Tony Almeida

Tony Almeida
24 character
Carlos Bernard as Tony Almeida
First appearance	Day 1 – Episode 1
Portrayed by	Carlos Bernard
Days	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
Other Appearances	24: The Game 24: Solitary 24: Legacy
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Spouse(s)	Michelle Dessler (deceased)
Significant other(s)	Nina Myers (deceased) Cara Bowden (deceased) Rebecca Ingram

Anthony "Tony" Almeida is a fictional character portrayed by Carlos Bernard on the television series 24. Almeida appeared in a total of 124 episodes (including 24: Legacy), the third highest number of episodes of any character in the series behind Chloe O'Brian (125) and Jack Bauer (192), portrayed by Mary Lynn Rajskub and Kiefer Sutherland, respectively.

Tony Almeida was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1973 to an Italian mother and a Portuguese father. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Engineering from San Diego State University and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. He served in the United States Marine Corps and attended Scout Sniper and Surveillance and Target Acquisition training. He was honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant and worked as a systems analyst before being hired by CTU. He was previously on more episodes than any other character, second to Jack Bauer, but was surpassed by Chloe O'Brian.

Tony Almeida is a systems analyst and third-in-command at the Counter Terrorist Unit's Los Angeles headquarters, and is romantically involved with fellow agent Nina Myers. Tony consequently has animosity towards the series' protagonist, Jack Bauer, who was formerly in a relationship with Nina.