---
name: "Raúl Castillo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/raul-castillo"
fi1m_id: "raul-castillo"
imdb_id: "nm1950004"
tmdb_id: 557579
wikidata_id: "Q18921514"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 August 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-24T23:01:15.165016+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Raúl Castillo

## Identity

Raúl Castillo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/raul-castillo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** raul-castillo
- **IMDb ID:** nm1950004
- **TMDB ID:** 557579
- **Wikidata ID:** Q18921514
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Castillo_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18921514, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1950004/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/557579

Actor. Born 30 August 1977 in McAllen, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 August 1977, McAllen, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 2018–present
- **Also known as:** Raul Castillo, Рауль Кастілло
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 72 (2), 2020s 68 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 67 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Crime 2, Drama 2, Horror 2, Mystery 2, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $465m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Castillo_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18921514, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1950004/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/557579

## Coming up

- *And Then Everything Turned Itself Inside Out* (2027-01-23), as Lázaro
- *The Auction* (2027-08-01), as David Valdez

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Hustle*](https://film.one/film/hustle.md) (72)
- **HBO Max:** [*Task*](https://film.one/tv/task.md) (67)
- **Apple TV:** [*Smile 2*](https://film.one/film/smile-2.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Raúl Castillo

> Raúl Castillo can make a volatile father understandable without excusing him. His intimate work gives us more reason to watch than the larger productions that sometimes leave him standing at the edge of the scene.

In *Smile 2* (2024), Raúl Castillo hovers at the edge of the action with a phone, alongside Miles Gutierrez-Riley. We were frustrated by how little he was given to do, particularly in a film that keeps repeating its scares. As Darius, he is part of the supporting cast left waiting while Naomi Scott supplies more conviction than the material deserves. It is a useful warning against choosing a film simply because Castillo is in it: this loud, overlong horror gives us little opportunity to see what he can do.

His early independent work included *Cold Weather* (2010), but *Looking* (2014–2015), as Richie Donado Ventura, brought the break. The work that followed includes the volatile father Paps in *We the Animals* (2018) and a cop in the ensemble of *Knives Out* (2019). Paps is the more useful guide to his strengths: Castillo gives a flawed father both empathy and intensity, making room for affection without softening the volatility. He is frequently cast as working-class Latino men whose physical presence does not spare them uncertainty.

Castillo plays Cliff Broward in *Task* (2025), a decent crime drama that we recommend with reservations. Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey have family troubles worth caring about, but the investigation takes too long to gather pace. The shortage of humour also makes the waiting harder than it needs to be. We would suggest it to patient crime-drama viewers, rather than put it forward as the place to discover Castillo.

We want more parts that give him time to work through conflicting feelings, particularly in the intimate family dramas that suit his stage-honed acting. His supporting appearances in larger productions have not always provided that opportunity, and a longer list of credits need not mean more satisfying work. Give him a sustained scene opposite a co-star such as Jonathan Groff; that is a more inviting prospect than another phone.

## Biography

Raúl Castillo is an American actor and playwright. Born on 30 August 1977 in McAllen, Texas, he graduated from Boston University with a BFA and began his career in theatre, later moving into film and television.

He is known for his role as Richie Donado Ventura in the HBO series *Looking* (2014–2015) and its follow-up film, and for his performance as Paps in *We the Animals* (2018), which earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Male. Other credits include *Knives Out* (2019), *Army of the Dead* (2021), *Smile 2* (2024) as Darius, and the series *Task* (2025) as Cliff Broward.

Castillo has also written plays associated with the LAByrinth Theater Company and the Atlantic Theater Company.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, tvinsider.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Task* (2025), Fi1m 67, as Cliff Broward — [page](https://film.one/tv/task.md)
- *Smile 2* (2024), Fi1m 64, as Darius — [page](https://film.one/film/smile-2.md)
- *Hustle* (2022), Fi1m 72, as Oscar Morales — [page](https://film.one/film/hustle.md)
- *Knives Out* (2019), Fi1m 81, as Cop — [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md)
- *Unsane* (2018), Fi1m 64, as Jacob — [page](https://film.one/film/unsane.md)

