Kevin Smith, as well a horror film Cassadaga. He also played Tony Arroyo, a homicide detective in the 2013 television show Golden Boy. Alejandro portrayed Sheriff Tommy Solano in the ABC / A&E series The Returned.
In 2013, Alejandro joined the CW series Arrow as Sebastian Blood/Brother Blood, recurring throughout the show's second season. In January 2016, he began his role on the Fox TV series Lucifer as LAPD Homicide Detective Dan Espinoza. Lucifer ran for three seasons before being canceled by Fox and subsequently picked up by Netflix for a fourth, fifth and sixth season.
Alejandro directed several episodes in the later seasons of the show. The episode "Once Upon a Time" (an alternate reality film noir black and white stylised episode) which was intended to be aired in the series' fourth season but instead aired as a bonus episode on May 28, 2018, after the third season had concluded. He also directed the season 5 episode "Spoiler Alert", and in an interview with Tell-Tale TV, he confirmed he directed the season 6 premiere.
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Purgatory Flats | Owen Mecklin | |
| 2003 | Graduation Night | Fishman | |
| 2008 | Creature of Darkness | Emillio | |
| 2009 | Wake | Detective Daniels | |
| Crossing Over | Gutierrez | ||
| 2011 | The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy | August Edwards | |
| Red State | Harry | ||
| Cassadaga | Mike | ||
| 2013 | Medeas | Noah | |
| 2015 | Safelight | ||
| 2016 | Take Me Home | — | Director; short film |
| 2018 | Bedtime Story | — | Director; short film |
| 2020 | The Lost Husband | Danny | |
| 2022 | Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe | Sam Quintana | |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Crossing Jordan | Connor Marshall | Episode: "Fire and Ice" |
| Las Vegas | Ray Duran | Episode: "Pros and Cons" | |
| 2004 | Dr. Vegas | Raul Ortiz | Episode: "Advantage Play" |
| Charmed | Malvoc | Episode: "There's Something About Leo" | |
| 2004–2005 | The Young and the Restless | Dominic Hughes | 15 episodes |
| 2005 | 24 | Kevin McCollin | 3 episodes |
| JAG | Corporal Jude Dominick | Episode: "Fit for Duty" | |
| Alias | Cesar Martinez | Episode: "The Orphan" | |
| CSI: New York | Tom Martin | Episode: "Crime and Misdemeanor" | |
| Threshold | Marcus | Episode: "Pulse" | |
| Medium | Jason Morrow | Episode: "Still Life" | |
| 2006 | E-Ring | Miguel Carrera | Episode: "The General" |
| Without a Trace | Casey Miller | Episode: "The Road Home" | |
| Big Love | The Hustler | Episode: "Eviction" | |
| CSI: Miami | Carlos Santigo | Episode: "One of Our Own" | |
| NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service | Jaime Jones | Episode: "Driven" | |
| Faceless | Lucas Renosa | Television film | |
| 2006–2007 | Sleeper Cell | Benito "Benny" Velasquez | 7 episodes |
| Ugly Betty | Santos | 8 episodes | |
| 2007 | Drive | Winston Salazar | 6 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | Shark | Danny Reyes | 16 episodes |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Esai Alvarez | Episode: "The Pull" & "Hell Followed" |
| Burn Notice | Raul | Episode: "Turn and Burn" | |
| 2008–2009 | Weeds | Rudolpho Mason | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | Knight Rider | Victor Galt | Episode: "I Love the Knight Life" |
| Heroes | Agent Jenkins | "Chapter Eight 'Into Asylum'" | |
| Drop Dead Diva | Michael Fernandez | Episode: "Lost and Found" | |
| Melrose Place | Anton V. | Episode: "Shoreline" | |
| 2009–2011 | Southland | Nate Moretta | 14 episodes |
| 2010 | The Deep End | Connor Smith | Episode: "White Lies, Black Ties" |
| The Mentalist | Victor Bandino | Episode: "The Red Box" | |
| Psych | Dane Northcutt | Episode: "Ferry Tale" | |
| Parenthood | Mike | 3 episodes | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Victor Ramos | Episode: "Branded" | |
| 2010–2012 | True Blood | Jesus Velazquez | 22 episodes |
| 2011 | Bones | Hercules "El Tornado" Maldonado | Episode: "The Change in the Game" |
| Hide | Det. Bobby Dodge | Television film | |
| 2012 | Breakout Kings | Benny Cruz | Episode: "Cruz Control" |
| GCB | Danny | Episode: “Adam & Eve's Rib” | |
| 2013 | Golden Boy | Christian Arroyo | 13 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Arrow | Sebastian Blood / Brother Blood | 12 episodes |
| 2015 | The Returned | Sheriff Tommy Solano | 10 episodes |
| Grey's Anatomy | Officer Dan Pruitt | 3 episodes | |
| 2016–2021 | Lucifer | Detective Daniel Espinoza | 92 episodes; also director: "Once Upon a Time", "Spoiler Alert" and "Nothing Ever Changes Around Here" |
| 2016 | The Catch | Nathan Ashmore | Episode: "The Package" |
| 2021–2024 | Arcane | Jayce (voice) | Main Cast |
| 2022–present | Fire Country | Captain Manny Perez | Main Cast |
| 2025 | Sheriff Country | Captain Manny Perez | Guest role: 2 episodes; Director: 2 episodes |
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Web
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| Year | Series | Role |
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| 2008 | Gemini Division | Amasso |
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References
References
- Renteria, Melissa. (24 Aug 2009). "Kevin Alejandro Gets His Big Break". The Day.
- Cutler, Jacqueline. (13 May 2007). "Chatting with Kevin Alejandro". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- Mr Disgusting. (January 4, 2010). "''Southland'' star scores reoccurring role in ''True Blood''". [[Bloody Disgusting]].
- Nellie Andreeva. (January 3, 2010). "''Southland'' actor joining ''True Blood'': Kevin Alejandro to play an orderly in HBO's vampire drama". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
- Steve Barton. (January 4, 2010). "''Southland'' star to sample ''True Blood''". [[Dread Central]].
- Steve Barton. (March 15, 2010). "''True Blood'' season three première date announced". [[Dread Central]].
- Samantha Leffler. (July 21, 2011). "Kevin Alejandro on Comic Con, {{em". Wet Paint.
- Debi Moore. (March 2, 2015). "See the World Created for A&E's ''The Returned''". [[Dread Central]].
- Dresch, Cassie. (6 Nov 2016). "Lucifer Continues a Strong Campaign". The Forum.
- Sumerel, Ashley Bissette. (2021-05-28). "Kevin Alejandro Answers a Burning Question About Dan Espinoza and 'Lucifer' Season 6 [Interview]".
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