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.

Filmography

• East New York — Marvin Sandeford
• 2020Ma Rainey's Black Bottom — Screenplay
• David Makes Man — Dr. Bree
• 2019Obsession — Detective Crawford
• 2017The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks — Dr. Roland Pattillo
• The Quad — Cecil Diamond
• Billions — Raul Gomez
• Public Morals — Lt. King
• 2014Selma — Bayard Rustin
• Low Winter Sun — Charles Dawson
• Person of Interest — Sam Latimer
• Castle — Roy Montgomery
• The Good Wife — Charles Jinks
• 2009The Invention of Lying — Landlord
• Canterbury's Law
• 2007American Gangster — Doc
• 2007Honeydripper — Stokely
• 2007Mr. Brooks — Hawkins
• 2006Brother's Shadow — Manny Botero
• 2005Lackawanna Blues — Freddie Cobbs, Executive Producer, Screenplay
• 2005Their Eyes Were Watching God — Joe Starks
• 2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
• Whoopi — Marshall
• Wild Card
• 2002Little John — Steven
• 2002The Red Sneakers — Uncle Joe
• 2001Domestic Disturbance — Sgt. Edgar Stevens
• 2000American Tragedy — Christopher Darden
• 2000Shaft — Jimmy Groves
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Carlos Guzman
• The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer — Det. Newhouse
• 1999The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer — Det. Newhouse
• The West Wing — Morris Tolliver
• Third Watch — Det. Wolfort, NYPD
• 1998Rear Window — Antonio Fredericks
• Michael Hayes — Eddie Diaz
• 1997The Devil's Advocate — Leamon Heath
• 1997White Lies — Bum #2
• 1996Daddy's Girl — Kevin
• Early Edition — Emmett Brown
• 1995Bleeding Hearts — Todd
• 1995Solomon & Sheba — Tamrin
• 1995The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. — Det. Stan Lewis
• 1994Blown Away — Blanket
• 1994Bye Bye America — Mahatma
• Gargoyles — Gabriel (voice)
• New York Undercover — Johnny
• Touched by an Angel — Dr. Joe Acot
• 1991Which Way Home — Jim Waters
• Law & Order — Mr. Gaines, Detective Brian Keene, Mr. Winters, Dr. Paul Jackson
• 1988Coming to America — Street Hustler
• Dear John — Orlando, Larry, Curtis
• Leg Work
• NOVA — Percy Julian
• Another World
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Steven

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2022Broadway Rising — Self