Nestor Carbonell - wikipedia Nestor Carbonell Nestor Carbonell Carbonell in May 2009 Néstor Gastón Carbonell ( 1967 - 12 - 01 ) December 1, 1967 ( age 50 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Alma mater Harvard University ( B.A. ) Occupation Actor director screenwriter Years active 1989 -- present Spouse ( s ) Shannon Kenny ( m. 2002 ) Children Relatives Rafael Palmeiro ( cousin ) José Manuel Cortina ( great - grandfather ) Néstor Gastón Carbonell ( Spanish pronunciation : ( ˈnestoɾ ɣasˈtoŋ kaɾβoˈneʎ ) ; born December 1, 1967 ) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He came to prominence 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 and Sheriff Alex Romero in the A&E drama series Bates Motel. Carbonell also starred as Mayor Anthony Garcia in Christopher Nolan 's superhero films The Dark Knight ( 2008 ) and The Dark Knight Rises ( 2012 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Stage 6 Other credits 7 Awards and nominations 8 References 9 External links Early life Carbonell was born in New York City to Cuban parents Néstor Tulio Carbonell Cortina and Rosa Ramírez de Arellano Cárdenas. His parents are of Spanish descent ( his grandparents were of Catalan, Basque, Navarran, and Andalusian origins ). Carbonell 's father worked for PepsiCo, which required the family to live for periods of time in London, Mexico City, the Bahamas, and Caracas. His father is also active in the Cuban community, authoring the book And The Russians Stayed : The Sovietization of Cuba. Carbonell has an older sister, Rosa Maria `` Mia '' Carbonell, a Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Forbes. Former professional baseball player Rafael Palmeiro is his cousin. His paternal great - grandfather, José Manuel Cortina, was a noted Cuban orator and diplomat. Carbonell was educated at The British School while living in Caracas. His family later moved back to the U.S., and he attended Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts with future Lost co-star Matthew Fox. In 1990, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Harvard University ( also the alma mater of his father and sister ). Carbonell was raised a Roman Catholic. Career Carbonell promoting Lost in 2010 Carbonell 's first acting role was a guest starring part as Alberto Cordova in an episode of As the World Turns. He then appeared in episodes of Law & Order, Melrose Place, A Different World, Reasonable Doubts, Good Advice, Brotherly Love, and The John Larroquette Show. In 1995, he starred in a dual role, Roberto and one half of the Couple in Bar, in Stephen Sondheim and George Furth 's play Getting Away with Murder. That same year, he appeared as a main cast member on the short - lived The WB sitcom Muscle. He subsequently portrayed the regular role of Luis Rivera on the Brooke Shields - led sitcom Suddenly Susan for four seasons ( 1996 -- 2000 ). For much of his early career, he played characters with thick Hispanic accents, and was so convincing that people thought it was how he actually sounded. One of his first obstacles in Hollywood was convincing them that in reality he did n't have an accent and that he is capable of doing broader roles. In 2000, Carbonell made his debut as a screenwriter with the comedy film Attention Shoppers, in which he also starred as Enrique Suarez, the lead role. He has since had recurring roles on Resurrection Blvd., The Tick, Kim Possible ( as the voice of Señor Senior Jr. ), Century City, Strong Medicine, and Cold Case. He also guest starred on Scrubs ( in the episode `` My Moment of Un-Truth '' ), House ( in the episode `` Cursed '' ), Monk ( in the episode `` Mr. Monk Gets Married '' ), and Day Break ( in the episode `` What If He Can Change the Day ? '' ). In 2006, he appeared alongside his future Lost co-star Matthew Fox, as assassin Pasquale Acosta, in the film Smokin ' Aces. Carbonell and Sarah Michelle Gellar at the 2011 San Diego Comic - Con Carbonell was cast as Richard Alpert on the third season of ABC 's drama series Lost. The mysteries surrounding his ageless character were heavily discussed among the fan community throughout his arc in the season. While producing the final episodes of the third season, Carbonell was cast in a starring role as Frank Duque on the CBS series Cane. The writers of Lost modified their original story plan for the third season in anticipation for Carbonell 's potential unavailability. Despite Carbonell 's willingness to return to the ABC series, CBS president