Kirk Acevedo

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, FBI Agent Charlie Francis in the science-fiction series Fringe, and Jose Ramse in 12 Monkeys. His best-known films are The Thin Red Line, Dinner Rush and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. He portrayed comic book villain Ricardo Diaz / The Dragon on Arrow as the main antagonist in seasons six and the first half of season seven.

Kirk Acevedo
Kirk Acevedo at the 2018 Motor City Comic Con
Born (1971-11-27) November 27, 1971
New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
EducationState University of New York, Purchase (BFA)
Spouse(s)
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(m. after 2005)​
Children2, including stepdaughter Misti Traya [2]

Early life

Acevedo is of Puerto Rican origin. His parents were born in New York City, and lived in Bronx,[3] where both their sons, Richard and Kirk Acevedo, were born and raised.[4] 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.

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.[5] 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.

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. He starred on the show's first season and in one such episode, Acevedo’s real life wife, actress Kiersten Warren portrayed the wife of his character. However, his character began to appear infrequently and was later killed off mid-way into the second season; he then assumed a recurring status afterward and then he later returned for the third season before moving onto another show.[6] He played Detective Luisito Calderon on the short-lived U.S. remake of Prime Suspect.[7] Acevedo appeared on The Walking Dead on November 24, 2013.

He has starred in the Syfy television series 12 Monkeys. Acevedo was cast in a recurring role in the sixth season of The CW television series Arrow in August 2017 as Ricardo Diaz[8] and was promoted to series regular for the first 14 episodes of season seven.[9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Kirk and Kerry Kirk Short film
1998 Arresting Gena Caller
1998 The Thin Red Line Pvt. Vincent Tella
2000 Boiler Room Broker
2000 In the Weeds Kurt
2000 The Visit Prospective Parolee
2000 Bait Ramundo
2000 Dinner Rush Duncan
2005 The New World Sentry
2006 5up 2down Santo
2006 Invincible Tommy
2011 Collision Earth Dr. James Preston
2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Carver
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Ted Garza

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994New York UndercoverJoey ClaudioEpisode: "Tasha"
1995New York UndercoverRamonEpisode: "Tag, You're Dead"
1996The Sunshine BoysTV film
1996Swift JusticeMarkEpisode: "Stones"
1996Law & OrderRichie Morales"Corruption"
1997New York UndercoverBernardEpisode: "The Promised Land"
1997–2003OzMiguel AlvarezRecurring role (season 1); Main role (seasons 2–6), 46 episodes
1998Witness to the MobNicholas ScibettaTV film
1999The SentinelRay AldoEpisode: "Dead End on Blank Street"
2001Third WatchPaulie FuentesEpisodes: "Requiem for a Bantamweight", "Unfinished Business"
2001Band of BrothersJoe ToyeTV miniseries, 6 episodes
2003FastlaneNick McKussickEpisode: "Iced"
2004ParadiseManny MarquezTV film
2004NYPD BlueScott GraftonEpisode: "Take My Wife, Please"
2005Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDA Investigator Hector SalazarEpisode: "Night"
2005–2006Law & Order: Trial by JuryDA Investigator Hector SalazarMain role, 13 episodes
2006Numb3rsGino McGintyEpisode: "The Running Man"
200624George AvilaEpisode: "Day 5: 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m."
2007Cold CaseDylan NoakesEpisode: "Thrill Kill"
2007The Black DonnellysNicky CotteroMain role, 13 episodes
2008–2011FringeCharlie Francis/alt-CharlieMain role (seasons 1–2); Recurring role (season 3), 36 episodes
2009White CollarRuizEpisode: "Book of Hours"
2011–2012Prime SuspectDet. Luisito CalderonMain role, 13 episodes
2012The MentalistChristian Dos SantosEpisode: "Red Dawn"
2013CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJames BoydEpisode: "In Vino Veritas"
2013CSI: New YorkJames BoydEpisode: "Seth and Apep"
2013Law & Order: Special Victims UnitEddie GarciaEpisode: "October Surprise"
2013Person of InterestTimothy SloanEpisode: "Mors Praematura"
2013The Walking DeadMitch DolgenEpisodes: "Dead Weight", "Too Far Gone"
2014GrimmRon HurdEpisode: "The Good Soldier"
2014LegendsKyle DobsonEpisodes: "Rogue", "Gauntlet"
2013–2014Blue BloodsJavi "Tic-Tac" BaezEpisodes: "Bad Blood", "Partners"
2015Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Agent Tomas CalderonEpisodes: "Love in the Time of Hydra", "One Door Closes"
2015–201812 MonkeysJose RamseMain role (seasons 1–3); Recurring role (season 4), 31 episodes
2017KingdomDominick RamosRecurring role (Season 3), 8 episodes
2017Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDet. Ray LopezEpisodes: "American Dream", "Sanctuary"
2017–2019ArrowRicardo Diaz / The DragonRecurring Role (season 6); main role (season 7), 25 episodes

Video games
Year Title Role
2007 The Darkness 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 was nominated for a total of four ALMA Awards for his role in Oz for the following years 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2001.[10] He co-founded the theater company, The Rorschach Group, with Shea Whigham.

See also

References
  1. "They can't even get where I was born and raised right. ▲". Twitter.com.
  2. "Kirk Acevedo | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  3. "They can't even get where I was born and raised right". Twitter.com.
  4. "Actor Kirk Acevedo strongly suggests discrimination after being locked out of Vancouver Coach store". The Georgia Straight. August 2, 2018.
  5. Birss, Tyler (February 7, 2016). "'Oz' Characters Examined Part 12 – Miguel Alvarez". hardwoodandhollywood.com. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  6. Edward (May 22, 2008). "Kirk Acevedo". Fringetelevision.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  7. Lee Hernandez (June 23, 2011). "EXCLUSIVE: Kirk Acevedo on 'Fringe': "They Want Me for a Few Episodes"". Latina. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  8. Nellie Andreeva; Denise Petski (August 15, 2017). "'Arrow': Kirk Acevedo Cast As Ricardo Diaz (Richard Dragon) In Season 6". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  9. Byrne, Craig (October 11, 2018). "'Arrow': Kirk Acevedo Set As Series Regular In Season 7". greenarrowtv. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  10. "Kirk Acevedo". TVGuide.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
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