## Complete filmography (63)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Auction* (2027), as David Valdez
- *And Then Everything Turned Itself Inside Out* (2027), as Lázaro
- *The Hand That Rocks the Cradle* (2025), as Miguel Morales
- *Task* (2025), series, as Cliff Broward — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/task.md)
- *Push* (2025), as The Client · Executive Producer
- *Barron's Cove* (2025), as Detective Navarro
- *Cold Wallet* (2025), as Billy · Executive Producer
- *Smile 2* (2024), as Darius — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/smile-2.md)
- *Breathe* (2024), as Micah
- *Cassandro* (2023), as Gerardo
- *Miguel Wants to Fight* (2023), as Albert
- *The Walking Dead: Dead City* (2023), series, as Luis
- *Class of '09* (2023), series, as Amos Garcia
- *The Inspection* (2022), as Rosales
- *The Same Storm* (2022), as Nurse Joey
- *Cha Cha Real Smooth* (2022), as Joseph
- *Hustle* (2022), as Oscar Morales — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/hustle.md)
- *Mother/Android* (2021), as Arthur
- *Night Teeth* (2021), as Jay Perez
- *American Horror Stories* (2021), series, as Toby Arcaño
- *Army of the Dead* (2021), as Mikey Guzman
- *Wrath of Man* (2021), as Sam
- *iGilbert* (2021), as Tony
- *Little Fish* (2021), as Ben
- *The Accidental Wolf* (2020), series, as Cast
- *Sloan Hearts Neckface* (2020), as Neckface
- *Knives Out* (2019), as Cop — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md)
- *Seis Manos* (2019), series, as Nachito / State Police Captain (voice), Nachito (voice), (voice)
- *El Chicano* (2019), as Diego / Pedro
- *We the Animals* (2018), as Paps
- *Unsane* (2018), as Jacob — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/unsane.md)
- *Seven Seconds* (2018), series, as Felix Osorio
- *Permission* (2018), as Heron
- *Staring at the Sun* (2017), as Sonny
- *Atypical* (2017), series, as Nick
- *Riverdale* (2017), series, as Óscar Castillo
- *Easy* (2016), series, as Bernie
- *Looking: The Movie* (2016), as Richie Donado
- *Special Correspondents* (2016), as Domingo
- *Limbo* (2016), as Man
- *She Grinds Her Own Coffee* (2015), as Him
- *Sweets* (2015), as Lincoln
- *Gotham* (2014), series, as Eduardo Flamingo
- *Looking* (2014), series, as Ricardo "Richie" Donado Ventura
- *Bless Me, Ultima* (2013), as Andrew
- *Kiss Me* (2012), as Kid Vargas
- *My Best Day* (2012), as Neil
- *The Girl* (2012), as Border Agent
- *Narcocorrido* (2011), as Hector / Lazaro De Yuma
- *Gareeb Nawaz's Taxi* (2010), Actor
- *Lorimer* (2010), Actor
- *Cold Weather* (2010), as Carlos
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, as Joseph — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)
- *Don't Let Me Drown* (2009), as Alex
- *Paraiso Travel* (2008), as Carlos
- *Damages* (2007), series, as Cop — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md)
- *Amexicano* (2007), as Ignacio
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Eddy Blanco — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *A Bird Came Down*, as Gus
- *Inground*, Actor
- *The Casket Girls*, Actor
- *Swim Fishy*, Actor
- *Life Is Strange*, series, as David Madsen

## Gallery

- ![Aimee Garcia & Raúl Castillo at San Diego Comic Con 2026](https://film.one/media/person/10743/gallery-525ca30630a3.jpg) Aimee Garcia & Raúl Castillo at San Diego Comic Con 2026 — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Aimee_Garcia_%26_Ra%C3%BAl_Castillo_at_San_Diego_Comic_Con_2026.jpg/1280px-Aimee_Garcia_%26_Ra%C3%BAl_Castillo_at_San_Diego_Comic_Con_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Interview: Raul Castillo and George Lopez (El Chicano) on Vimeo SIDEWALKS host Lori Rosales talks to George Lopez and Raul Castillo, the stars of the action fil (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/10743/gallery-0dacd40f1c85.jpg) Interview: Raul Castillo and George Lopez (El Chicano) on Vimeo SIDEWALKS host Lori Rosales talks to George Lopez and Raul Castillo, the stars of the action fil (2019) — Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Raul_Castillo_and_George_Lopez_for_El_Chicano_on_Sidewalks_Entertainment.jpg/1280px-Raul_Castillo_and_George_Lopez_for_El_Chicano_on_Sidewalks_Entertainment.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Interview: Raul Castillo and George Lopez (El Chicano) on Vimeo SIDEWALKS host Lori Rosales talks to George Lopez and Raul Castillo, the stars of the action fil (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/10743/gallery-f1284ec74f4e.jpg) Interview: Raul Castillo and George Lopez (El Chicano) on Vimeo SIDEWALKS host Lori Rosales talks to George Lopez and Raul Castillo, the stars of the action fil (2019) — Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Raul_Castillo_on_Sidewalks_Entertainment.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Raúl Castillo](https://film.one/media/person/10743/gallery-0d6cf3c08ca0.jpg) Raúl Castillo — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Ra%C3%BAl_Castillo_at_San_Diego_Comic_Con_2026-1.jpg/1280px-Ra%C3%BAl_Castillo_at_San_Diego_Comic_Con_2026-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Raúl Castillo](https://film.one/media/person/10743/gallery-0567da191907.jpg) Raúl Castillo — Image via TMDB
- ![Raúl Castillo](https://film.one/media/person/10743/gallery-87e6bac981fc.jpg) Raúl Castillo — Image via TMDB
- ![Raúl Castillo](https://film.one/media/person/10743/gallery-ff66019bae30.jpg) Raúl Castillo — Image via TMDB
- ![Raúl Castillo at San Diego Comic Con 2026](https://film.one/media/person/10743/gallery-3e9735b84afc.jpg) Raúl Castillo at San Diego Comic Con 2026 — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ra%C3%BAl_Castillo_at_San_Diego_Comic_Con_2026-2.jpg/1280px-Ra%C3%BAl_Castillo_at_San_Diego_Comic_Con_2026-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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