Carlos Bernard 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, 2014 in 24: Solitary and 2017 in 24: Legacy. He received a fine arts degree from American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco after receiving an undergraduate degree from 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 in 1980, and showed signs of interest in acting while in his high school years. He then went to Illinois State University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1991 and shortly after received his Master of Fine Arts degree in San Francisco in the American Conservatory Theater. 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 has been married to actress Tessie Santiago since 2013. They have a son born in August 2018. He also has one child with ex-wife Sharisse Baker, who was born in August 2003. He is friends with Kiefer Sutherland, Reiko Aylesworth and Mary Lynn Rajskub, with whom he starred in 24. Filmography Acting Other work References External links Carlos Bernard Official Website World Poker Tour Profile Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:American male soap opera actors Category:Male actors from Chicago Category:New Trier High School alumni Category:Male actors from Evanston, Illinois Category:American people of Spanish descent Category:American people of Polish descent Category:Illinois State University alumni Category:20th-century American male actors Category:21st-century American male actors