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| name = Ruben Santiago-Hudson
| name = Ruben Santiago-Hudson
| image = Ruben Santiago Hudson Shankbone NYC 2010.jpg
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| caption = Santiago-Hudson at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
| caption = Santiago-Hudson at the 2010 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]
| birthname = Ruben Santiago Jr.
| birthname = Ruben Santiago Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|11|24|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|11|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lackawanna, New York]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Lackawanna, New York]], U.S.
| years_active = 1988–present
| occupation = Actor, playwright, director
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Actor
* playwright
* director}}
| spouse = Jeannie Brittan
| spouse = Jeannie Brittan
| children = 4
| children = 4
}}
}}


'''Ruben Santiago-Hudson''' (born '''Ruben Santiago Jr.''', November 24, 1956) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]], [[playwright]], and [[Theatre director|director]] who has won national awards for his work in all three categories. He is best known for his role of [[List_of_Castle_characters#Roy_Montgomery|Captain Roy Montgomery]] from 2009 to 2011 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''. In November 2011 he appeared on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in [[Lydia R. Diamond]]'s play ''[[Stick Fly]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All that you wanted to know about the Broadway production 'Stick Fly' |url=http://www.stickflybroadway.com |publisher=StickFlyBroadway.com |access-date=June 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=September 7, 2011 |title=Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Dulé Hill and Tracie Thoms to Star in Stick Fly on Broadway |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/154329-Ruben-Santiago-Hudson-Dul-Hill-and-Tracie-Thoms-to-Star-in-Stick-Fly-on-Broadway |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007091610/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/154329-Ruben-Santiago-Hudson-Dul-Hill-and-Tracie-Thoms-to-Star-in-Stick-Fly-on-Broadway |archive-date=October 7, 2011 |work=[[Playbill]] |access-date=June 22, 2016}}</ref> In 2013 he starred in the TV series ''[[Low Winter Sun]]'', a police drama set in [[Detroit]].
'''Ruben Santiago-Hudson''' (born '''Ruben Santiago Jr.''', November 24, 1956) is an American [[actor]], [[playwright]], and [[Theatre director|director]] who has won national awards for his work in all three categories. He is best known for his role of [[List of Castle characters#Roy Montgomery|Captain Roy Montgomery]] from 2009 to 2011 on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''. In November 2011, he appeared on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in [[Lydia R. Diamond]]'s play ''[[Stick Fly]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All that you wanted to know about the Broadway production 'Stick Fly' |url=http://www.stickflybroadway.com |publisher=StickFlyBroadway.com |access-date=June 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=September 7, 2011 |title=Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Dulé Hill and Tracie Thoms to Star in Stick Fly on Broadway |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/154329-Ruben-Santiago-Hudson-Dul-Hill-and-Tracie-Thoms-to-Star-in-Stick-Fly-on-Broadway |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007091610/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/154329-Ruben-Santiago-Hudson-Dul-Hill-and-Tracie-Thoms-to-Star-in-Stick-Fly-on-Broadway |archive-date=October 7, 2011 |work=[[Playbill]] |access-date=June 22, 2016}}</ref> In 2013, he starred in the TV series ''[[Low Winter Sun (American TV series)|Low Winter Sun]]'', a police drama set in [[Detroit]]. In 2021, he was nominated for best adaptation by the [[Screen Writers Guild]] for the film version of ''[[Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (film)|Ma Rainey's Black Bottom]].''


