Born and raised in Bronx and spent most of his formative years hanging out in New York City, Kirk Acevedo, who is of Puerto Rican/Chinese descent, received his BFA from SUNY Purchase and founded a theater company called The Rorschach Group. After guest-starring on several television shows like New York Undercover (1994) and Law & Order (1990),...
Satellite Award for Best Ensemble – Motion Picture, ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actor - Supporting Role
Nominations
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actor
Movies
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Thin Red Line, Collision Earth, Invincible, Boiler Room, Dinner Rush, 5up 2down, The New World, Bait, The Visit, The Sunshine Boys, Paradise, The Breaking Point, Fringe Season 1 Visual Effects, Behind the Real Science of 'Fringe Season 1', Evolution: The Genesis o...
TV Shows
Fringe, Prime Suspect, The Black Donnellys, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Oz, Band of Brothers, 12 Monkeys
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I am much more wired to be an athlete than anything else. I understand the 'hard work = payoff' equation in sports. I run marathons and I box. And that's my Puerto Rican flag hanging in Freddie Roach's Wild Card Boxing gym. I gave it to him. My last N.Y.C. marathon time I ran in three hours flat.
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I tell people all of the time that they would make any show in this business - whether it's black, white, Hispanic, Jewish, Colombian, Dominican - whatever. They'll make it if it sells. It's a business. It's not personal.
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I like a woman who has a vocabulary larger than 'shoes' and 'handbags.' But a nice pair of legs to go in the shoes is always good, too.
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Because I'm seen on Oz, a lot of the urban cats in the city are like, 'Yo, I thought you'd be rolling in a Mercedes?' And I'm just like, 'Not at all!' This is cable money. There is a big difference between that and a network. But still I can't complain. It's better than doing a 9 to 5 any day.
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[When asked to rate his chances on a scale of 1-to-10 of surviving a real prison] "I would have to say a '1' just because I think I'd be someone's cupcake."
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