"Southland"s Kevin Alejandro joins "True Blood"
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'Southland' actor joining 'True Blood'
Kevin Alejandro to play an orderly in HBO's vampire drama
By Nellie Andreeva
"Southland" co-star Kevin Alejandro is staying in the South with
another high-profile series gig, joining Alan Ball's vampire drama
"True Blood."
Alejandro, expected to appear in almost every episode of the HBO
series' upcoming third season, will play Jesus, a Latino orderly who
is taking care of Ruby Jean Reynolds (Alfre Woodard) at her care
facility and becomes involved with her son, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis).
Alejandro continues to be attached as a regular to "Southland," which
recently moved from NBC to TNT. Because of the cable network's plan to
air the 13 produced episodes of the cop drama, starting Jan. 12,
before making a decision whether to order a second season, Alejandro
can accommodate "Blood" while keeping his obligation to "Southland."
Alejandro, repped by Main Title and attorney Jason Hendler, co-starred
on "Shark," "Drive," "Ugly Betty" and recently recurred on "Weeds."
On "Blood," he joins such other new additions as Denis O'Hare,
Marshall Allman, Theo Alexander, Grant Bowler, Joe Manganiello and
Lindsay Pulsipher.