==Early life==
==Early life==
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In 2003, he was the reader in Volume 13 of the [[HBO]] film, ''[[Unchained Memories|Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives]]''. The series was narrated by [[Whoopi Goldberg]]. He wrote ''[[Lackawanna Blues]]'' (2001), an [[autobiographical]] play in which he portrayed himself and some twenty different characters from his past, which was produced in New York at the Joseph Papp Theatre in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gordon |first1=Eric A. |title='Lackawanna Blues' a theatrical triumph for Ruben Santiago-Hudson |url=https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/lackawanna-blues-a-theatrical-triumph-for-ruben-santiago-hudson/ |website=www.peoplesworld.org |access-date=16 September 2019 |date=March 15, 2019}}</ref> He adapted it for a highly acclaimed, award-winning 2005 [[Lackawanna Blues (film)|HBO film]], in which the parts were played by different people.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Many Lives of 'Lackawanna Blues' |url=https://www.centertheatregroup.org/news-and-blogs/news/2019/february/the-many-lives-of-lackawanna-blues/ |website=centertheatregroup.org |access-date=16 September 2019 |date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> It won the [[Humanitas Prize]] and earned [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]] and [[Writers Guild of America]] Award nominations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruben Santiago-Hudson |url=https://sdcfoundation.org/staff/ruben-santiago-hudson/ |website=sdcfoundation.org |publisher=Stage Directors and Choreographers Workshop Foundation |access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>
In 2003, he was the reader in Volume 13 of the [[HBO]] film, ''[[Unchained Memories|Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives]]''. The series was narrated by [[Whoopi Goldberg]]. He wrote ''[[Lackawanna Blues]]'' (2001), an [[autobiographical]] play in which he portrayed himself and some twenty different characters from his past, which was produced in New York at the Joseph Papp Theatre in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gordon |first1=Eric A. |title='Lackawanna Blues' a theatrical triumph for Ruben Santiago-Hudson |url=https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/lackawanna-blues-a-theatrical-triumph-for-ruben-santiago-hudson/ |website=www.peoplesworld.org |access-date=16 September 2019 |date=March 15, 2019}}</ref> He adapted it for a highly acclaimed, award-winning 2005 [[Lackawanna Blues (film)|HBO film]], in which the parts were played by different people.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Many Lives of 'Lackawanna Blues' |url=https://www.centertheatregroup.org/news-and-blogs/news/2019/february/the-many-lives-of-lackawanna-blues/ |website=centertheatregroup.org |access-date=16 September 2019 |date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> It won the [[Humanitas Prize]] and earned [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]] and [[Writers Guild of America]] Award nominations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruben Santiago-Hudson |url=https://sdcfoundation.org/staff/ruben-santiago-hudson/ |website=sdcfoundation.org |publisher=Stage Directors and Choreographers Workshop Foundation |access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>


Santiago-Hudson appeared on Broadway in ''[[Jelly's Last Jam]]'' (1992), written by [[George C. Wolfe]]. He received the 1996 Tony for his performance in [[August Wilson]]'s ''[[Seven Guitars]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerard |first1=Jeremy |title=Tony Watch: Ruben Santiago-Hudson On His August Wilson Passion Project, 'Jitney' |url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/ruben-santiago-hudson-jitney-tony-awards-1202106453/ |website=Deadline.com |access-date=16 September 2019 |date=June 2, 2017}}</ref>
Santiago-Hudson appeared on Broadway in ''[[Jelly's Last Jam]]'' (1992), written by [[George C. Wolfe]]. He received the 1996 [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play]] for his performance in [[August Wilson]]'s ''[[Seven Guitars]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerard |first1=Jeremy |title=Tony Watch: Ruben Santiago-Hudson On His August Wilson Passion Project, 'Jitney' |url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/ruben-santiago-hudson-jitney-tony-awards-1202106453/ |website=Deadline.com |access-date=16 September 2019 |date=June 2, 2017}}</ref>


On television, he has appeared on the daytime soaps ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' and ''[[All My Children]]''. His work in primetime series have included ''[[The Cosby Mysteries]]'', ''[[New York Undercover]]'', ''[[NYPD Blue]]'', ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'', ''[[The West Wing]]'', ''[[Third Watch]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' and five episodes of ''[[Law & Order]]'' (which coincidentally stars ''Lackawanna Blues'' star [[S. Epatha Merkerson]]), among others. He starred as New York City Police Captain Roy Montgomery in the ABC series ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' until his character's death occurred in the third season finale. In 2007 he starred in a [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] [[Nova (American TV series)|Nova documentary]] about the life of chemist [[Percy Lavon Julian]].
On television, he has appeared on the daytime soap operas ''[[One Life to Live]]'', ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' and ''[[All My Children]]''. His work in primetime series have included ''[[The Cosby Mysteries]]'', ''[[New York Undercover]]'', ''[[NYPD Blue]]'', ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'', ''[[The West Wing]]'', ''[[Third Watch]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' and five episodes of ''[[Law & Order]]'' (which coincidentally stars ''Lackawanna Blues'' star [[S. Epatha Merkerson]]), among others. He starred as New York City Police Captain Roy Montgomery in the ABC series ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' until his character's death occurred in the third season finale. In 2007 he starred in a [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] [[Nova (American TV series)|Nova documentary]] about the life of chemist [[Percy Lavon Julian]].


