Ruben Santiago-Hudson is a New York–connected theater artist whose career spans acting, playwriting, and directing. He earned a Tony Award for his work in August Wilson’s *Seven Guitars* and has continued to return to Broadway stages, including the Ethel Barrymore Theatre for *Joe Turner’s Come and Gone*. On screen, he is known to many as Captain Roy Montgomery on ABC’s *Castle*, with later work including *Low Winter Sun* and an adaptation of *Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom* that drew Writers Guild recognition. His performances favor directness and text-driven precision.
