Born in New York City Néstor Carbonell began his acting career on stage, first appearing on television in an episode of As the World Turns. He has voiced characters for many animated television series such as Kim Possible and Big Hero 6: The Series.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Pulse (2025)
Guest starring as Dr. Ruben Soriano
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Kennedy (Apr 3, 2025)
- Episode 1x09: The Last Shift (Apr 3, 2025)
- Episode 1x08: Retreat (Apr 3, 2025)
- Episode 1x07: Choices (Apr 3, 2025)
- Episode 1x06: Homestead (Apr 3, 2025)
- Episode 1x04: Treat ‘Em and Street ‘Em (Apr 3, 2025)
- Episode 1x02: Alone Time (Apr 3, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: Abby (Apr 3, 2025)
Shōgun (2024)
Guest starring as Vasco Rodrigues
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Tomorrow Is Tomorrow (Mar 5, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Servants of Two Masters (Feb 27, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Anjin (Feb 27, 2024)
The Morning Show (2019)
Starring as Yanko Flores
(26 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: The Overview Effect (Nov 8, 2023)
- Episode 3x08: DNF (Oct 25, 2023)
- Episode 3x07: Strict Scrutiny (Oct 18, 2023)
- Episode 3x04: The Green Light (Sep 27, 2023)
- Episode 3x03: White Noise (Sep 20, 2023)
- Episode 3x02: Ghost in the Machine (Sep 13, 2023)
- Episode 3x01: The Kármán Line (Sep 13, 2023)
- Episode 2x10: Fever (Nov 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x09: Testimony (Nov 12, 2021)
- Episode 2x08: Confirmations (Nov 5, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: A Private Person (Oct 22, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: Ghosts (Oct 15, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: Kill the Fatted Calf (Oct 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x03: Laura (Oct 1, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: It's Like the Flu (Sep 24, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: My Least Favorite Year (Sep 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x10: The Interview (Dec 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: Play the Queen (Dec 13, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: Lonely at the Top (Dec 6, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Open Waters (Nov 29, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: The Pendulum Swings (Nov 22, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: No One's Gonna Harm You, Not While I'm Around (Nov 15, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: That Woman (Nov 8, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Chaos Is the New Cocaine (Nov 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: A Seat at the Table (Nov 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: In the Dark Night of the Soul It's Always 3:30 in the Morning (Nov 1, 2019)
Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum (2018)
Guest starring as Néstor Carbonell
- Episode 1x276: Néstor Carbonell (Jul 25, 2023)
Big Hero 6: The Series (2017)
Guest starring as Chief Cruz
- Episode 2x04: Something's Fishy (May 9, 2019)
DuckTales (2017)
Guest starring as Ponce de Leon
- Episode 3x11: The Forbidden Fountain of the Foreverglades! (Oct 12, 2020)
Guest starring as Springbreakers #1
- Episode 3x11: The Forbidden Fountain of the Foreverglades! (Oct 12, 2020)
Midnight, Texas (2017)
Guest starring as Kai Lucero
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: Yasss, Queen (Dec 28, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: Patience Is a Virtue (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: Resting Witch Face (Dec 14, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: No More Mr. Nice Kai (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Drown the Sadness in Chardonnay (Nov 30, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: To Witch Hell and Back (Nov 9, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: The Monster of the Week is Patriarchy (Nov 2, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: Head Games (Oct 26, 2017)