In 2013, Santiago-Hudson won the [[Lucille Lortel Award]] for Outstanding Director,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/piano-lesson-and-the-whale-win-lortel-awards|title='Piano Lesson' and 'The Whale' Win Lortel Awards|access-date=2013-05-06|date=2013-05-05|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Healy, Patrick}}</ref> an [[Obie Award]] for Direction,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/178152-Detroit-Grimly-Handsome-Eisa-Davis-John-Rando-Shuler-Hensley-and-More-Are-Obie-Winners|title=Detroit, Grimly Handsome, Eisa Davis, John Rando, Shuler Hensley and More Are Obie Winners|access-date=2013-05-21|date=2013-05-20|author=Gans, Andrew|work=[[Playbill]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/obie-awards-honor-detroit-and-grimly-handsome/|title=Obie Awards Honor 'Detroit' and 'Grimly Handsome'|access-date=2013-05-21|date=2013-05-20|author=Healy, Patrick|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> and was nominated for the [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play]] for his work in the [[Off-Broadway]] production of August Wilson's ''[[The Piano Lesson]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/178137-Billy-Porter-Andrea-Martin-Pippin-Matilda-Vanya-and-Sonia-Win-Drama-Desk-Awards|title=Billy Porter, Andrea Martin, Pippin, Matilda, Vanya and Sonia Win Drama Desk Awards|access-date=2013-05-20|date=2013-05-19|work=[[Playbill]]|author=Hetrick, Adam|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605004524/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/178137-Billy-Porter-Andrea-Martin-Pippin-Matilda-Vanya-and-Sonia-Win-Drama-Desk-Awards|archive-date=2013-06-05}}</ref>
In 2013, Santiago-Hudson won the [[Lucille Lortel Award]] for Outstanding Director,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/piano-lesson-and-the-whale-win-lortel-awards|title='Piano Lesson' and 'The Whale' Win Lortel Awards|access-date=2013-05-06|date=2013-05-05|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Healy, Patrick}}</ref> an [[Obie Award]] for Direction,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/178152-Detroit-Grimly-Handsome-Eisa-Davis-John-Rando-Shuler-Hensley-and-More-Are-Obie-Winners|title=Detroit, Grimly Handsome, Eisa Davis, John Rando, Shuler Hensley and More Are Obie Winners|access-date=2013-05-21|date=2013-05-20|author=Gans, Andrew|work=[[Playbill]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/obie-awards-honor-detroit-and-grimly-handsome/|title=Obie Awards Honor 'Detroit' and 'Grimly Handsome'|access-date=2013-05-21|date=2013-05-20|author=Healy, Patrick|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> and was nominated for the [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play]] for his work in the [[Off-Broadway]] production of August Wilson's ''[[The Piano Lesson]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/178137-Billy-Porter-Andrea-Martin-Pippin-Matilda-Vanya-and-Sonia-Win-Drama-Desk-Awards|title=Billy Porter, Andrea Martin, Pippin, Matilda, Vanya and Sonia Win Drama Desk Awards|access-date=2013-05-20|date=2013-05-19|work=[[Playbill]]|author=Hetrick, Adam|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605004524/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/178137-Billy-Porter-Andrea-Martin-Pippin-Matilda-Vanya-and-Sonia-Win-Drama-Desk-Awards|archive-date=2013-06-05}}</ref>


