Kevin Alejandro

Kevin Michael Alejandro (born April 7, 1976) is an American actor and director. 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, 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, 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 Divas 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

Television 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

Web Year Series Role 2008 Gemini Division Amasso