Talent

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Kevin Alejandro

July 2022

 

 

Award-winning actor and director Kevin Alejandro stars as Manny in FIRE COUNTRY. He recently starred as the beloved Detective Dan “Douche” Espinoza working with the Devil in the award-winning dramedy series “Lucifer” and as Jayce in “Arcane” opposite Hailee Steinfeld.

 

Previously, Alejandro starred in “True Blood,” opposite Ben McKenzie and Regina King in the critically acclaimed “Southland,” “The Returned,” Showtime’s Emmy-nominated “Sleeper Cell: American Terror,” “Ugly Betty,” “Arrow,” andThe Golden Boy” on the Network.

 

Alejandro launched his production company Alejandro Films alongside his wife Leslie Alejandro aiming to tell diverse and unique stories in an entertaining way. They co-directed the award-winning and fan favorite “Adult Night” starring Kevin and Lesley-Ann Brandt depicting a couple testing new experiences as they hit a rut.

 

Alejandro directed the dramedy short “Bedtime Story,” starring Patrick Fischler as a failed script writer and Tricia Helfer as his agent trying to make him into a bestselling author. The short won Best of Festival and Alejandro won Best Director at the Hollywood Short Film Festival 2018 and Grand Jury Prize for Best Short at Mammoth Film Festival.

 

Alejandro was admitted into the Warner Bro’s Television Directors’ Workshop and the Directors Guild of America Directors Orientation Program in 2017. His television directorial debut was for “Lucifer.”

 

Alejandro won Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the Imagen Awards for his work in “Southland” and was nominated for the same for his work on “True Blood.”

 

Additional television credits include “Shark” on the Network, “Parenthood,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Weeds” and “Sons of Anarchy.” Additionally, he has starred in various films including “Red State,” “Medeas,”Crossing Over” and “Safelight.”

 

Alejandro studied theatre at the University of Texas, Austin. He is an avid disc golf player and recently competed in a celeb tournament in Wisconsin amongst the best of the best. Currently, he resides in Los Angeles with his wife and son. His birthday is April 7. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter at @kevinmalejandro.