Kirk Acevedo

Kirk Acevedo Biography

Kirk 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 Agent Charlie Francis in the science-fiction series Fringe. His best known films are The Thin Red Line and Dinner Rush. He is also known for voicing the famous comic book character Jackie Estacado in video game The Darkness.

Early years

Acevedo's parents were both born in New York City, and lived in Brooklyn where both their sons, Richard and Kirk Acevedo, were born. The Acevedos moved to the Bronx, where Kirk and his brother were raised. Since childhood, Acevedo has shown an interest in acting; he performed before his family in improvised shows. Acevedo was a drama major in high school. He is of Puerto Rican and Chinese descent.

Education and Training

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.

Acting career

After landing the role of Miguel Alvarez, 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, produced by Steven Spielberg, as Staff sergeant Joseph Toye.

He had guest starring roles on well known Television shows such as NYPD Blue, 24, and the soap opera As The World Turns. He had a notable recurring role on the Television show The Black Donnellys.

Some of his most well known movies and miniseries he has starred in include The Thin Red Line, Invincible (2006), Boiler Room (2000), Dinner Rush (2000), Arresting Gena (1997) and Kirk and Kerry (1997). He voices Jackie Estacado in The Darkness, the video game adaptation of the comic book.

In 2008, he landed a supporting role on the Fox science fiction horror television series, Fringe as Charlie Francis which he starred on since the show's beginning in 2008. During the show's second season his character began to appear infrequently and was later killed off mid-way into that very same season; he then assumed a recurring status afterward in that season, then he later returned for season 3, before moving onto another show. He played Detective Luisito Calderon on the short-lived U.S. remake of Prime Suspect.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Kirk and Kerry	Kirk	Short film
1998	Arresting Gena	Caller
1998	'	Pvt. Tella
2000	Boiler Room	Broker
2000	In the Weeds	Kurt
2000	'	Prospective Parolee
2000	Bait	Ramundo
2000	Dinner Rush	Duncan
2005	'	Sentry
2006	5up 2down	Santo
2006	Invincible	Tommy
2014	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	Carver

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	New York Undercover	Joey Claudio	Episode: "Tasha"
1995	New York Undercover	Ramon	Episode: "Tag, You're Dead"
1996	'		TV film
1996	Swift Justice	Mark	Episode: "Stones"
1996	Law & Order	Richie Morales	Episode: "Corruption"
1997	New York Undercover	Bernard	Episode: "The Promised Land"
1997-2003	Oz	Miguel Alvarez	Main role (46 episodes)
1998	Witness to the Mob		TV film
1999	'	Ray Aldo	Episode: "Dead End on Blank Street"
2001	Third Watch	Paulie Fuentes	Episodes: "Requiem for a Bantamweight", "Unfinished Business"
2001	Band of Brothers	Joseph D. Toye	TV miniseries
2003	Fastlane	Nick McKussick	Episode: "Iced"
2004	Paradise	Manny Marquez	TV film
2004	NYPD Blue	Scott Grafton	Episode: "Take My Wife, Please"
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	DA Investigator Hector Salazar	Episode: "Night"
2005-2006	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	D.A. Investigator Hector Salazar	Main role (13 episodes)
2006	Numb3rs	Gino McGinty	Episode: "The Running Man"
2006	24	George Avila	Episode: "Day 5: 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m."
2007	Cold Case	Dylan Noakes	Episode: "Thrill Kill"
2007	'	Nicky Cottero	Main role (14 episodes)
2008-2011	Fringe	Charlie Francis	Main role (36 episodes)
2009	White Collar	Ruiz	Episode: "Book of Hours"
2011-2012	Prime Suspect	Det. Luisito Calderon	Main role (13 episodes)
2012	'	Christian Dos Santos	Episode: "Red Dawn"
2013	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	James Boyd	Episode: "In Vino Veritas"
2013	CSI New York	James Boyd	Episode: "Seth and Apep"

Video Games

Year	Title	Role
2007	'	Jackie Estacado

Accolades

In 1999, Acevedo won an ALMA Award 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 co-founded the theater company, The Rorschach Group, with Shea Whigham. He was nominated for a total of four ALMA Awards for his role in Oz for the following years 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2001.