Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Ruben Santiago-Hudson (born November 24, 1956 in Lackawanna , New York ) is an American actor .
Life
Private life
Ruben Santiago-Hudson was born in Lackawanna , New York , in 1956 to Alean Hudson and Ruben Santiago, a railroad worker. His father was Puerto Rican and his mother was African American . He attended Lackawanna High School and received his bachelor's degree from Binghamton University and his master's degree from Wayne State University .
He is married to Jeannie Brittan and has two children from a previous relationship.
Career
Ruben's first film appearance was in 1988 in the comedy The Prince of Zamunda alongside Eddie Murphy . This was followed by some guest appearances on various television series such as Alles Okay, Corky? , My dear John , New York Cops - NYPD Blue , Gargoyles - On the Wings of Justice and New York Undercover . From 1997 to 1999 he voiced the character Jess Chapel in the animation series Spawn . 1999 was followed by a guest appearance in The West Wing - In the Center of Power and in Third Watch - Operation at the Limit . In 2001 he wrote the autobiographical play Lackawanna Blues , which was adapted as a television film by HBO in 2005 . The adaptation earned him a Humanitas Prize , a Christopher Award , as well as a nomination for the Writers Guild of America and the Emmy .
On Broadway , he starred in the musical Jelly’s Last Jam and in the drama Seven Guitars directed by August Wilson . The latter earned him the 1996 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor .
From 2009 to 2011 he served as Captain Roy Montgomery in the ABC - crime series Castle next to Nathan Fillion and Stana Katić seen. 2013 he had a starring role as Charles Dawson in the first and only season of the AMC series Low Winter Sun .
Filmography (selection)
- 1988: The Prince from Zamunda (Coming to America)
- 1990: Everything okay, Corky? ( Life Goes On , TV Series, Episode 1x16)
- 1990, 1992: Mein Lieber John ( Dear John , TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1990–2008: Law & Order (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1994: Bleeding Hearts
- 1994–1995: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1994, 1996: New York Undercover (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1995–1996: Gargoyles - On the Wings of Justice ( Gargoyles , TV series, 3 episodes, voice)
- 1997: Michael Hayes: For Law and Justice ( Michael Hayes , TV series, 20 episodes)
- 1997: The Devil's Advocate (The Devil's Advocate)
- 1997–1999: Spawn (TV series, 7 episodes, voice)
- 1998: The window to the courtyard ( Rear Window , TV film)
- 1999: Alone Against the Future ( Early Edition , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1999: The West Wing ( The West Wing , TV series, episode 1x02)
- 1999: Third Watch - Operation at the Limit ( Third Watch , TV series, episode 1x08)
- 2000: Shaft - Any questions? (Shaft)
- 2001–2002: All My Children (TV series, unknown number of episodes)
- 2003: Whoopi (TV series, episode 1x05)
- 2005: Lackawanna Blues (TV movie)
- 2005: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode 7x07)
- 2005: Love Never Dies ( Their Eyes Were Watching God , Movie made for TV)
- 2007: Mr. Brooks - The murderer in you (Mr. Brooks)
- 2007: Honeydripper
- 2007: American Gangster
- 2009: Lies make you inventive (The Invention of Lying)
- 2009–2011, 2014: Castle (TV series, 52 episodes)
- 2011: Person of Interest (TV series, episode 1x03)
- 2013: Low Winter Sun (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2014: Selma
- 2015: Public Morals (TV series)
- 2016: Billions (TV series, 4 episodes)
Web links
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson on TV.com
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Ruben Santiago-Hudson Biography (1956-) . In: Film Reference . Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ↑ a b Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Tony Award winning actor, director, writer, and producer . In: Danaroc.com . Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ↑ a b ABC’s Castle "Ruben Santiago-Hudson" aka Det.Montgomery . In: Blog Talk Radio . October 17, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Castle: Ruben Santiago-Hudson in the Nathan Fillion series . In: serial junkies . May 11, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
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SURNAME | Santiago-Hudson, Ruben |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lackawanna , New York, United States |