Richard Alpert
Played by Nestor Carbonell
ON THE ISLAND:
- An advisor to the Others
- Has lived on the island for many years -- the earliest seen in 1954
- Seemingly does not age -- looks the same now as he did in 1954
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Frank Lapidus to Miles and Alpert:
"Boys! We got some late arrivals!"
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Hugo Reyes delivering Isabella's message to Alpert:
"She said you have to stop the Man in Black. You have to stop him from leaving the island. Because if you don't? We all go to hell."
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John Locke to Alpert:
"I would have treated you with respect. Come with me and I promise, I'll tell you everything."
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Ilana to Richard:
"I have something you need to see. Open it up."
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Hugo Reyes to Alpert:
"I don't have to prove anything to you, Richard. You can either come with me or you can keep trying to blow stuff up. Your call, dude."
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John Locke after releasing Alpert from the canvas bag:
"Time to talk."
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Jack Shephard to Alpert:
"I'm willing to bet you that if Jacob went to that trouble, that he brought me to this island for a reason, and that is not to blow up sitting next to you right now."
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Ilana to Richard:
"What lies in the shadow of the statue?"
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John Locke to Alpert:
"People rarely get a second chance."
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John Locke to Richard:
"Hello, Richard. Nice to see you out of those chains."
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Jack Shephard to Alpert on Jacob:
"For some reason, he wanted me to know that he had been watching me ever since I was a kid."
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Sun-Hwa Kwon to Alpert:
"You want to destroy the plane? How are we supposed to get off the island?!?"
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Frank Lapidus to Alpert:
"In case you didn't notice? I'm a pilot."
Actor Bio
Nestor Carbonell was born in New York City and raised in numerous locations, including Mexico, Venezuela, Florida, Connecticut, the Bahamas and London. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English. It was during his time at Harvard that a first-year drama course led to his interest in performing.
Carbonell's role in Lost, as well as his turn as Mayor Anthony Garcia in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, has shown his versatility and range as an actor and showcased the complexity he has exhibited in a variety of roles.
On the big screen, his recent credits include Smokin' Aces, Andy Garcia's The Lost City, The Laramie Project and Jack the Dog. On television he starred in the series Cane, The Tick and Suddenly Susan, for which he earned two ALMA Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. He also guest starred on House, Scrubs and Monk.
Carbonell currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Shannon Kenny, and their two sons, Rafael and Marco.
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