Ruben Santiago-Hudson

AKA: Ruben Hudson, Ruben Santiago Hudson, Ruben-Santigo Hudson
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1956-11-24

Lackawanna, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Crew Roles

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Screenplay
Lackawanna Blues
Writer
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {61}

Leamon Heath

1997-10-17 7.467

The Devil's Advocate

Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned. ...
Genre :Drama, Mystery, Horror

Hawkins

2007-05-31 6.926

Mr. Brooks

A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego. ...
Genre :Crime, Thriller

Doc

2007-11-02 7.587

American Gangster

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, be ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Landlord

2009-10-02 6.205

The Invention of Lying

Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead. ...
Genre :Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Antonio Fredericks

1998-11-22 5.4

Rear Window

Jason Kemp, a recently paralyzed architect, lives in a high-tech apartment filled with assistive technology. As a quadriplegic confined to his home, he passes the long hours by spying on his neighbors ...
Genre :Drama, Thriller

Freddie Cobbs

2005-02-12 5.732

Lackawanna Blues

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York. ...
Genre :Drama, Music, TV Movie

Joe Starks

2005-03-06 5.443

Their Eyes Were Watching God

A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the morals of her small town. Based on the novel by Zora ...
Genre :Drama, Romance, TV Movie

Christopher Darden

2000-11-12 4.8

American Tragedy

Johnnie Cochran defends O.J. Simpson who is on trial for his wife's murder. ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, TV Movie

Det. Newhouse

1999-05-09 4.2

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

An account of early 1970s social activist Ira Einhorn, who allegedly murdered his girlfriend and then fled the country. ...
Genre :Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

Steven

2002-05-05 6.2

Little John

The unmarried daughter of a Texas rancher gives birth to an unwanted child. She puts the child up for adoption and moves away from home. Without her knowledge, her father took the boy and raised him. ...
Genre :Drama, TV Movie

Uncle Joe

2002-02-10 3.2

The Red Sneakers

A kid named Reggie Reynolds is a high school student who is good in the classroom but not so good on the basketball court. But one day he meets a junk dealer who gives him a pair of old gym shoes that ...
Genre :Drama, Family, Fantasy

Stokely

2007-09-10 5.9

Honeydripper

In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds durin ...
Genre :Drama, Music

Bum #2

1997-04-01 1.7

White Lies

A museum worker pretends to be an artist in order to impress women. When an attractive assistant director of a SoHo art gallery overhears him, she offers to exhibit his work. He plays along, which lea ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

Blanket

1994-07-01 6.206

Blown Away

Blown Away tells the story of Jimmy Dove, who works for the Boston bomb squad. Shortly after Dove leaves the force, his partner is killed by a bomb that Dove thinks might have been made by someone he ...
Genre :Action

Bayard Rustin

2014-12-25 7.382

Selma

"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately ...
Genre :History, Drama

Self

2022-12-05 5.5

Broadway Rising

There is no New York without Broadway. It’s both a landmark and a community, an industry and a people, making magic in a dark theater, eight times a week. During the pandemic, over 96,000 people lost ...
Genre :Documentary

Det. Stan Lewis

1995-03-06 6.5

The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.

Lieutenant Rick Hunter's girlfriend is murdered, and the main suspect is her ex-husband. But Hunter is soon convinced of a connection to another case. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, TV Movie

Manny Botero

2006-04-29 4.9

Brother's Shadow

Jake Groden is the black sheep of his family. Ankle deep in fish guts, he serves out his parole in Alaska. Then, after a decade of self-imposed exile, he is forced to return to his Brooklyn family. He ...
Genre :Drama

2003-02-10 4.8

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Cong ...
Genre :History, Documentary

Todd

1995-09-22 3.8

Bleeding Hearts

An ill-fated, tender romance between an adult white male tutor and his 17-year-old African-American female student. ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

Jimmy Groves

2000-06-15 6.007

Shaft

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller

Detective Crawford

2019-09-27 5.204

Obsession

Before meeting George Good, Sonny Jordan was just a lost drifter with a troubled past floating from town to town, looking for work. As fate would have it, Sonny ends up saving George's life from a mur ...
Genre :Thriller

Tamrin

1995-02-26 6.2

Solomon & Sheba

In the land of Israel, Solomon (Jimmy Smits) is trying to figure out a way to become the world’s supplier of frankincense. He sends an envoy to the tiny country of Sheba to announce his intentions. Th ...
Genre :Drama, Romance, TV Movie

Sgt. Edgar Stevens

2001-10-28 5.762

Domestic Disturbance

Frank Morrison is a divorced father with a 12-year-old son, Danny. His ex-wife Susan and son Danny now live with Rick Barnes, Susan's new husband. Danny, who has a reputation for telling lies, accuses ...
Genre :Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Jim Waters

1991-01-28 2.7

Which Way Home

An American nurse is determined to smuggle a group of orphans out of Cambodia in the late 1970s, assisted by an Australian boat operator. ...
Genre :Drama, TV Movie

