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Ruben Santiago-Hudson is an American actor, playwright, and director who has won national awards for his work in all three categories. He is best known for his role of Captain Roy Montgomery from 2009 to 2011 on ABC's Castle. In November 2011 he appeared on Broadway in Lydia R. Diamond's play Stick Fly. In 2013 he starred in the TV series Low Winter Sun, a police drama set in Detroit.
Birth Name
Ruben Santiago Jr.
Born
Saturday, 24 November 1956
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| East New York | Officer Marvin Sandeford / Marvin Sandeford | 2022 |
| Inside the Black Box | Self | 2022 |
| Obsession | Detective Crawford | 2019 |
| David Makes Man | Dr. Bree | 2019 |
| The 71st Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Dr. Roland Pattillo | 2017 |
| The Quad | Cecil Diamond | 2017 |
| Designated Survivor | General Contreras | 2016 |
| The Family | Chief of Police Len Bucksey | 2016 |
| Billions | Raul Gomez | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| East New York | Officer Marvin Sandeford / Marvin Sandeford | 2022 |
| Inside the Black Box | Self | 2022 |
| Obsession | Detective Crawford | 2019 |
| David Makes Man | Dr. Bree | 2019 |
| The 71st Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Dr. Roland Pattillo | 2017 |
| The Quad | Cecil Diamond | 2017 |
| Designated Survivor | General Contreras | 2016 |
| The Family | Chief of Police Len Bucksey | 2016 |
| Billions | Raul Gomez | 2016 |
| Public Morals | Lt. King | 2015 |
| Selma | Bayard Rustin | 2014 |
| Low Winter Sun | Charles Dawson | 2013 |
| Steve Harvey | Self | 2012 |
| Person of Interest | Sam Latimer | 2011 |
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | (voice) | 2010 |
| The Good Wife | Charles Jinks | 2009 |
| The Invention of Lying | Landlord | 2009 |
| Castle | Captain Roy Montgomery / Roy Montgomery | 2009 |
| Canterbury's Law | Judge Joe Stanley | 2008 |
| American Gangster | Doc | 2007 |
| Honeydripper | Stokely | 2007 |
| Mr. Brooks | Hawkins | 2007 |
| Brother's Shadow | Manny Botero | 2006 |
| Their Eyes Were Watching God | Joe Starks | 2005 |
| Lackawanna Blues | Freddie Cobbs | 2005 |
| Whoopi | Marshall | 2003 |
| Wild Card | Bennett Graham | 2003 |
| Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Reader | 2003 |
| Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control | Samuel Menendez | 2002 |
| Little John | Steven | 2002 |
| The Red Sneakers | Uncle Joe (as Ruben Santiago Hudson) / Uncle Joe | 2002 |
| Domestic Disturbance | Sgt. Edgar Stevens | 2001 |
| American Tragedy | Christopher Darden | 2000 |
| Shaft | Jimmy Groves | 2000 |
| Third Watch | Det. Wolfort, NYPD | 1999 |
| The West Wing | Morris Tolliver | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Carlos Guzman | 1999 |
| The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer | Det. Newhouse | 1999 |
| Rear Window | Antonio Fredericks | 1998 |
| The Devil's Advocate | Leamon Heath | 1997 |
| Michael Hayes | Eddie Diaz | 1997 |
| Spawn | Jess Chapel | 1997 |
| Todd McFarlane's Spawn | Jess Chapel | 1997 |
| White Lies | Bum #2 | 1997 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Early Edition | Emmett Brown | 1996 |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 1996 |
| Mad TV | Self | 1995 |
| Bleeding Hearts | Todd | 1995 |
| The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. | Det. Stan Lewis | 1995 |
| Solomon & Sheba | Tamrin | 1995 |
| Gargoyles | Gabriel | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Dr. Joe Acot | 1994 |
| The Cosby Mysteries | Police Officer | 1994 |
| New York Undercover | Walter Perry / Johnny | 1994 |
| Blown Away | Blanket | 1994 |
| Auf Wiedersehen Amerika | Mahatma | 1994 |
| NYPD Blue | Otis | 1993 |
| Which Way Home | Jim Waters | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Mr. Gaines / Dr. Paul Jackson / Detective Brian Keene / Defense Attorney Winters / Attorney Winters / Attorney Winter | 1990 |
| Life Goes On | Mr. Serno | 1989 |
| Dear John | Curtis / Orlando / Larry | 1988 |
| Coming to America | Street Hustler | 1988 |
| Leg Work | Orderly | 1987 |
| Eyes on the Prize | Martin Luther King Jr. | 1987 |
| Amen | Fireman | 1986 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| Nova | Percy Julian | 1974 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Kevin | 1972 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Quad | 2017 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Lackawanna Blues | 2005 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | Nominated |
