15 Facts About Kirk Acevedo

Kirkland M Acevedo was born on November 27,1971 and is an American actor best known as Miguel Alvarez in Oz, Joe Toye in Band of Brothers, and FBI Agent Charlie Francis on Fringe.

Acevedo's parents were born in New York City and lived in the Bronx, 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.

Kirk Acevedo had guest starring roles on well known television shows such as NYPD Blue and 24.

Kirk Acevedo had a notable recurring role on the television show The Black Donnellys.

Kirk Acevedo starred on the show's first season and in the episode "Unleashed", Acevedo's real-life wife, actress Kiersten Warren portrayed his on-screen wife.

Kirk Acevedo's character was killed in the second season premiere, though Acevedo made two further appearances portraying a shape-shifting imposter.

Kirk 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.

Kirk Acevedo later appeared on The Walking Dead for two episodes of the fourth season.

Kirk Acevedo has starred in the Syfy television series 12 Monkeys.

Kirk Acevedo was cast in a recurring role in the sixth season of The CW television series Arrow in August 2017 as Ricardo Diaz and was promoted to series regular for the first 14 episodes of season seven.

In 1999, Kirk Acevedo won an ALMA Award for his role in The Thin Red Line.

Kirk Acevedo was nominated in the "Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play" category in 1997 for the Drama Desk Award for Tooth of Crime.

Kirk Acevedo was nominated for a total of four ALMA Awards for his role in Oz for the following years 1997,1998,2000, and 2001.

Kirk Acevedo co-founded the theater company, The Rorschach Group, with Shea Whigham.