In 2016, he won the Obie Awards Special Citation for Collaboration for his work on ''Skeleton Crew'' with [[Dominique Morisseau]] and the [[Atlantic Theater Company]].<ref>Village Voice Staff, [https://www.villagevoice.com/2016/05/24/the-complete-list-of-2016-obie-award-honorees/ "The Complete List of 2016 Obie Award Honorees"], The Village Voice, May 24th, 2016.</ref>
In 2016, he won the Obie Awards Special Citation for Collaboration for his work on ''[[Skeleton Crew (play)|Skeleton Crew]]'' with [[Dominique Morisseau]] and the [[Atlantic Theater Company]].<ref>Village Voice Staff, [https://www.villagevoice.com/2016/05/24/the-complete-list-of-2016-obie-award-honorees/ "The Complete List of 2016 Obie Award Honorees"], The Village Voice, May 24th, 2016.</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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|-
|1988
| 1988
|''[[Coming to America]]''
| ''[[Coming to America]]''
|Street Hustler
| Street Hustler
|Credited as Ruben Hudson
| Credited as Ruben Hudson
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
| rowspan=2 | 1994
|''[[Blown Away (1994 film)|Blown Away]]''
| ''[[Blown Away (1994 film)|Blown Away]]''
|Blanket
| Officer Blanket
|
|
|-
|-
|''Bleeding Hearts''
| ''Bleeding Hearts''
|Todd
| Todd
|
|
|-
|-
|1997
| 1997
|''[[The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)|The Devil's Advocate]]''
| ''[[The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)|The Devil's Advocate]]''
|Leamon Heath
| Leamon Heath
|
|
|-
|-
|2000
| 2000
|''[[Shaft (2000 film)|Shaft]]''
| ''[[Shaft (2000 film)|Shaft]]''
|Jimmy Groves
| Detective Jimmy Groves
|
|
|-
|-
|2001
| 2001
|''[[Domestic Disturbance]]''
| ''[[Domestic Disturbance]]''
|Sergeant Edgar Stevens
| Sergeant Edgar Stevens
|
|
|-
|-
|2002
| 2002
|''[[Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control]]''
| ''[[Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control]]''
|Samuel Menendez
| Samuel Menendez
|
|
|-
|-
|2006
| 2006
|''[[Brother's Shadow]]''
| ''[[Brother's Shadow]]''
|Manny Botero
| Manny Botero
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2007
| rowspan=3 | 2007
|''[[Mr. Brooks]]''
| ''[[Mr. Brooks]]''
|Hawkins
| Detective Hawkins
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Honeydripper (film)|Honeydripper]]''
| ''[[Honeydripper (film)|Honeydripper]]''
|Stokely
| Stokely
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]''
| ''[[American Gangster (film)|American Gangster]]''
|Doc
| 'Doc'
|
|
|-
|-
|2009
| 2009
|''[[The Invention of Lying]]''
| ''[[The Invention of Lying]]''
|Landlord
| Landlord
|
|
|-
|-
|2014
| 2014
|''[[Selma (film)|Selma]]''
| ''[[Selma (film)|Selma]]''
|[[Bayard Rustin]]
| [[Bayard Rustin]]
|
|
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|1990–1992
| 1990–1992
|''[[Dear John (U.S. TV series)|Dear John]]''
| ''[[Dear John (U.S. TV series)|Dear John]]''
|Larry/Orlando/Curtis
| Larry / Orlando / Curtis
|6 episodes
| 6 episodes
|-
|-
|1990–1993
| 1990–1993
|''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''
| ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]''
|Billy Cooper
| Billy Cooper
|Soap opera
| Soap opera
|-
|-
|1990–2008
| 1990–2008
|''[[Law & Order]]''
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
|Mr. Gaines/Detective Brian Keene/Attorney Winters/Dr. Paul Jackson
| Mr. Gaines / Detective Brian Keene / Attorney Winters / Dr. Paul Jackson
|6 episodes
| 6 episodes
|-
|-
|1994
| 1994
|''[[The Cosby Mysteries]]''
| ''[[The Cosby Mysteries]]''
|Police Officer
| Police Officer
|Episode: "Expert Witness"
| Episode: "Expert Witness"
|-
|-
|1994–1995
| 1994–1995
|''[[NYPD Blue]]''
| ''[[NYPD Blue]]''
|Otis
| Otis
|2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
|1994–1996
| 1994–1996
|''[[New York Undercover]]''
| ''[[New York Undercover]]''
|Johnny/Walter Perry
| Johnny / Walter Perry
|2 episodes
| 2 episodes
|-
|-
|1995
| 1995
|''[[Solomon & Sheba]]''
| ''[[Solomon & Sheba]]''
|Tamrin
| Tamrin
|TV film
| TV film
|-
|-
|1995
| 1995
|''The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.''
| ''The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.''
|Detective Stan Lewis
| Detective Stan Lewis
|TV film
| TV film
|-
|-
|1995–1996
| 1995–1996
|''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''
| ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]''
|Gabriel
| Gabriel
|3 episodes (voice)
| 3 episodes (voice)
|-
|-
|1997
| 1997
|''Spawn''
| ''Spawn''
