Kevin Alejandro details 'True Blood' role

Kevin Alejandro explained his character's part in the upcoming season of HBO's True Blood.

Alejandro will play the love interest for blood dealer and male prostitute Lafayette, the character played by Nelsan Ellis. Most recently, Alejandro played police detective Nate Moretta on TNT's Southland, which returns for its third season this summer.

"They're really completely opposite characters. It's what every actor really wants," Alejandro told Entertainment Weekly.

When asked if his character is a vampire, the actor said that he is unsure.

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