Xolo's first major role was as Victor Graham on NBC's Parenthood from 2012-2015. He credits the role for sparking his love of acting. "A couple years prior to booking Cobra Kai I had the pleasure of working with all of these folks for a few years. Without this show I can't confidently say I would've been in Cobra Kai," he previously wrote on Instagram. "Parenthood turned acting from a means to pay for college to something that I saw myself doing for the rest of my life."