Street Hustler

1988-06-29 6.879

Coming to America

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

Mahatma

1994-04-28 3.8

Bye Bye America

The mis-adventures of three Polish-Jews on the road to Gdansk is the basis for this German comedy that was filmed in New York, Germany, and Poland. Genovefa and Moshe have been married and living in N ...
Genre :Comedy

Kevin

1996-04-18 2

Daddy's Girl

Alicia's father abandoned her ten years ago. Now a family wedding presents a chance for her to start a relationship with him. ...
Genre :

Det. Wolfort, NYPD

1999-09-23 7.916

Third Watch

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Th ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Mr. Gaines

1990-09-13 7.365

Law & Order

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Sam Latimer

2011-09-22 8.1

Person of Interest

John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With t ...
Genre :Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Dr. Joe Acot

1994-09-21 7.179

Touched by an Angel

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives. ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Family

Gabriel (voice)

1994-10-24 8.082

Gargoyles

In Scotland, 994 A.D. Goliath and his clan of gargoyles defend a medieval castle. In present day, David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York City. When the castle is attacked the gargoyles ...
Genre :Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

Emmett Brown

1996-09-28 7.3

Early Edition

Gary Hobson thinks he may even be losing his mind when tomorrow's newspaper mysteriously arrives today giving him a disconcerting look into the future. What will he do with tomorrow's news? ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy

Carlos Guzman

1999-09-20 7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squ ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

Johnny

1994-09-08 7.2

New York Undercover

New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to i ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

2008-03-10 6.3

Canterbury's Law

Elizabeth Canterbury is a force of nature. An attorney on the rise, she puts her career on the line to take on risky and unpopular cases, even when they take a toll on her personal life. Elizabeth and ...
Genre :Drama

1964-05-04 5.2

Another World

Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC for 35 years from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. Set in the fictional town of Bay City, the show in its early years opens with announc ...
Genre :Soap

Steven

1951-12-24 8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of tel ...
Genre :Drama

2003-08-02 5.1

Wild Card

Wild Card is an American comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Canada from August 2003 to July 2005. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

Eddie Diaz

1997-09-15 0

Michael Hayes

Former cop Michael Hayes is appointed U.S. Attorney in New York, where he prosecutes high-profile cases while dealing with crime, corruption, and political pressure. ...
Genre :Drama

Orlando

1988-10-06 5.5

Dear John

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, ...
Genre :Comedy

Dr. Bree

2019-08-14 6.7

David Makes Man

A 14-year-old prodigy's mother relies on him to find a way out of poverty, but he is haunted by the death of his friend; he must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that ...
Genre :Drama

Roy Montgomery

2009-03-09 7.974

Castle

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investi ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

Percy Julian

1974-03-03 7

NOVA

PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific ...
Genre :Documentary

Charles Dawson

2013-08-11 6.1

Low Winter Sun

Seemingly the perfect crime, the murder of a cop by a fellow Detroit detective activates forces that will forever alter the detective's life, and pull him into the heart of the Detroit underworld. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Raul Gomez

2016-01-17 7.75

Billions

A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explo ...
Genre :Drama

Morris Tolliver

1999-09-22 8.2

The West Wing

The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have ...
Genre :Drama

Lt. King

2015-08-25 6.8

Public Morals

Set in the early 1960's in New York City's Public Morals Division, where cops walk the line between morality and criminality as the temptations that come from dealing with all kinds of vice can get th ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Cecil Diamond

2017-01-30 5.25

The Quad

Dr. Eva Fletcher is the newly-elected President of the fictional Georgia A&M University. Upon arriving, Eva is charged with saving the prestigious HBCU from bankruptcy and her twenty-year marriage fro ...
Genre :Drama

2016-01-17 7.75

Billions

A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explo ...
Genre :Drama

Marvin Sandeford

2022-10-02 7.1

East New York

Regina Haywood is the newly promoted deputy inspector of East New York, a working-class neighborhood at the edge of Brooklyn. She leads a diverse group of officers and detectives, some of whom are rel ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Detective Brian Keene

1990-09-13 7.365

Law & Order

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Mr. Winters

1990-09-13 7.365

Law & Order

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Dr. Paul Jackson

1990-09-13 7.365

Law & Order

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Larry

1988-10-06 5.5

Dear John

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, ...
Genre :Comedy

Curtis

1988-10-06 5.5

Dear John

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is dumped by his wife, Wendy, via a Dear John letter. Wendy ends up with everything in the divorce settlement, ...
Genre :Comedy

Det. Newhouse

1999-05-09 4.7

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

An account of early 1970s social activist Ira Einhorn, who allegedly murdered his girlfriend and then fled the country. ...
Genre :Drama

Marshall

2003-09-09 8.7

Whoopi

Whoopi was an American situation comedy, starring Whoopi Goldberg. The series revolved around the events and people at her hotel, the Lamont Hotel, in New York City. The show aired on Tuesdays from Se ...
Genre :Comedy

Charles Jinks

2009-09-22 7.586

The Good Wife

Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail. ...
Genre :Drama

1987-10-03 5

Leg Work

Leg Work is an American detective drama television series created by Frank Abatemarco that premiered on CBS on October 3, 1987. The show was short-lived and only 10 episodes were produced, of which on ...
Genre :Drama