|[[Chapel (comics)|Jess Chapel]]
| [[Chapel (comics)|Jess Chapel]]
|Direct-to-video (voice)
| Direct-to-video (voice)
|-
|-
|1997–1998
| 1997–1998
|''[[Michael Hayes (TV series)|Michael Hayes]]''
| ''[[Michael Hayes (TV series)|Michael Hayes]]''
|Eddie Diaz
| Eddie Diaz
|21 episodes
| 21 episodes
|-
|-
|1997–1999
| 1997–1999
|''[[Todd McFarlane's Spawn|Spawn]]''
| ''[[Todd McFarlane's Spawn|Spawn]]''
|Jess Chapel
| Jess Chapel
|Voice
| Voice
|-
|-
|1998
| 1998
|''[[Rear Window (1998 film)|Rear Window]]''
| ''[[Rear Window (1998 film)|Rear Window]]''
|Antonio Fredericks
| Antonio Fredericks
|TV film
| TV film
|-
|-
|1999
| 1999
|''[[The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer]]''
| ''[[The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer]]''
|Detective Newhouse
| Detective Newhouse
|TV film (credited as Ruben Santiago Hudson)
| TV film (credited as Ruben Santiago Hudson)
|-
|-
|1999
| 1999
|''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
|Dr. Joe Acot
| Dr. Joe Acot
|Episode: "Such a Time as This"
| Episode: "Such a Time as This"
|-
|-
|1999
| 1999
|''[[The West Wing]]''
| ''[[The West Wing]]''
|Morris Tolliver
| Morris Tolliver
|Episode: "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc"
| Episode: "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc"
|-
|-
|1999
| 1999
|''[[Third Watch]]''
| ''[[Third Watch]]''
|Detective Wolfort, NYPD
| Detective Wolfort, NYPD
|Episode: "History of the World"
| Episode: "History of the World"
|-
|-
|2000
| 2000
|''[[American Tragedy (film)|American Tragedy]]''
| ''[[American Tragedy (film)|American Tragedy]]''
|Christopher Darden
| Christopher Darden
|TV film
| TV film
|-
|-
|2002
| 2002
|''[[The Red Sneakers]]''
| ''[[The Red Sneakers]]''
|Uncle Joe
| Uncle Joe
|TV film (credited as Ruben Santiago Hudson)
| TV film (credited as Ruben Santiago Hudson)
|-
|-
|2005
| 2005
|''[[Lackawanna Blues (film)|Lackawanna Blues]]''
| ''[[Lackawanna Blues (film)|Lackawanna Blues]]''
|Freddie Combs
| Freddie Combs
|TV movie (also wrote the screenplay)
| TV movie (also wrote the screenplay)
|-
|-
|2005
| 2005
|''[[Their Eyes Were Watching God (film)|Their Eyes Were Watching God]]''
| ''[[Their Eyes Were Watching God (film)|Their Eyes Were Watching God]]''
|Joe Starks
| Joe Starks
|TV film
| TV film
|-
|-
|2005
| 2005
|''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
|Carlos Guzman
| Carlos Guzman
|Episode: "Name"
| Episode: "Name"
|-
|-
|2009–2014
| 2009–2014
|''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
| ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
|Captain Roy Montgomery
| Captain Roy Montgomery
|59 episodes
| 59 episodes
|-
|-
|2011
| 2011
|''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]''
| ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]''
|Sam Latimer
| Sam Latimer
|Episode: "Mission Creep"
| Episode: "Mission Creep"
|-
|-
|2013
| 2013
|''[[Low Winter Sun]]''
| ''[[Low Winter Sun (American TV series)|Low Winter Sun]]''
|Charles Dawson
| Charles Dawson
|10 episodes
| 10 episodes
|-
|-
|2015
| 2015
|''[[Public Morals (2015 TV series)|Public Morals]]''
| ''[[Public Morals (2015 TV series)|Public Morals]]''
|Lieutenant King
| Lieutenant King
|10 episodes
| 10 episodes
|-
|-
|2016
| 2016
|''[[The Family (2016 TV series)|The Family]]''
| ''[[The Family (2016 TV series)|The Family]]''
|Chief of Police Len Bucksey
| Chief of Police Len Bucksey
|3 episodes
| 3 episodes
|-
|-
|2016–2019
| 2016–2019
|''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]''
| ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]''
|Raul Gomez
| Raul Gomez
|8 episodes
| 8 episodes
|-
|-
|2017
| 2017
|''[[Designated Survivor (TV series)|Designated Survivor]]''
| ''[[Designated Survivor (TV series)|Designated Survivor]]''
|General Contreras
| General Contreras
|Episode: "Commander-in-Chief"
| Episode: "Commander-in-Chief"
|-
|-
|2017
| 2017
|''[[The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film)|The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks]]''
| ''[[The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film)|The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks]]''
|Dr. Roland Pattillo
| Dr. Roland Pattillo
|TV film
| TV film
|-
|-
|2017–2018
| 2017–2018
|''[[The Quad (2017 TV series)|The Quad]]''
| ''[[The Quad (2017 TV series)|The Quad]]''
|Cecil Diamond
| Cecil Diamond
|18 episodes
| 18 episodes
|-
| 2022
| ''[[East New York (TV series)|East New York]]''
| Officer Marvin Sandeford
|
|}
|}


