Blue Bloods: Oz/Fringe Kirk Acevedo cast as cop Marias criminal brother Blue Bloods is getting some new blood, from someone familiar to fans of Oz and Fringe. Now in its fourth season, the CBS police drama has cast Kirk Acevedo as the brother of Maria Baez (Marisa Ramirez) -- NYPD detective Danny Reagans (Donnie Wahlberg) partner -- in the Friday, Nov. 22, episode, Zap2it has learned exclusively. His sudden reappearance is guaranteed to make things less than comfortable for his sister. They have a strained relationship to begin with, since hes a longtime criminal. Hes trying to leave that life behind, but a wrong place, wrong time situation keeps him there, likely putting an added strain on Marias camaraderie with justice-devoted Danny as she struggles with professional duty vs. family loyalty. The HBO prison drama Oz boosted Acevedos fame through his portrayal of inmate Miguel Alvarez. He worked for the cable network again in the miniseries Band of Brothers, then was in the short run of NBCs Law & Order: Trial by Jury before his longer stay on FOXs Fringe as FBI Special Agent Charlie Francis. He returned to NBC again briefly in its Americanization of Prime Suspect. Among the many other shows that have featured Acevedo as a guest star are CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Mentalist, White Collar, 24, Third Watch and NYPD Blue. He also turned up on two of the other series in the Law & Order franchise, the parent show and Law & Order: SVU. Acevedo is the latest name guest casting for the Tom Selleck-starring Blue Bloods, broadcast TVs most-watched program last Friday (Oct. 18). Recent episodes have featured Emmy winner Bebe Neuwirth (Cheers) and CBS This Morning co-anchor Norah ODonnell (as herself), and Charisma Carpenter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) appears in an upcoming story.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:57:52 +0000
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