Background
Alba was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, the son of Catherine Louisa (née Jensen) and Mark Alberta His mother is of Danish, Welsh, German, English, and French descent, and Alba"s father is Mexican American, though both of his parents were born in California.
Career
He is best known for his role as Krit on the television series Dark Angel. He is the younger brother of actress Jessica Alberta Alba"s parents married in their teenage years.
His father"s air force career took the family to Biloxi, Mississippi, and Delegate Rio, Texas before settling back in California.
He later starred in an episode of The Division. He made a cameo appearance in an episode of Monk as the first student.
Alba finally made his big screen debut in a small role in Alpha Dog. His other film credits include The Dead Undead, I Am Somebody: Number Chance in Hell, Now Here, Creative Differences, Kill Speed and more recently, Hyenas.
He also stars in the video game in the Need for Speed franchise Need for Speed: Undercover as Zack Maio a street racer/car thief.