Nina Tassler ruled out another guest appearance. Cane was cancelled during the 2007 -- 2008 Writers Guild of America strike, freeing Carbonell from his contract with CBS. In 2008, Lost showrunner Carlton Cuse stated that Carbonell would reprise his role as Richard Alpert towards the end of the series ' fourth season, as a result of Cane 's cancellation. Carbonell made appearances in the episodes `` Cabin Fever '' and `` There 's No Place Like Home ''. Cuse cited this as an unintended positive consequence of the strike. Carbonell appeared in nine episodes of the fifth season, and was upgraded to a main cast member of Lost for its sixth and final season. In 2008, he landed the role of Mayor Anthony Garcia in Christopher Nolan 's The Dark Knight. His wife, Shannon Kenny, was previously involved in a Batman project, voicing the character Inque in the Batman Beyond television series. In 2010, Carbonell joined the series Psych for two episodes playing Declan Rand, a criminal profiler. In 2011, Carbonell starred in the CW series Ringer as FBI agent Victor Machado. Also in 2011, he was announced to guest star in FX comedy series Wilfred, a role which later turned into a recurring one. The following year, Carbonell briefly appeared in The Dark Knight Rises, reprising his role as Mayor Anthony Garcia in the final installment of Christopher Nolan 's Dark Knight trilogy. Carbonell with the cast of Bates Motel in 2013 From 2013 to the series ' ending in 2017, he portrayed Sheriff Alex Romero in the A&E Psycho prequel series Bates Motel, opposite Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore. In the first season, he starred in a recurring capacity, but was upgraded to a main cast member starting with the second season. Carbonell also directed three episodes of the series. In 2014, he guest starred on the CBS drama series Person of Interest in the episode `` Most Likely to... '', and on the CBS political drama series The Good Wife in the episode `` The Deep Web ''. That same year, he began recurring as Raymond Navaro in NBC 's espionage thriller series State of Affairs. In 2017, Carbonell directed the episode `` Apple '' of the ABC drama series The Good Doctor, starring his Bates Motel co-star Highmore. Personal life Carbonell has been married to Australian actress Shannon Kenny since January 3, 2001. They originally met while working together on the 1995 television series Muscle and went on to co-star in the 2000 film Attention Shoppers, which Carbonell wrote. The couple have two children, Rafael ( born 2002 ) and Marco ( born 2005 ). He is a practicing Roman Catholic. Carbonell 's dark eyelashes have been a staple topic of discussion in interviews, and both Carbonell and the producers of Lost made it clear they are not enhanced by any form of makeup. A short skit during the Lost panel at the 2009 San Diego Comic - Con International featured Carbonell allegedly applying eyeliner before throwing a Christian Bale-esque rant upon receiving the wrong color makeup from an assistant. In a season 5 episode of Lost, James `` Sawyer '' Ford refers to Carbonell 's character as `` your buddy out there with the eyeliner. '' In addition, in the Psych episode `` Shawn 2.0 '', Shawn Spencer makes a comment about him having `` impossibly dark eyelashes. '' He is fluent in Spanish, a skill he put to use in the sixth - season episode of Lost, `` Ab Aeterno '', in which numerous scenes contain dialogue mostly or solely in Spanish. He also starred in a Spanish - language Pepsi commercial alongside Eva Longoria, and in a Spanish - language Heineken commercial. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Attention Shoppers Enrique Suarez 2001 Jack the Dog Jack the Dog 2002 The Laramie Project Moisés Kaufman 2003 Manhood Jack the Dog 2005 The Lost City Luis Fellove 2006 Smokin ' Aces Pasquale Acosta 2008 The Dark Knight Mayor Anthony Garcia 2008 Killer Movie Seaton Brookstone Noah 's Ark : The New Beginning Leeu ( voice ) 2012 For Greater Glory Mayor Picazo 2012 The Dark Knight Rises Mayor Anthony Garcia 2013 Dead Drop Santiago 2016 Director 's Cut CSI Perry 2016 Imperium Tom Hernandez 2017 Crown Heights Bruce Regenstreich Television Year Title Role Notes As the World Turns Alberto Córdova Episode : `` 1.8965 '' 1991 Law & Order Stuart Carradine Episode : `` Out of Control '' 1992 Melrose Place Alex Episode : `` Lost & Found '' 1992 A Different World Malik Velásquez 2 episodes Reasonable Doubts Tomasso López Episode : `` The Ties That Bind ( Part 1 ) '' Good Advice Marco Episode : `` Two Times Twenty '' 1995 Muscle Gianni 13 episodes Brotherly Love Eduardo Episode : `` Remember '' The John Larroquette Show Felicio Episode : `` Intern Writer '' 1996 -- 2000 Suddenly Susan Luis Rivera 93 episodes 1998 Veronica 's Closet Tony Tony Episode : `` Veronica 's All Nighter '' 1998 Encore ! 