Bates Motel (2013)
Starring as Sheriff Alex Romero
(38 episodes)
- Episode 5x09: Visiting Hours (Apr 17, 2017)
- Episode 5x08: The Body (Apr 10, 2017)
- Episode 5x07: Inseparable (Apr 3, 2017)
- Episode 5x06: Marion (Mar 27, 2017)
- Episode 5x05: Dreams Die First (Mar 20, 2017)
- Episode 5x04: Hidden (Mar 13, 2017)
- Episode 5x03: Bad Blood (Mar 6, 2017)
- Episode 5x02: The Convergence of the Twain (Feb 27, 2017)
- Episode 5x01: Dark Paradise (Feb 20, 2017)
- Episode 4x10: Norman (May 16, 2016)
- Episode 4x09: Forever (May 9, 2016)
- Episode 4x08: Unfaithful (May 2, 2016)
- Episode 4x07: There's No Place Like Home (Apr 25, 2016)
- Episode 4x06: The Vault (Apr 18, 2016)
- Episode 4x05: Refraction (Apr 11, 2016)
- Episode 4x04: Lights of Winter (Mar 28, 2016)
- Episode 4x03: 'Til Death Do You Part (Mar 21, 2016)
- Episode 4x02: Goodnight, Mother (Mar 14, 2016)
- Episode 4x01: A Danger to Himself and Others (Mar 7, 2016)
- Episode 3x10: Unconscious (May 11, 2015)
- Episode 3x09: Crazy (May 4, 2015)
- Episode 3x08: The Pit (Apr 27, 2015)
- Episode 3x07: The Last Supper (Apr 20, 2015)
- Episode 3x06: Norma Louise (Apr 13, 2015)
- Episode 3x05: The Deal (Apr 6, 2015)
- Episode 3x04: Unbreak-Able (Mar 30, 2015)
- Episode 3x03: Persuasion (Mar 23, 2015)
- Episode 3x02: The Arcanum Club (Mar 16, 2015)
- Episode 3x01: A Death in the Family (Mar 9, 2015)
- Episode 2x10: The Immutable Truth (May 5, 2014)
- Episode 2x09: The Box (Apr 28, 2014)
- Episode 2x08: Meltdown (Apr 21, 2014)
- Episode 2x07: Presumed Innocent (Apr 14, 2014)
- Episode 2x06: Plunge (Apr 7, 2014)
- Episode 2x05: The Escape Artist (Mar 31, 2014)
- Episode 2x04: Check-Out (Mar 24, 2014)
- Episode 2x02: Shadow of a Doubt (Mar 10, 2014)
- Episode 2x01: Gone But Not Forgotten (Mar 3, 2014)
Guest starring as Sheriff Alex Romero
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Midnight (May 20, 2013)
- Episode 1x09: Underwater (May 13, 2013)
- Episode 1x08: A Boy and His Dog (May 6, 2013)
- Episode 1x07: The Man in Number 9 (Apr 29, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: Trust Me (Apr 8, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: What's Wrong with Norman (Apr 1, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: Nice Town You Picked, Norma... (Mar 25, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: First You Dream, Then You Die (Mar 18, 2013)
Guest starring as Nestor Carbonell
- Episode S02 Special: Bates Motel: After Hours: The Finale (May 5, 2014)
Person of Interest (2011)
Guest starring as Matthew Reed
- Episode 3x19: Most Likely To... (Apr 1, 2014)
Ringer (2011)
Starring as Victor Machado
(16 episodes)
- Episode 1x21: It's Called Improvising, Bitch! (Apr 10, 2012)
- Episode 1x20: If You're Just an Evil Bitch Then Get Over It (Apr 3, 2012)
- Episode 1x19: Let's Kill Bridget! (Mar 27, 2012)
- Episode 1x18: That Woman's Never Been a Victim Her Entire Life (Mar 20, 2012)
- Episode 1x17: What We Have is Worth the Pain (Mar 13, 2012)
- Episode 1x16: You're Way Too Pretty to Go to Jail (Mar 6, 2012)
- Episode 1x12: What Are You Doing Here, Ho-Bag? (Feb 7, 2012)
- Episode 1x11: It Just Got Normal (Jan 31, 2012)
- Episode 1x10: That's What You Get for Trying to Kill Me (Nov 29, 2011)
- Episode 1x08: Maybe We Can Get a Dog Instead? (Nov 8, 2011)
- Episode 1x07: Oh Gawd, There's Two of Them? (Nov 1, 2011)
- Episode 1x06: The Poor Kids Do It Everyday (Oct 18, 2011)
- Episode 1x04: It's Gonna Kill Me, But I'll Do It (Oct 4, 2011)
- Episode 1x03: If You Ever Want a French Lesson... (Sep 27, 2011)
- Episode 1x02: She's Ruining Everything (Sep 20, 2011)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 13, 2011)
Day Break (2006)
Guest starring as Eddie Reyes
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: What If He Can Change the Day (Nov 29, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: What If He Lets Her Go (Nov 22, 2006) [Uncredited]
