Biography
Renoly Santiago is a Puerto Rican actor, singer and writer. He was born on 15 March 1974 in Lajas, Puerto Rico, and raised in Union City, New Jersey. He received a dance scholarship to the Ballet Hispanico and attended the Professional Children's School in New York. At age 17 he played Tito and co-wrote the Emmy-nominated pilot of the television series CityKids (1993).
Santiago made his film debut as Raúl Sanchero in Dangerous Minds (1995). He played Ramón Sánchez, also known as the Phantom Phreak, in Hackers (1995), Mikey in Daylight (1996), and Ramón Martínez, nicknamed Sally-Can't Dance, in Con Air (1997). His television credits include episodes of Touched by an Angel (2001) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).
On stage, Santiago appeared in the Broadway musical The Capeman (1998) as Tony Hernández, earning a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. He has also recorded as a singer with artists including Marc Anthony and Paul Simon, and lives in New York City.
