Carlos Bernard

Carlos Bernard
Carlos Bernard in May 2009
Born	Carlos Bernard Papierski (1962-10-12) October 12, 1962 Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Sharisse Baker ​ (m. 1999⁠–⁠2010)​
Children	Natalie (daughter)
Website	www.CarlosBernard.com

Carlos Bernard Papierski (born October 12, 1962) is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Tony Almeida in 24, which he played from 2001 to 2006, and then reprised again in 2009. He received a fine arts degree from American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco after attending Illinois State University.

Early life and education

Bernard was born on October 12, 1962 in Evanston, Illinois and grew up in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest of three brothers. Of Polish and Spanish ancestry, his mother is originally from Madrid, Spain. Bernard graduated from New Trier High School, and showed signs of interest in acting while in his high school years. He then went to Illinois State University and shortly after received his fine arts degree in San Francisco in the American Conservatory Theatre. Bernard started out on stage but quickly progressed to television.

Career

Bernard performed in A.C.T. stage productions:

• Good with William Hurt
• As You Like It
• Hamlet
• The Diary of Anne Frank
• The Cherry Orchard

At the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, he performed in Scenes From an Execution, with Frank Langella.

Bernard has made guest appearances on Walker, Texas Ranger, Burn Notice, F/X: The Series, Babylon 5, and Silk Stalkings and appeared as a regular on the daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless. He has appeared in the feature films Alien Raiders, Vegas, City of Dreams, The Killing Jar, and the short film The Colonel's Last Flight.

Personal life

Bernard speaks fluent Spanish, Russian, and German.

Bernard married actress Sharisse Baker in 1999. They have one child, daughter Natalie, who was born in August 2003. He is friends with Kiefer Sutherland, Reiko Aylesworth and Mary Lynn Rajskub, with whom he starred in 24.

Bernard is a hot sauce enthusiast and has his own line of hot sauces called "Carlos Almeida's."

Filmography

Start Year	Film/TV Show	Role	Other notes
1996	The Killing Jar	Chajén
1997	Sunset Beach	Intern
	Night Man	Parker's Henchman	Episode: "In the Still of the Night"
	Silk Stalkings	Bradley Babcock	Episode: "Pink Elephants"
	F/X: The Series	Roberto	Episode: "French Kiss"
1998	Men in White
1999	The Young and the Restless	Rafael Delgado
	Babylon 5: A Call to Arms	Communications
2000	The Colonel's Last Flight	Rosario
	Mars and Beyond	Lt. Ronaldo Alvarez
2001	24	Tony Almeida	2001–2006, 2009, 2014 (115 episodes +1 special 24: Solitary exclusive to 24: Live Another Day Blu-Ray and DVD home releases. This is a follow up to 24: Live Another Day)
	Walker, Texas Ranger	Raoul 'Skull' Hidalgo	Episode: "Without a Sound"
	Vegas, City of Dreams	Chico Escovedo
2006	10.5: Apocalypse	Dr. Miguel Garcia
	24: The Game	Tony Almeida
2007	Nurses	Dr. Richmond
2008	Alien Raiders	Aaron Ritter
2010	Burn Notice	Gabriel	Episode: "Good Intentions"
	Full Nelson
	Angel Camouflaged	Jude Stevens
	Scoundrels	Det. Sgt. Mack	Series Regular
	The Blue Wall	David Keenan
2011	Ghost Storm	Hal Miller
	Charlie's Angels	Pajaro / Rodrigo	Episode: "Angel with a Broken Wing"
	CSI Miami	Diego Navarro - Nemesis of Horatio Caine	Recurring Cast
2012	Dallas	Vicente Cano	Recurring Cast
	Hawaii Five-0	Agent Channing	2 Episodes; "Doubt", "Evil Woman"
2013	Castle	Jared Stack	1 Episode; "The Human Factor"
2014	Motive	Kurt Taylor	1 Episode; "Overboard"
	Major Crimes	Pete Sims	1 Episode; "Acting Out"
2015	The Inspectors		Director, 4 episodes
2015	Madam Secretary	Manuel Barzan	1 Episode; "You Say You Want a Revolution"
2017	24: Legacy	Tony Almeida	(currently filming)

External links

• Carlos Bernard at IMDb
• Carlos Bernard at AllMovie
• Carlos Bernard Official Website
• World Poker Tour Profile