Ruben Santiago-Hudson Biography (1956-)

Born November 24, 1956, in Lackawanna, NY; son of Ruben Santiago (a railroadworker) and Alean Hudson; married Jeannie Brittan; children: (from previous relationships) Broderick, Ruben III. Addresses: Agent: Stephen Hirsh, Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: VincentCirrincione, Vincent Cirrincione and Associates, 8721 Sunset Blvd., Suite 205, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, writer, producer
Birth Details: November 24, 1956; Lackawanna, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
(As Ruben-Santigo Hudson) Captain Billy Cooper, Another World (also known as Another World: Bay City), 1990-93
Voice of Jess Chapel, Spawn (also known as Todd McFarlane's Spawn), HBO, 1997
Eddie Diaz, Michael Hayes, CBS, 1997
Dr. Zeke McMillan, All My Children (also known as All My Children: The Summer of Seduction), ABC, 2001, 2002
Movies
Jim Waters, Which Way Home, TNT, 1991
Tamrin, Solomon & Sheba, TNT, 1995
Detective Stan Lewis, The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.(also known as The Return of Hunter), NBC, 1995
Antonio Fredericks, Rear Window, ABC, 1998
Uncle Joe, The Red Sneakers, Showtime, 2002
Judge Steven Albright, Little John, CBS, 2002
Freddi Dobbs, Lackawanna Blues, HBO, 2005
Joe Starks, Their Eyes Were Watching God (also known as Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God), ABC, 2005
Miniseries
Detective Jake Newhouse, The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer, NBC, 1999
Christopher Darden, American Tragedy, CBS, 2000
Specials
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway, PBS, 1992
Kevin, Daddy's Girl, ABC, 1996
Narrator, The Crucible of the Millennium, PBS, 2001
Reader, Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives, HBO, 2003
Episodic
Mr. Sarno, "Corky Rebels," Life Goes On, ABC, 1990
Mr. Gaines, "Out of the Half-Light," Law & Order, NBC, 1990
Curtis, Dear John, NBC, 1991
Dr. Brian Keene, "Competence," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
Police officer, "Expert Witness," The Cosby Mysteries, 1994
Johnny, "Mate," New York Undercover, Fox, 1994
Otis, "You Bet Your Life," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1994
Otis, "Heavin' Can Wait," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1995
Voice of Gabriel, "Avalon: Parts 1-3," Gargoyles (animated), 1995

William Perry, "Rule of Engagement," New York Undercover, Fox, 1996
Emmett Brown, "Funny Valentine," Early Edition, CBS, 1999
Emmett Brown, "Pinch Hitters," Early Edition, CBS, 1999
Mr. Winters, "Haven," Law & Order, NBC, 1999
Dr. Joe, "Such a Time as This," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1999
Morris Tolliver, "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc," The West Wing, NBC,1999
Detective Wolfort, "History of the World," Third Watch, NBC, 1999
Appeared as Larry and as Orlando in different episodes of Dear John, NBC; also voice of Gabriel, "Ill Met by Moonlight," Gargoyles (animated).
Pilots
Jackson High, Fox, 1995
Jack Moon, Yes, Mr. Moon, UPN, 1996
Television Executive Producer
Movies
Lackawanna Blues, HBO, 2005
Film Appearances
(As Ruben Hudson) Street hustler, Coming to America (also known asPrince in New York), 1988
Blanket, Blown Away, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
Todd, Bleeding Hearts (also known as Fatal Destiny and White Man's Burden), Savoy Pictures, 1994
Leamon Heath, The Devil's Advocate (also known as Im Auftrag des Teufels), Warner Bros., 1998
A Gut Feeling, 1999
Jimmy Groves, Shaft (also known as Shaft-noch fragen?), 2000
Sergeant Edgar Stevens, Domestic Disturbance, Paramount, 2001
Samuel Menendez, Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control, Cannery Filmworks, 2002
Manny Botero, Brother's Shadow, Fish Six Film/Brother's Shadow/Mint Pictures, 2006
Stage Appearances
Buddy Bolden, Jelly's Last Jam (musical), Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, then Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1992-93
Lucio, Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1993
Roy, East Texas Hot Links, New York Shakespeare Theatre, AnspacherTheatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1994
Canewell, Seven Guitars, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1996
Title role, Henry VIII, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1997
Richard Roma, Glengarry Glen Ross, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 2000
Lackawanna Blues (solo show), New York Shakespeare Festival, LuEsther Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 2001
Caesar, Gem of the Ocean, Walter Kerr Theatre, 2004-2005
Defiance, Powerhouse Theatre, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2005
The Don, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I, New York City, 2005
"The Roman Actor" (staged reading), First Look Festival, ClassicalStage Company Theatre, New York City, 2005
Also appeared in Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, off-Broadway production, and in Boogie Wooger and Booker T, Conversations in Exile,and The Rabbit Foot.
Major Tours
Lackawanna Blues (solo show), U.S. cities, 2002-2003
Began as Corporal Cobb, became Davenport, A Soldier's Story, NegroEnsemble Company, tour of U.S. cities.
Stage Director
Gem of the Ocean, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 2005, then American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 2006
RECORDINGS
Audio Books
Reader, The Land, by Mildred D. Taylor, Listening Library, 2001
WRITINGS
Stage
Lackawanna Blues (solo show), New York Shakespeare Festival, LuEsther Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 2001
Screenplays
Lackawanna Blues (based on his solo stage show), HBO, 2005

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

American Theatre, February, 2005, p. 32
New York Times, May, 1996

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