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Marly Morrow Episode : `` Mr. Joe 's Wild Rose '' 2000 Resurrection Blvd. Peter Terrano 6 episodes 2000 Noriega : God 's Favorite Major Giroldi Television film 2000 Happily Ever After Sir Gooey ( voice ) Episode : `` Robinita Hood '' 2001 These Old Broads Gavin Television film 2001 -- 2002 The Tick Batmanuel 9 episodes 2002 Static Shock García ( voice ) Episode : `` Pop 's Girlfriend '' 2002 Ally McBeal Miles Josephson Episode : `` What I 'll Never Do for Love Again '' 2002 -- 2007 Kim Possible Señor Senior Jr. ( voice ) 12 episodes 2003 Queens Supreme Benedetto Episode : `` Supreme Heat '' 2003 The Division Byron Johnson Episode : `` Cold Comfort '' Monk Dalton Padron Episode : `` Mr. Monk Gets Married '' Scrubs Dr. Ronny Ramírez Episode : `` My Moment of un-Truth '' Century City Tom Montero 9 episodes 2004 -- 2006 Strong Medicine Jonas Ray 11 episodes 2005 Justice League Unlimited El Diablo ( voice ) Episode : `` The Once and Future Thing '' 2005 House Jeffrey Reilich Episode : `` Cursed '' 2006 Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Tito ( voice ) Episode : `` Rain Delay '' 2006 Commander in Chief Dr. Kyle Brock Episode : `` The Elephant in the Room '' 2006 Cold Case Mike Valens 3 episodes 2006 Day Break Eddie Reyes Episode : `` What If He Can Change the Day ? '' 2007 Eloise : The Animated Series Diego ( voice ) Episode : `` Eloise Goes to Hollywood '' 2007 American Dragon : Jake Long Cupid ( voice ) Episode : `` The Love Cruise '' 2007 Andy Barker, P.I. Dr. Jeremy Cey Episode : `` The Big No Sleep '' 2007 Cane Frank Duque 13 episodes 2007 -- 2010 Lost Richard Alpert 29 episodes 2010 -- 2012 The Penguins of Madagascar Savio ( voice ) 3 episodes Psych Declan Rand 2 episodes 2011 -- 2012 Ringer Victor Machado 17 episodes 2011 -- 2014 Wilfred Dr. Arturo Ramos 3 episodes 2013 -- 2017 Bates Motel Sheriff Alex Romero 45 episodes 2014 Person of Interest Matthew Reed Episode : `` Most Likely to... '' 2014 The Good Wife Daniel Irwin Episode : `` The Deep Web '' 2014 -- 2015 State of Affairs Raymond Navaro 7 episodes 2015 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Eagle - Eye ( voice ) 2 episodes 2015 Ray Donovan Sheldon Blackwood Episode : `` Handshake Deal '' 2017 Elena of Avalor King Raul ( voice ) Episode : `` The Jewel of Maru '' 2019 Untitled Reese Witherspoon / Jennifer Aniston TV Series Yanko Flores Stage Year Title Role Location A Silent Thunder Cpl. Joe Santana Apple Corps Theatre, New York 1995 Getting Away with Murder Roberto / Couple in Bar Old Globe Theatre, San Diego Other credits Year Title Functioned as Notes Director Writer Producer 2000 Attention Shoppers Yes Executive 2015 -- 2017 Bates Motel Yes 3 episodes 2017 The Good Doctor Yes Episode : `` Apple '' 2018 Rise Yes Episode 8 Awards and nominations Year Award Nominated work Result ALMA Awards Outstanding Individual Performance in a Comedy Series Suddenly Susan Nominated 1998 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Won 1999 Won 2003 Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival Star on the Horizon Himself Won 2009 ALMA Awards Best Actor on Television -- Drama Lost Nominated Golden Nymph Awards Outstanding Actor -- Drama Series Nominated Gold Derby Awards TV Ensemble of the Year ( with cast ) Nominated Imagen Awards Best Actor -- Television Nominated 2013 Best Supporting Actor -- Television Bates Motel Nominated 2014 Nominated References Jump up ^ `` Cuarto Grupo Ramirez De Arellano - Mendoza ''. GonzalezDemendoza.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Néstor Carbonell y Ramírez de Arellano ''. GeneAll.net. Jump up ^ `` No puedo esperar a poner las manos en el guión del último episodio de Perdidos ''. Elpais.com ( in Spanish ). Jump up ^ Lamb, David ( July 4, 1999 ). `` The Riddle of Noriega ''. Los Angeles Times. Jump up ^ Carbonell, Nestor ( @ CarbonellNestor ) ( August 23, 2015 ). `` My dad worked for Pepsi for forty years '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. 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Question: who played the mayor in the dark knight
Answer: Néstor Gastón Carbonell