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Kevin Alejandro Biography

Birth Name:Kevin Michael Alejandro

Birth Place:San Antonio, Texas, United States

Profession Actor, Director, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Along with a friend, he started a fund to help underprivileged theater students attend college called the Jerry P․ Worsham scholarship fund
  • Spent his college years at the University of Texas in Austin
  • Sold most of his belongings in order to raise the money to move to Los Angeles and chase his dreams of acting
  • In 1999, he originated a character in a lost Tennessee Williams play directed by Michael Bloom
  • Some of his best known roles are as Nate Moretta, Detective Bryant's former partner, in "Southland" and the supernatural nurse Jesus Velasquez in "True Blood․"
  • Enjoys spending time on the beach and going for bike rides
  • Stated that if he could play a character aside from his on "True Blood" for a day, he would choose a vampire

Awards

  • 2010Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actor - Television: winner
  • 2012Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actor/Television: nominated
  • 2013Imagen Award-Best Supporting Actor/Television: nominated