Psych (2006)
Guest starring as Declan Rand
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x09: One, Maybe Two, Ways Out (Sep 8, 2010)
- Episode 5x08: Shawn 2.0 (Sep 1, 2010)
Lost (2004)
Starring as Richard Alpert
(9 episodes)
- Episode 6x18: The End (2) (May 23, 2010)
- Episode 6x17: The End (1) (May 23, 2010)
- Episode 6x16: What They Died For (May 18, 2010)
- Episode 6x12: Everybody Loves Hugo (Apr 13, 2010)
- Episode 6x10: The Package (Mar 30, 2010)
- Episode 6x09: Ab Aeterno (Mar 23, 2010)
- Episode 6x07: Dr. Linus (Mar 9, 2010)
- Episode 6x04: The Substitute (Feb 16, 2010)
- Episode 6x01: LA X (1) (Feb 2, 2010)
Guest starring as Richard Alpert
(18 episodes)
- Episode 5x16: The Incident (1) (May 13, 2009)
- Episode 5x15: Follow the Leader (May 6, 2009)
- Episode 5x14: The Variable (Apr 29, 2009)
- Episode 5x12: Dead is Dead (Apr 8, 2009)
- Episode 5x11: Whatever Happened, Happened (Apr 1, 2009)
- Episode 5x08: LaFleur (Mar 4, 2009)
- Episode 5x03: Jughead (Jan 28, 2009)
- Episode 5x01: Because You Left (Jan 21, 2009)
- Episode 4x13: There's No Place Like Home (2) (May 29, 2008)
- Episode 4x12: There's No Place Like Home (1) (May 15, 2008)
- Episode 4x11: Cabin Fever (May 8, 2008)
- Episode 3x22: Through the Looking Glass (1) (May 23, 2007)
- Episode 3x21: Greatest Hits (May 16, 2007)
- Episode 3x20: The Man Behind the Curtain (May 9, 2007)
- Episode 3x19: The Brig (May 2, 2007)
- Episode 3x16: One of Us (Apr 11, 2007)
- Episode 3x13: The Man from Tallahassee (Mar 21, 2007)
- Episode 3x07: Not in Portland (Feb 7, 2007)
Century City (2004)
Starring as Tom Montero
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Only You ()
- Episode 1x08: The Haunting (Jan 13, 2005)
- Episode 1x07: The Face Was Familiar (Jan 6, 2005)
- Episode 1x06: Without a Tracer (Dec 30, 2004)
- Episode 1x05: Sweet Child of Mine (Dec 23, 2004)
- Episode 1x04: A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Lose (Mar 30, 2004)
- Episode 1x03: Love and Games (Mar 27, 2004)
- Episode 1x02: To Know Her (Mar 23, 2004)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Mar 16, 2004)
Cold Case (2003)
Guest starring as Mike Valens
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x07: The Key (Nov 5, 2006)
- Episode 4x06: Static (Oct 29, 2006)
- Episode 4x02: The War at Home (Oct 1, 2006)
The Tick (2001)
Starring as Batmanuel
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: The Terror (Jan 31, 2002)
- Episode 1x08: Arthur, Interrupted (Jan 24, 2002)
- Episode 1x07: The Tick vs Justice (Jan 17, 2002)
- Episode 1x06: The Big Leagues (Dec 21, 2001)
- Episode 1x05: Arthur Needs Space (aka Arthur Needs His Space) (Dec 13, 2001)
- Episode 1x04: The License (Dec 6, 2001)
- Episode 1x03: Couples (Dec 5, 2001)
- Episode 1x02: The Funeral (Nov 15, 2001)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (aka The Tick vs The Red Scare) (Nov 8, 2001)
Ally McBeal (1997)
Guest starring as Miles Josephson
- Episode 5x20: What I'll Never Do for Love Again (May 6, 2002)
Suddenly Susan (1996)
Starring as Luis Rivera
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: Susan's Minor Complication (Oct 20, 1997)
- Episode 1x07: Golden Girl Friday (Nov 7, 1996)
A Different World (1987)
Guest starring as Malik Velasquez
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x10: Faith, Hope and Charity: Part 2 (Nov 12, 1992)
- Episode 6x09: Faith, Hope and Charity: Part 1 (Nov 12, 1992)
Crew Credits
New Amsterdam (2018)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x03: Big Day (Oct 4, 2022)
- Episode 4x16: All Night Long (Apr 19, 2022)
- Episode 4x04: Seed Money (Oct 12, 2021)
Bates Motel (2013)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x05: Dreams Die First (Mar 20, 2017)
- Episode 4x07: There's No Place Like Home (Apr 25, 2016)
- Episode 3x05: The Deal (Apr 6, 2015)
Law & Order (1990)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 24x18: Inherent Bias (Apr 10, 2025)
- Episode 24x05: Report Card (Oct 31, 2024)
- Episode 22x19: Private Lives (Apr 27, 2023)