Raul Castillo

At 46 years old, Raul Castillo has this physical status:

Acting career

Castillo has a long history in off-Broadway theater. Castillo appeared in Austin, Texas, in a 2000 production of "Santos & Santos," loosely based on Jamiel Chagra and his brothers. Castillo's confidence in being a professional actor was solidified during this performance. Castillo joined the LAByrinth Theater Company as a writer shortly after arriving in New York. In 2006, José Rivera's play School of the Americas appeared at the LAByrinth Theater Company in New York's Public Theater for his on-stage debut. While performing in the Public Theater's production of Satellites, Sandra Oh met actor and later co-star Sandra Oh. Laura Collins-Hughes of The New York Sun characterized Beto's appearance in the Ensemble Studio Theatre's 2008 production of José Rivera's Flowers as "lawfully nuanced." In 2009, he appeared in Cusi Cram's A Lifetime Burning at Premiere Stages, an Off-Broadway premier. In 2012, he appeared in Goodman Theatre's production of the Guatemalan genocide, focusing on the Guatemalan genocide. Castillo appeared in the inaugural performance of Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train in Pittsburgh directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman for the LAByrinth Theater Company in 2012. Later, he appeared in The Way West's BareBones performance at the Lark Theater. Castillo appeared in the role of Ismael in the theater's 2014 production of Adoration of the Old Woman, receiving raves. He appeared alongside Sandra Oh in the role of Gerardo in the 2014 Victory Gardens Theater production of Death and the Maiden, which was well-reced by critics. The Maiden and the Death concern concerns a couple's life, as well as a woman who has lived through some of the tragedies that have occurred under a draconian dictatorship. Castillo describes his role as a "character" working within the government's bureaucracy, seeking to look into the crimes that were committed, particularly the deaths during the tyrant reign" "Deady." The Maiden was first produced on Broadway by Glenn Close, Richard Dreyfuss, and Gene Hackman, but Latino actors such as Castillo felt undervalued because ethnic characters were not included in a Chilean playwright's play.

Castillo appeared in the 2005 short film Immaculate Perception for the first time. He appeared in many short films before making his debut appearance in Amexico's 2007 independent film, Ignacio. At the 2007 Sonoma Valley Film Festival, the film was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and received the Jury Award for producer/director Matthew Bonifacio in the category of Narrative Film. In 2008, the film was first shown theatrically. He continued to appear in short films and independent films, including My Best Day and Bless Me, Ultima. Critics Roger Ebert lauded his role in the 2011 independent film Cold Weather. Hector's appearance in the 2012 Student Academy Award-winning short film Narcocorrido earned him an Honorable Mention for his Performance at AFI Fest 2012. Castillo starred in El Chicano, gaining acclaim from The Hollywood Reporter, who noted that his "charismatic performance in the lead role carried a significant amount of the film's weight."

Castillo has appeared on television shows like Nurse Jackie, Blue Bloods, and Law & Order during his acting career. He was cast in The Trainee's lead role and also appeared in the web series East WillyB as Edgar, and he appeared in the web series The Trainee as well as in a recurring role as Edgar.

Castillo appeared in HBO's Looking as Ricardo "Richie" Donado Ventura, the main character Patrick's love interest, portrayed by Jonathan Groff in 2014. "Looking at Closer Friends' unfiltered experiences of long-awaited happiness and love in an age of unparalleled choice," HBO says. Castillo had previously worked with series designer Michael Lannan as the character Richie in the 2011 short film "Lorimer," based on Lannan's pilot episode of Looking. Lannan first applied to Castillo after seeing his participation in Lorimer in Cold Weather. In 2012, he called Castillo to audition for the Looking pilot. Castillo went through several auditions for both Agustn and Richie, which had initially been rejected before being given the opportunity to repeat on the program. Castillo watched Looking executive producer Andrew Haigh's 2011 film Weekend to investigate his role as Richie. Richie Donado's role as a protagonist in the series was widely praised. Castillo's portrayal of an openly gay Mexican-American man as a rare representation of the Latino-American community on television, according to critics.

Castillo identifies himself as a leader of the LGBTQ and Latino groups in Looking as relevant to the LGBTQ and Latino groups. Castillo says, "I wanted to honor this woman because he was a straight guy." And though it wasn't representing the whole community, this was one story—I knew there would be a lot of people with hopes. "I know there will be a lot of people paying attention" after doing studies around the Latino community. He told Out magazine that he hopes that his presence on the show would both illuminate and inform straight audiences as well as shed light on some of the gay Latino community's experiences. Castillo and his character Richie gained a large social media following when using the hashtag #TeamRichie. Castillo was included as a regular cast member alongside co-stars Groff, Frankie J., Lauren Weedman, and Russell Tovey in the show's second season. HBO had to cancel Looking after its second season due to poor reviews. Looking will come to an end with a final full-length film, rather than a third season.

Castillo debuted on Fox Broadcasting Company's drama series Gotham in 2015.

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