About Kevin Alejandro
Kevin Michael Alejandro (born April 7, 1976) is an American actor and director. 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 episodes of television, and two short films. == 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.
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