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Nestor Carbonell

Nestor Carbonell

Actor · Born December 1, 1967 (58) · New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 1, 1967 (58)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 76 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Nestor Carbonell's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Self
23%
Bonds
16%
Power
15%
Society
8%
Survival
7%
Ideas
4%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 3 of 10 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
3 of 10
Shadow
3 of 10
Ally
2 of 10
Herald
1 of 10
Mentor
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Absurd
9
Melancholic
6
Thrilling
5
Joyful
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nestor Carbonell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nestor Carbonell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

76 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ready or Not 2: Here I Come(2026)

    as Ignacio El Caido

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Rip(2026)

    as Major Thom Vallejo

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Motherland(2025)

    as Matteo

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Pulse(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ruben Soriano

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • The Image of You(2024)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Clawfoot(2023)

    as Evan

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Shōgun(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Rodrigues

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Bandit(2022)

    as Snydes

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Mosquito(2022)

    as Silas St-John

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pearl(2020)

    as Anthony

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Morning Show(2019)

    Show 35 episodes · as Yanko Flores

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • New Amsterdam(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Rise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Big Hero 6: The Series(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Chief Cruz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Crown Heights(2017)

    as Bruce Regenstreich

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • DuckTales(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Ponce de Leon / Springbreakers (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Midnight, Texas(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Kai Lucero

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Imperium(2016)

    as Tom Hernandez

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Director's Cut(2016)

    as Perry

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Dead Drop(2013)

    as Santiago

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Ray Donovan(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheldon Blackwood

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Bates Motel(2013)

    Show 50 episodes · Director · as Alex Romero

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Dark Knight Rises(2012)

    as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada(2012)

    as Mayor Picazo

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Person of Interest(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew Reed

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 22 episodes · as Victor Machado

  • Wilfred(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Arturo Ramos

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Irwin

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Penguins of Madagascar(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Savio (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Dark Knight(2008)

    as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Killer Movie(2008)

    as Seaton Brookstone

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Cane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 13 episodes · as Frank Duque

  • Andy Barker, P.I.(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Cey

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Smokin' Aces(2006)

    as Pasquale Acosta "S.A. Gerald Diego"

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Day Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Reyes

  • Me, Eloise(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Diego (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Declan Rand

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Commander in Chief(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Kyle Brock

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost City(2005)

    as Luis Fellove

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeffrey Reilich

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 37 episodes · as Richard Alpert

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Justice League Unlimited(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as El Diablo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Century City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 9 episodes · as Tom Montero

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mike Valens

  • Manhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Jack the Dog

  • Queens Supreme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Dalton Padron

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Kim Possible(2002)

    Show 11 episodes · as Announcer (voice) · as Señor Senior Jr. (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Laramie Project(2002)

    as Moisés Kaufman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Tick(2001)

    Show 9 episodes · as Batmanuel

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Scrubs(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Ramirez

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • These Old Broads(2001)

    as Gavin

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Jack the Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jack the Dog

  • The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Byron Johnson

  • Static Shock(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Garcia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Attention Shoppers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Enrique Suavez

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 15 episodes · as Jonas Ray

  • Resurrection Blvd. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 20 episodes · as Peter Terrano

  • New Suits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Alan

  • Noriega: God's Favorite(2000)

    as Major Giroldi

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Veronica's Closet(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Tony

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Miles Josephson

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Garage Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Max

  • Suddenly Susan(1996)

    Show 92 episodes · as Luis Rivera

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Brotherly Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Eduardo

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Gooey (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Muscle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 13 episodes · as Gianni

  • Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice(1994)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The John Larroquette Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Felicio

  • Good Advice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Marco

  • Melrose Place(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · as Stuart Carradine

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • A Different World(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Malik Velasquez

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Pedro Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The End: LOST (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Richard Alpert

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 75 titles, 73 of them dated from 1987 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Bates Motel (2013)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19872026

Peak 2007 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting72 of 75: 69 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting5 of 75: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 75: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 75: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

75 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew2000s33 · 33 acting · 1 crew2010s18 · 15 acting · 4 crew2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
021217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 3 major nominations, 2022–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2022
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Nestor Carbonell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 55 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Mosquito (2022)

95th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Dark Knight (2008)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Nestor Carbonell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles29–76 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles9–60 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles43–89 · median 79 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles39–59 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles36–81 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Nestor Carbonell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nestor Carbonell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeff Fisher shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers