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The FX seriesShogunhad a dream run at the Emmys this year. Earning a whopping 25 collective nominations in the Creative and Primetime categories, the historical drama series won fourteen Creative Emmy Awards earlier this week. Actor Néstor Carbonell won the award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
Carbonell has been in the industry for over three decades and has featured in many acclaimed films and shows. The actor is best known for his roles inLost, The Morning Show,andBates Motel. He has also played Mayor Anthony Garcia in Christopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knightand reprised his role inThe Dark Knight Rises.
Shogun’s Néstor Carbonell Won The Emmy For Outstanding Guest Actor
With a terrific fourteen wins,Shogunhas become one of the most acclaimed shows of the past year as it went up against seasoned shows likeThe BearandOnly Murders in the Building. The historic drama series won the most awards, including casting, costumes, cinematography, picture editing, and more.
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Actor Néstor Carbonell won the award for Outstanding Guest Actor for his role as Vasco Rodrigues in the show. It was his first Emmy nomination and win despite being in the industry for over three decades and having given memorable performances in shows likeLost, which earned him nominations at the Golden Derby and ALMA awards.
Campbell spoke toDeadlineabout his win and how grateful he felt about the victory. He said,
This is overwhelming. When you work as an actor as long as I have, the role is a gift. Some years are good, some years you try to piece them together. You count your blessings when you are working.
The actor also mentioned that the win was extremely meaningful as his first professional role was on the showLaw & Orderand he was on his way to finish directing an episode for the same show.
Néstor Carbonell Played Mayor Anthony Garcia In Two Christopher Nolan Films
Néstor Carbonell has been in the industry for over thirty years. The actor started out, as he mentioned, onLaw & Orderand has performed in a variety of roles on TV and film. He has been a voice actor and has lent his voice toJustice League Unlimitedand has also had prominent roles inLost, Bates Motel,and recently inThe Morning Show.
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Perhaps his most famous role is that of Mayor Anthony Garcia inChristopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knightand its sequelThe Dark Knight Rises. While he becomes the primary target of the Joker in the second film, he lives to only be blown up at the football game by Bane in the final film. Carbonell toldKristian Harloffabout how he got to be in the film,
I had done a movie called Smokin’ Aces. It hadn’t been released but it was an interesting character that I had never played before…While I was doing Lost I had this audition come in and it was for Chris Nolan’s movie…The next morning I was there reading for Chris and Emma…And then I didn’t hear anything.
The actor reportedly figured they had gone with someone else when three months later his manager called him while he shooting in Hawaii that Nolan’s team wanted to see him on tape. Carbonell then reportedly coordinated with Universal Pictures who producedSmokin’ Acesto send a scene from the film to Nolan, which eventually got him the job.
Shogunis currently available to stream on Hulu.The Dark Knighttrilogy is available to watch on Max.
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
