Kevin Alejandro

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Kevin Alejandro
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Alejandro at WonderCon 2017
Born
Kevin Michael Alejandro

(1976-04-07) April 7, 1976 (age 49)
Occupation(s)Actor, film director
Years active2002present
Spouse
Leslie de Jesus
(m. 2004)
Children1

Kevin Michael Alejandro (born April 7, 1976) is an American actor and director. [1] He has worked in TV since 2003, with some film credits.

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He is best known to viewers for his roles as Nate Moretta in the TNT crime drama Southland , [2] 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 [3] in San Antonio, Texas, [2] to Mexican parents of Spanish and English descent. His first language was Spanish and his mother was from Guadalajara. [3]

He grew up in Snyder, Texas [2] where he played football and studied drama. [3] He credits his high school drama teacher with helping him to get a 4 year scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin. [3] To give back, Alejandro established a scholarship in his teacher's name to send kids to theatre camp. [3]

Career

He was featured on the ABC series Ugly Betty , playing Santos, [2] the father of Justin Suarez and love interest of Hilda. [2] 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 , [2] playing Benito Velasquez, and also played Dominic Hughes in The Young and the Restless . [2]

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. [4] Alejandro was a regular on the now defunct drama Shark as Deputy District Attorney Danny Reyes. [5] 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 , [2] produced by Emmy Award winner John Wells. [6] 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. [7]

In 2011, he appeared in the movie Red State , opposite John Goodman and directed by Kevin Smith, as well a horror film Cassadaga . [8] 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 . [9]

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. [10] 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. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Purgatory FlatsOwen Mecklin
2003Graduation NightFishman
2008Creature of DarknessEmillio
2009WakeDetective Daniels
Crossing Over Gutierrez
2011The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American ConspiracyAugust Edwards
Red State Harry
Cassadaga Mike
2013 Medeas Noah
2015Safelight
2016Take Me HomeDirector; short film
2018Bedtime StoryDirector; short film
2020 The Lost Husband Danny
2022 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Sam Quintana

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Crossing Jordan Connor MarshallEpisode: "Fire and Ice"
Las Vegas Ray DuranEpisode: "Pros and Cons"
2004 Dr. Vegas Raul OrtizEpisode: "Advantage Play"
Charmed MalvocEpisode: "There's Something About Leo"
2004–05 The Young and the Restless Dominic Hughes15 episodes
2005 24 Kevin McCollin3 episodes
JAG Corporal Jude DominickEpisode: "Fit for Duty"
Alias Cesar MartinezEpisode: "The Orphan"
CSI: New York Tom MartinEpisode: "Crime and Misdemeanor"
Threshold MarcusEpisode: "Pulse"
Medium Jason MorrowEpisode: "Still Life"
2006 E-Ring Miguel CarreraEpisode: "The General"
Without a Trace Casey MillerEpisode: "The Road Home"
Big Love The HustlerEpisode: "Eviction"
CSI: Miami Carlos SantigoEpisode: "One of Our Own"
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service Jaime JonesEpisode: "Driven"
FacelessLucas Renosa Television film
2006–07 Sleeper Cell Benito "Benny" Velasquez7 episodes
2006–07 Ugly Betty Santos8 episodes
2007 Drive Winston Salazar6 episodes
2007–08 Shark Danny Reyes16 episodes
2008 Sons of Anarchy Esai Alvarez Episode: "The Pull" & "Hell Followed"
Burn Notice RaulEpisode: "Turn and Burn"
2008–09 Weeds Rudolpho Mason4 episodes
2009 Knight Rider Victor GaltEpisode: "I Love the Knight Life"
Heroes Agent Jenkins"Chapter Eight 'Into Asylum'"
Drop Dead Diva Michael FernandezEpisode: "Lost and Found"
Melrose Place Anton V.Episode: "Shoreline"
2009–11 Southland Nate Moretta14 episodes
2010 The Deep End Connor SmithEpisode: "White Lies, Black Ties"
The Mentalist Victor BandinoEpisode: "The Red Box"
Psych Dane NorthcuttEpisode: "Ferry Tale"
Parenthood Mike3 episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Victor RamosEpisode: "Branded"
2010–12 True Blood Jesus Velazquez22 episodes
2011 Bones Hercules "El Tornado" MaldonadoEpisode: "The Change in the Game"
HideDet. Bobby DodgeTelevision film
2012 Breakout Kings Benny CruzEpisode: "Cruz Control"
GCB DannyEpisode: “Adam & Eve's Rib”
2013 Golden Boy Christian Arroyo13 episodes
2013–14 Arrow Sebastian Blood / Brother Blood 12 episodes
2015 The Returned Sheriff Tommy Solano10 episodes
Grey's Anatomy Officer Dan Pruitt3 episodes
2016–21 Lucifer Detective Daniel Espinoza92 episodes; also director: "Once Upon a Time", "Spoiler Alert" and "Nothing Ever Changes Around Here"
2016 The Catch Nathan AshmoreEpisode: "The Package"
2021–2024 Arcane Jayce (voice)Main Cast
2022–present Fire Country Captain Manny PerezMain Cast

Web

YearSeriesRole
2008 Gemini Division Amasso

References

  1. 1 2 Sumerel, Ashley Bissette (2021-05-28). "Kevin Alejandro Answers a Burning Question About Dan Espinoza and 'Lucifer' Season 6 [Interview]". telltaletv.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Renteria, Melissa (24 Aug 2009). "Kevin Alejandro Gets His Big Break" . The Day. New London, Connecticut. Conexion. pp. D3. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Cutler, Jacqueline (13 May 2007). "Chatting with Kevin Alejandro" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. PDTV-9. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  4. Mr Disgusting (January 4, 2010). "Southland star scores reoccurring role in True Blood". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  5. Nellie Andreeva (January 3, 2010). "Southland actor joining True Blood: Kevin Alejandro to play an orderly in HBO's vampire drama". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  6. Steve Barton (January 4, 2010). "Southland star to sample True Blood". Dread Central . Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  7. Steve Barton (March 15, 2010). "True Blood season three première date announced". Dread Central . Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  8. Samantha Leffler (July 21, 2011). "Kevin Alejandro on Comic Con, True Blood's On-Set Antics and the Insane Season 4 Wrap Party – Exclusive". Wet Paint. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  9. Debi Moore (March 2, 2015). "See the World Created for A&E's The Returned". Dread Central . Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  10. Dresch, Cassie (6 Nov 2016). "Lucifer Continues a Strong Campaign" . The Forum. TV Media. pp. E1. Retrieved 7 June 2025.