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Santiago-Hudson has four children: Broderick Santiago and Ruben Santiago III from previous relationships, and Trey and Lily from his marriage with Jeannie Brittan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruben Santiago-Hudson {{!}} The HistoryMakers |url=http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/ruben-santiago-hudson |website=www.thehistorymakers.org |access-date=12 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
Santiago-Hudson has four children: Broderick Santiago and Ruben Santiago III from previous relationships, and Trey and Lily from his marriage with Jeannie Brittan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruben Santiago-Hudson {{!}} The HistoryMakers |url=http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/ruben-santiago-hudson |website=www.thehistorymakers.org |access-date=12 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>


When he came to New York in 1983, he was known as Ruben Santiago. He tried to get a part at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater and was asked if he spoke Spanish, which he does not. When he wanted to work at the [[Negro Ensemble Company]], "they laughed and said, 'We don't have Puerto Ricans.'" So he added his mother's name, Hudson, and eventually won a part in ''[[A Soldier's Play]]'' at the Ensemble Company.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Dinitia |title=A Performance Shaped by Life |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/14/theater/a-performance-shaped-by-life.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=12 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
When he came to New York in 1983, he was known as Ruben Santiago. He tried to get a part at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater and was asked if he spoke Spanish, which he does not. When he wanted to work at the [[Negro Ensemble Company]], "they laughed and said, 'We don't have Puerto Ricans.'" So he added his mother's name, Hudson, and eventually won a part in ''[[A Soldier's Play]]'' at the Ensemble Company.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Dinitia |title=A Performance Shaped by Life |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/14/theater/a-performance-shaped-by-life.html |website=The New York Times |date=14 May 1996 |access-date=12 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>


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Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Santiago-Hudson at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
Born
Ruben Santiago Jr.

