1. Ruben Santiago-Hudson is best known for his role of Captain Roy Montgomery from 2009 to 2011 on ABC's Castle.
11 Facts About Ruben Santiago-Hudson
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson later adopted his mother's maiden name as part of his compound surname.
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson's father was Puerto Rican and his mother was African American.
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson 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.
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson wrote Lackawanna Blues, 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.
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson adapted it for a highly acclaimed, award-winning 2005 HBO film, in which the parts were played by different people.
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson received the 1996 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in August Wilson's Seven Guitars.
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson 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.
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In 2013, Ruben Santiago-Hudson won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Director, an Obie Award for Direction, 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.
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson narrated a number of audiobooks, including James Patterson's Cross Justice which was recognized by the 2017 Audie Award and AudioFile magazine's Earphones Award.
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson tried to get a part at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater and was asked if he spoke Spanish, which he does not.