Kirk M. Acevedo (born November 27, 1971) is an American actor. He is primarily known for his work on television for the portrayals of
Miguel Alvarez in the
HBO series ''
Oz'',
Joe Toye in ''
Band of Brothers'', and
FBI
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Agent
Charlie Francis
Charles Merrick Francis (October 13, 1948 – May 12, 2010) was a Canadian Olympic sprinter and sprint coach most noteworthy for being the trainer of sprinter Ben Johnson, the first competitor to be stripped of an Olympic gold medal for using ban ...
in the science-fiction series ''
Fringe
Fringe may refer to:
Arts
* Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe"
* Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival
* Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre
* The Fringe, the ...
''. His best-known films are ''
The Thin Red Line'', ''
Dinner Rush
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'' and ''
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
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''. He portrayed comic book villain
Ricardo Diaz / The Dragon on ''
Arrow'' as the main antagonist in seasons
six
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* 6 Hebe, an asteroid
People ...
and the first half of season
seven
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July
Music Artists
* Seven (Swiss singer) (born 1978), a Swiss recording artist ...
.
Early life
Acevedo's parents were born in New York City and lived in
the Bronx
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, where both their sons, Richard and Kirk Acevedo, were born and raised. Since childhood, Acevedo has shown an interest in acting; he performed before his family in improvised shows. Acevedo was a
drama
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major in high school.
After graduating from
LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Acevedo enrolled in the
SUNY Purchase School of Acting (Purchase College). In the 1990s, Acevedo earned his
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and, as some of his classmates had landed parts shortly after auditioning for ''
Oz'', he was also motivated to try out, and subsequently landed the role of the half-crazed gang leader prisoner
Miguel Alvarez.
Career
After landing the role of Miguel Alvarez on ''
Oz'', Acevedo was promoted to series regular in season two and appeared in the following episodes: 1–26; 34–36 and 41–56. Among his other most notable credits include his roles in ''
Law & Order: Trial by Jury'' (2005) as
Hector Salazar and
HBO's ''
Band of Brothers'' (2001), produced by
Steven Spielberg, as Staff sergeant
Joe Toye.
He had guest starring roles on well known television shows such as ''
NYPD Blue'' and ''
24''. He had a notable recurring role on the television show ''
The Black Donnellys
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''.
Some of his most well known movies and
miniseries he has starred in include ''
The Thin Red Line'', ''
Invincible
Invincible may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Invincible'' (2001 drama film), a drama by Werner Herzog about Jewish cabaret during the rise of Nazism
* ''Invincible'' (2001 TV film), a fantasy / martial arts TV movie starring Billy Zane
...
'' (2006), ''
Boiler Room'' (2000), ''
Dinner Rush
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'' (2000), ''Arresting Gena'' (1997) and ''Kirk and Kerry'' (1997). He voices Jackie Estacado in ''
The Darkness'', the video game adaptation of the
comic book
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.
In 2008, he landed a supporting role on the
Fox
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science fiction horror television series ''
Fringe
Fringe may refer to:
Arts
* Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe"
* Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival
* Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre
* The Fringe, the ...
'' as
Charlie Francis
Charles Merrick Francis (October 13, 1948 – May 12, 2010) was a Canadian Olympic sprinter and sprint coach most noteworthy for being the trainer of sprinter Ben Johnson, the first competitor to be stripped of an Olympic gold medal for using ban ...
. He starred on the show's
first season and in the episode "
Unleashed
Unleashed may refer to:
Art and entertainment Film and television
* ''Unleashed'' (2001 film), a film featuring Jeff Anderson
* ''Unleashed'' (2005 film), a 2005 martial arts film starring Jet Li
* ''Unleashed'' (2016 film), a film starring ...
", Acevedo's real life wife, actress
Kiersten Warren
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Life and career
Warren is the mother of actress Misti Tra ...
portrayed his on-screen wife. His character was killed in the
second season premiere, though Acevedo made two further appearances portraying a shapeshifting imposter. Following the
fifth episode of
season two Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album)
* ''2econd Season
''2econd Season'' is the second and most recent album by Atlanta-based rapper Unk.
Release
It was released on November 4, 2008.
Guest Performers
The album features gu ...
, Acevedo was no longer credited as a main cast member due to the shapeshifter's death in the
previous episode. Though he is credited as a main cast member for a standalone episode filmed at the end of the first season titled "
Unearthed" that was broadcast as the eleventh episode of the second season. His character's reappearance in the episode after being killed off has led to confusion amongst viewers of the series.
Acevedo officially returned as a guest star in ''Fringe'' for the
second season finale as the parallel universe version of his character, and continued this recurring role for six episodes of the
third season.
In 2011, he joined the main cast of the short-lived U.S remake of ''
Prime Suspect
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'' portraying Detective Luisito Calderon.
Initially, it was reported Alt-Charlie would appear in fewer episodes of the
fourth season of ''Fringe'', though this never happened and he never reappeared in the series following the third season episode "
Bloodline
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".
Acevedo later appeared on ''
The Walking Dead'' for two episodes of the
fourth season.
He has starred in the
Syfy television series ''
12 Monkeys
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''. Acevedo was cast in a recurring role in the sixth season of
The CW
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television series ''
Arrow'' in August 2017 as
Ricardo Diaz and was promoted to series regular for the first 14 episodes of
season seven.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Accolades
In 1999, Acevedo won an
ALMA Award
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for his role in
''The Thin Red Line''. He was nominated in the "Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play" category 1997 for the Drama Desk Award for ''Tooth of Crime''. He was nominated for a total of four
ALMA Award
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s for his role in ''Oz'' for the following years 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2001.
He co-founded the theater company, The Rorschach Group, with
Shea Whigham
Franklin Shea Whigham Jr. (born January 5, 1969) is an American actor best known for portraying Elias "Eli" Thompson in the drama series ''Boardwalk Empire''. He also appeared in the first season of ''True Detective'' and the third season of ' ...
.
See also
*
List of Puerto Ricans
*
Chinese immigration to Puerto Rico
Large-scale Chinese immigration to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean began during the 19th century. Chinese immigrants had to face different obstacles that prohibited or restricted their entry in Puerto Rico.
When Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony, ...
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
American people of Puerto Rican descent
American male television actors
Hispanic and Latino American male actors
Male actors from New York City
State University of New York at Purchase alumni
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni
People from Brooklyn
Entertainers from the Bronx