Biography
Although born in NYC, he and family traveled frequently during his formative years and Spanish was actually his first language. After attending prep school, Carbonell enrolled as an English major at Harvard, where he first was exposed to performing as a freshman. After graduating, he embarked on a career, landing bit roles on daytime TV and making his primetime debut on an episode of "Law & Order". Frequently cast as Europeans or Hispanics, he …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Cast as the Mayor of Gotham in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" | |
2011 | Co-starred opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar on The CW mystery drama "Ringer" | |
2008 | Cast as the mayor of Gotham City in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" | |
2007 | Cast as Frank Duque on the short-lived "Cane" (CBS) | |
2007 | Joined the third season of "Lost" (ABC) playing Richard Alpert, a mysterious non-aging Island-dweller; resumed role at the end of the fourth season | |
2006 | Appeared as assassin Pasquale Acosta in the film "Smokin' Aces" | |
2006 | Cast in Andy Garcia's feature directorial debut "The Lost City" | |
2002 | Portrayed filmaker Moisés Kaufman in "The Laramie Project," the true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard | |
2001 | Returned to series TV as co-star of the Fox series "The Tick" | |
2001 | Starred in the Sundance-screened indie "Jack the Dog" | |
2000 | Cast in a recurring role on the Showtime series "Resurrection Blvd." | |
2000 | Co-starred and co-wrote "Attention Shoppers" | |
1996 | Played Luis Rivera, the staff photographer on the NBC sitcom "Suddenly Susan" | |
1995 | Appeared in the feature "Love & Happiness" | |
1995 | Landed regular role of Gianni, a gigolo kept by older wealthy women, on The WB sitcom "Muscle" | |
1991 | Made his primetime TV acting debut on an episode of NBC's "Law & Order" | |
| Began acting as an undergraduate at Harvard | ||
| Father's buisness took the family to various locations; lived in Mexico, Venezuela, England and various states | ||