(1956-11-24) November 24, 1956 (age 67)
Lackawanna, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • playwright
  • director
Years active1988–present
SpouseJeannie Brittan
Children4

Ruben Santiago-Hudson (born Ruben Santiago Jr., November 24, 1956) 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.[1][2] In 2013, he starred in the TV series Low Winter Sun, a police drama set in Detroit. In 2021, he was nominated for best adaptation by the Screen Writers Guild for the film version of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

Early life[edit]

Ruben Hudson was born in 1956 in Lackawanna, New York, the son of Alean Hudson and Ruben Santiago, a railroad worker. He later adopted his mother's maiden name as part of his compound surname.[3] His father was Puerto Rican and his mother was African American.[4] He went to Lackawanna High school, earned his bachelor's degree from Binghamton University, his master's degree from Wayne State University and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Buffalo State College and Wayne State University.[4]

Career[edit]

In 2003, he was the reader in Volume 13 of the HBO film, Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives. The series was narrated by Whoopi Goldberg. He wrote Lackawanna Blues (2001), an autobiographical play in which he portrayed himself and some twenty different characters from his past, which was produced in New York at the Joseph Papp Theatre in 2001.[5] He adapted it for a highly acclaimed, award-winning 2005 HBO film, in which the parts were played by different people.[6] It won the Humanitas Prize and earned Emmy and Writers Guild of America Award nominations.[7]

Santiago-Hudson appeared on Broadway in Jelly's Last Jam (1992), written by George C. Wolfe. He received the 1996 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in August Wilson's Seven Guitars.[8]

On television, he has appeared on the daytime soap operas One Life to Live, Another World and All My Children. His work in primetime series have included The Cosby Mysteries, New York Undercover, NYPD Blue, Touched by an Angel, The West Wing, Third Watch, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and five episodes of Law & Order (which coincidentally stars Lackawanna Blues star S. Epatha Merkerson), among others. He starred as New York City Police Captain Roy Montgomery in the ABC series Castle until his character's death occurred in the third season finale. In 2007 he starred in a PBS Nova documentary about the life of chemist Percy Lavon Julian.

In 2013, Santiago-Hudson won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director,[9] an Obie Award for Direction,[10][11] and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play for his work in the Off-Broadway production of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson.[12]

In 2016, he won the Obie Awards Special Citation for Collaboration for his work on Skeleton Crew with Dominique Morisseau and the Atlantic Theater Company.[13]

Selected filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Coming to America Street Hustler Credited as Ruben Hudson
1994 Blown Away Officer Blanket
Bleeding Hearts Todd
1997 The Devil's Advocate Leamon Heath
2000 Shaft Detective Jimmy Groves
2001 Domestic Disturbance Sergeant Edgar Stevens
2002 Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control Samuel Menendez
2006 Brother's Shadow Manny Botero
2007 Mr. Brooks Detective Hawkins
Honeydripper Stokely
American Gangster 'Doc'
2009 The Invention of Lying Landlord
2014 Selma Bayard Rustin
2020 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Screenplay by

