Kevin Alejandro speaks about ‘True Blood’ role.
Former Ugly Betty and Southland star Kevin Alejandro speaks about his latest role on the hit HBO show ‘True Blood‘- the third season premiered last night in the U.S.
In a candid interview with AfterElton Kevin spoke about his latest role as a mysterious stranger who gets romantically involved with Lafayette (played by Nelsan Ellis), and why he decided to play a gay character.
He said:
“Because it’s different. It was part of the appeal because I’m going straight from family man with kids, playing a detective in gang territory on [TNT’s] Southland. We thought it would be a really nice balance and challenge to go from that to Jesus [on True Blood].”
As a straight actor with a wife and a child, this isn’t the first time he’s played a gay role. He starred as a gay hustler on Big Love, and last year he took on as role as a gay cop in Southland…followed closely by a brief gay role (Anton) in the new Melrose Place series. He did however play the role of a Justin’s dad on Ugly Betty which featured a lovely scene where he stood up on a subway full of people to defend his ‘theatrical’ son – probably leading to where the actor gained the most fans from.
Click here for more on this interview – including the audition process, and how he feels about the racy feel of the series.
