Nestor Carbonell
Biography
Néstor Gastón Carbonell (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnestoɾ ɣasˈtoŋ kaɾβoˈneʎ]; born December 1, 1967) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He became famous for his role as Luis Rivera in the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan. He is known for his roles as Richard Alpert in the ABC drama series Lost, Sheriff Alex Romero in the A&E drama series Bates Motel, and Yanko Flores in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show. Carbonell starred as Mayor Anthony Garcia in Christopher Nolan's superhero films The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). He won the 2024 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in the FX series Shōgun. Description above from the Wikipedia article Néstor Carbonell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Nestor Carbonell
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
The Good Doctor
House
Lost
Law & Order
Person of Interest
Monk
Bates Motel
Shōgun
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (81 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ready or Not: Here I Come | Ignacio El Caido | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Rip | Major Thom Vallejo | Movie | 2026 |
 | Motherland | Matteo | Movie | 2025 |
 | PULSE | Ruben Soriano | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Getting LOST | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Image of You | David | Movie | 2024 |
 | Clawfoot | Evan | Movie | 2024 |
 | Shōgun | Rodrigues | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Bandit | Snydes | Movie | 2022 |
 | Mosquito | Silas St-John | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Morning Show | Yanko Flores | TV Series | 2019 |
 | New Amsterdam | Director | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Rise | Director | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Big Hero 6 The Series | Chief Cruz (voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Good Doctor | Director | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Crown Heights | Bruce Regenstreich | Movie | 2017 |
 | DuckTales | Ponce de Leon / Springbreakers (voice) | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Midnight, Texas | Kai Lucero | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Imperium | Tom Hernandez | Movie | 2016 |
 | Director's Cut | Perry | Movie | 2016 |
 | Dead Drop | Santiago | Movie | 2013 |
 | Ray Donovan | Sheldon Blackwood | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Bates Motel | Alex Romero | TV Series | 2013 |
| Bates Motel | Director | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Ending the Knight | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Dark Knight Rises | Mayor | Movie | 2012 |
 | Outlaws - For Greater Glory | Mayor Picazo | Movie | 2012 |
 | Person of Interest | Matthew Reed | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Ringer | Victor Machado | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Wilfred | Dr. Arturo Ramos | TV Series | 2011 |
 | The Good Wife | Daniel Irwin | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Savio (voice) | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Dark Knight | Mayor | Movie | 2008 |
 | Killer Movie | Seaton Brookstone | Movie | 2008 |
 | Cane | Frank Duque | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Andy Barker, P.I. | Dr. Cey | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Smokin' Aces | Pasquale Acosta "S.A. Gerald Diego" | Movie | 2006 |
 | Day Break | Eddie Reyes | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Me, Eloise | Diego (voice) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Psych | Declan Rand | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Commander in Chief | Dr. Kyle Brock | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Lost City | Luis Fellove | Movie | 2005 |
 | House | Jeffrey Reilich | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Lost | Richard Alpert | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Justice League Unlimited | El Diablo (voice) | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Century City | Tom Montero | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Cold Case | Mike Valens | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Manhood | Jack the Dog | Movie | 2003 |
 | Queens Supreme | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Monk | Dalton Padron | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Kim Possible | Señor Senior Jr. (voice) | TV Series | 2002 |
| Kim Possible | Announcer (voice) | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Laramie Project | Moisés Kaufman | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Tick | Batmanuel | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Scrubs | Dr. Ramirez | TV Series | 2001 |
 | These Old Broads | Gavin | Movie | 2001 |
 | Jack the Dog | Jack the Dog | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Division | Byron Johnson | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Static Shock | Garcia (voice) | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Attention Shoppers | Enrique Suavez | Movie | 2000 |
| Attention Shoppers | Executive Producer | Movie | 2000 |
| Attention Shoppers | Writer | Movie | 2000 |
 | Strong Medicine | Jonas Ray | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Resurrection Blvd. | Peter Terrano | TV Series | 2000 |
 | New Suits | Alan | Movie | 2000 |
 | Noriega: God's Favorite | Major Giroldi | Movie | 2000 |
 | Veronica's Closet | Tony Tony | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Ally McBeal | Miles Josephson | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Garage Sale | Max | Movie | 1996 |
 | Suddenly Susan | Luis Rivera | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Brotherly Love | Eduardo | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Sir Gooey (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Muscle | Gianni | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1994 |
 | The John Larroquette Show | Felicio | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Good Advice | Marco | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Melrose Place | Alex | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Law & Order | Stuart Carradine | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Director | TV Series | 1990 |
 | A Different World | Malik Velasquez | TV Series | 1987 |
| Pedro Pan | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |