Robert Alonzo

Robert Alonzo (born August 4, 1970; age 53) is a stunt performer and actor who had three roles on 24.

Biography and career[]

Robert Alonzo was born in Manila, Philippines, but was raised in Los Angeles, California. From an early age, he developed an interest in drawing and animation. Eventually, Alonzo was introduced to martial arts and started training with his brother. After earning black belts in Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido, he went on to train in other disciplines as well as competing internationally.

Aside from his passion for martial arts, Alonzo completed a Bachelor's degree in Studio Arts and Communications from Loyola Marymount University. He also completed a minor in Animation and Business Marketing, in which he made his senior thesis film. After that, Alonzo worked for some time as Junior Art Director at Envision Group, before deciding to fully commit to a career in stunt performing and acting.

Through his acting and stunt performing career, Alonzo has worked on films like Skyscraper, Die Hard 4.0, and the Mission: Impossible franchise. He has also worked on TV shows like Breaking Bad, The Unit, Lethal Weapon, and Rosewood.

Role on 24[]

Alonzo had three roles on Season 3 of 24:

In Day 3: 10:00pm-11:00pm, he played one of the guards at the Salazar safe house who noticed Oriol driving away in a truck. As he and another guard looked in the back of the truck, Chase Edmunds popped up and shot them both.
In Day 3: 12:00am-1:00am, Alonzo played another of Salazar's men who was with Ramon Salazar when he was about to shoot Jack Bauer. Jack grabbed a knife from Alonzo's belt and stabbed him in the gut.
In the Day 4 Prequel, he and Eddie J. Fernandez both played smugglers working with Tomas Sherek.