Kevin Tijerina began acting in junior high and high school, leading him to study Theater at the University of St. Thomas under Sam Havens and Claire McDonald. He went on to perform in local theater productions for Scriptwriters Houston and Theater Southwest.

Kevin began working in the independent movie scene, appearing in several Filmmaking Frenzy Projects, a demo for Fighting Stunts Association, "Jeffery Anderson: Zombie Hunter", "Tremens", and co-writing and acting in an original short film entitled "Potatohead". He most recently appeared in Robert Rodriguez's "Machete", "Machete Kills", "Dusk 'Til Dawn: The Series", the film "Parkland", and ABC's "American Crime"