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1990–1992 Dear John Larry / Orlando / Curtis 6 episodes
1990–1993 Another World Billy Cooper Soap opera
1990–2008 Law & Order Mr. Gaines / Detective Brian Keene / Attorney Winters / Dr. Paul Jackson 6 episodes
1994 The Cosby Mysteries Police Officer Episode: "Expert Witness"
1994–1995 NYPD Blue Otis 2 episodes
1994–1996 New York Undercover Johnny / Walter Perry 2 episodes
1995 Solomon & Sheba Tamrin TV film
1995 The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. Detective Stan Lewis TV film
1995–1996 Gargoyles Gabriel 3 episodes (voice)
1997 Spawn Jess Chapel Direct-to-video (voice)
1997–1998 Michael Hayes Eddie Diaz 21 episodes
1997–1999 Spawn Jess Chapel Voice
1998 Rear Window Antonio Fredericks TV film
1999 The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer Detective Newhouse TV film (credited as Ruben Santiago Hudson)
1999 Touched by an Angel Dr. Joe Acot Episode: "Such a Time as This"
1999 The West Wing Morris Tolliver Episode: "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc"
1999 Third Watch Detective Wolfort, NYPD Episode: "History of the World"
2000 American Tragedy Christopher Darden TV film
2002 The Red Sneakers Uncle Joe TV film (credited as Ruben Santiago Hudson)
2005 Lackawanna Blues Freddie Combs TV movie (also wrote the screenplay)
2005 Their Eyes Were Watching God Joe Starks TV film
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Carlos Guzman Episode: "Name"
2009–2014 Castle Captain Roy Montgomery 59 episodes
2011 Person of Interest Sam Latimer Episode: "Mission Creep"
2013 Low Winter Sun Charles Dawson 10 episodes
2015 Public Morals Lieutenant King 10 episodes
2016 The Family Chief of Police Len Bucksey 3 episodes
2016–2019 Billions Raul Gomez 8 episodes
2017 Designated Survivor General Contreras Episode: "Commander-in-Chief"
2017 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Dr. Roland Pattillo TV film
2017–2018 The Quad Cecil Diamond 18 episodes
2022 East New York Officer Marvin Sandeford

Honors[edit]

  • 1996, Tony Award for performance in Seven Guitars
  • 2006, Humanitas Award for writing, for HBO film adaptation of his play Lackawanna Blues.[14]
  • 2009, NAACP Lifetime Achievement Theatre Award at the Los Angeles NAACP Theatre Awards.[14] He played Mayor Joe Starks in Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Personal life[edit]

Santiago-Hudson has four children: Broderick Santiago and Ruben Santiago III from previous relationships, and Trey and Lily from his marriage with Jeannie Brittan.[15]

When he came to New York in 1983, he was known as Ruben Santiago. He tried to get a part at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater and was asked if he spoke Spanish, which he does not. When he wanted to work at the Negro Ensemble Company, "they laughed and said, 'We don't have Puerto Ricans.'" So he added his mother's name, Hudson, and eventually won a part in A Soldier's Play at the Ensemble Company.[16]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "All that you wanted to know about the Broadway production 'Stick Fly'". StickFlyBroadway.com. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Hetrick, Adam (September 7, 2011). "Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Dulé Hill and Tracie Thoms to Star in Stick Fly on Broadway". Playbill. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Ruben Santiago-Hudson profile, FilmReference.com; accessed October 14, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Ruben Santiago-Hudson profile, DanaRoc.com; accessed April 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Gordon, Eric A. (March 15, 2019). "'Lackawanna Blues' a theatrical triumph for Ruben Santiago-Hudson". www.peoplesworld.org. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. ^ "The Many Lives of 'Lackawanna Blues'". centertheatregroup.org. February 25, 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Ruben Santiago-Hudson". sdcfoundation.org. Stage Directors and Choreographers Workshop Foundation. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  8. ^ Gerard, Jeremy (June 2, 2017). "Tony Watch: Ruben Santiago-Hudson On His August Wilson Passion Project, 'Jitney'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  9. ^ Healy, Patrick (2013-05-05). "'Piano Lesson' and 'The Whale' Win Lortel Awards". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  10. ^ Gans, Andrew (2013-05-20). "Detroit, Grimly Handsome, Eisa Davis, John Rando, Shuler Hensley and More Are Obie Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  11. ^ Healy, Patrick (2013-05-20). "Obie Awards Honor 'Detroit' and 'Grimly Handsome'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  12. ^ Hetrick, Adam (2013-05-19). "Billy Porter, Andrea Martin, Pippin, Matilda, Vanya and Sonia Win Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  13. ^ Village Voice Staff, "The Complete List of 2016 Obie Award Honorees", The Village Voice, May 24th, 2016.
  14. ^ a b ABC's Castle "Ruben Santiago- Hudson" aka Det.Montgomery, October 17, 2009; accessed October 14, 2010.
  15. ^ "Ruben Santiago-Hudson | The HistoryMakers". www.thehistorymakers.org. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  16. ^ Smith, Dinitia (14 May 1996). "A Performance Shaped by Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

External links[edit]

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