Recently named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People," Carlos Bernard returns to 24 for his third season as Agent Tony Almeida.

The Chicago native received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the American Conservatory Theater in San Franscisco after attending Illinois State University. He went on to appear in many ACT stage productions, such as "Good" with William Hurt, "As You Like It," "Hamlet," "The Diary of Ann Frank" and "The cherry Orchard." Bernard also performed with Frank Langeila in "Scenes from an Execution" at Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum. He returned to the stage in the summer of 2003 to perform in the Los Angeles production of "Blackout."

On television, Bernard guest starred in "Walker, Texas Ranger," "F/X: The Series," "Babylon 5," "Moloney" and "Silk Stalkings." He was also a regular on the daytime soap opera "The Young & The Restless." Bernard's feature film credits include "The Colonel's Last Flight," "Vegas: City of Dreams" and "The Killing Jar."

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