Ruben Santiago-Hudson

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. In 1996 he won a Tony Award for his performance in Seven Guitars. 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. In 2021, he was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film version of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.