Ruben Santiago-Hudson (born November 24, 1956) is a
Tony Award-winning
American actor and
playwright.
Early life
Santiago-Hudson was born in
Lackawanna, New York, the son of Alean Hudson and Ruben Santiago, a railroadworker.
[Ruben Santiago-Hudson Biography (1956-)] His father was
Puerto Rican and his mother was
African American.
[Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Inspiring People | Living Louder | DanaRoc.com] He graduated from
Binghamton University.
Career
He wrote
Lackawanna Blues, an
autobiographical play in which he portrayed himself and some twenty different characters from his past, which he adapted for a highly-acclaimed, award-winning 2005
HBO film that won him the
Humanitas Prize and earned him
Emmy and
Writers Guild of America Award nominations.
Santiago-Hudson appeared on Broadway in
Jelly's Last Jam and received the 1996 Tony for
August Wilson's
Seven Guitars. Santiago-Hudson's screen credits include
Coming to America and
Domestic Disturbance. On
television he has appeared on the daytime dramas
Another World and
All My Children and the primetime series
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 is currently starring as New York City Police Captain Roy Montgomery in the ABC series
Castle.
Personal life
Santiago-Hudson has four children, Broderick, Ruben, Trey and Lily.
