In 2005, Parrilla joined the cast of the Fox drama'24' as Tony Almeida, the Director of Counterterrorism for the Department of Homeland Security. Almeida is a former CIA agent who was instrumental in taking down terrorist leader Abu Fayed in 2001. He is also a close friend of Jack Bauer, the show's protagonist.
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