David Castro

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| name = David Castro

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| caption = David Castro at the 27 Dresses premiere in 2008

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1996|2|7}}

| birth_place = Long Island, New York, US

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| occupation = Actor

| relatives = Raquel Castro (sister)

Paige Chandler (wife)

| years_active = 2004–present

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David Castro (born February 7, 1996) is an American actor, known for his role as Raphael Santiago on the Freeform fantasy series Shadowhunters.

Personal life

Castro was born on Long Island, New York to a Puerto Rican father, Albee Castro, and Kathleen, an American mother of Italian descent. He has three older sisters and an older brother and currently lives in Long Island, New York.

Career

Castro made his acting debut in the 2004 film Palindromes. He later appeared in the 2006 independent films, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and Little Fugitive, alongside his sister Raquel. In 2007, he was featured in the independent film, Tracks of Color and the film Where God Left His Shoes.{{IMDb name}}

He had a role in the 2008 film 27 Dresses, starring Katherine Heigl and the 2009 film The Ministers, starring John Leguizamo. He recently starred in Forged with Manny Perez directed by William Wedig and played Raphael Santiago in the Shadowhunters television series from 2016 to 2019.{{cite news |url=http://www.thewrap.com/abc-familys-shadowhunters-adds-david-castro-as-raphael/ |title=ABC Family's Shadowhunters adds David Castro as Raphael |last=Ge |first=Linda |work=TheWrap |date=June 4, 2015 }}

Filmography

class="wikitable" \|+ Film roles
Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes
2004 \| Palindromes \| Carlito \|
rowspan="3"\| 2006 \| A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints \| Reaper's Little Brother \|
Bella \| David \|
Little Fugitive \| Joey \|
rowspan="3"\| 2007 \| Arranged \| Eddie \|
Where God Left His Shoes \| Justin Diaz \|
Tracks of Color \| Luis Martinez \|
2008 \| 27 Dresses \| Pedro \|
2009 \| The Ministers \| Dante / Perfecto (age 10) \|
2010 \| Forged \| Machito \|
2011 \| Fugly! \| Ray "Kid Ray" \|
2012 \| Tio Papi \| Manny \|
2019 \| Ruta Madre \| Daniel \|

class="wikitable"

|+ Film roles

Year

! Film

! Role

! Notes

2004

| Palindromes

| Carlito

rowspan="3"| 2006

| A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

| Reaper's Little Brother

Bella

| David

Little Fugitive

| Joey

rowspan="3"| 2007

| Arranged

| Eddie

Where God Left His Shoes

| Justin Diaz

Tracks of Color

| Luis Martinez

2008

| 27 Dresses

| Pedro

2009

| The Ministers

| Dante / Perfecto (age 10)

2010

| Forged

| Machito

2011

| Fugly!

| Ray "Kid Ray"

2012

| Tio Papi

| Manny

2019

| Ruta Madre

| Daniel

class="wikitable" \|+ Television roles
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2011 \| Are We There Yet? \| Frankie DeCosmo \| Episodes: "The Test Taker Episode", "The Lindsey Goes Vegan Episode"
2016-2019 \| Shadowhunters \| Raphael Santiago \| Recurring role, 25 episodes
2016 \| Blue Bloods \| Louis Edwards \| Episode: "The Greater Good"
2020 \| God Friended Me \| Private Joseph Martinez \| Episode: "Raspberry Pie"
2022 \| Power Book III: Raising Kanan \| Marco Boselli \| 4 episodes
2025 \| Law & Order \| Ernesto Ruiz \| Episode: "Sins of the Father"

class="wikitable"

|+ Television roles

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2011

| Are We There Yet?

| Frankie DeCosmo

| Episodes: "The Test Taker Episode", "The Lindsey Goes Vegan Episode"

2016-2019

| Shadowhunters

| Raphael Santiago

| Recurring role, 25 episodes

2016

| Blue Bloods

| Louis Edwards

| Episode: "The Greater Good"

2020

| God Friended Me

| Private Joseph Martinez

| Episode: "Raspberry Pie"

2022

| Power Book III: Raising Kanan

| Marco Boselli

| 4 episodes

2025

| Law & Order

| Ernesto Ruiz

| Episode: "Sins of the Father"

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Group ! Award ! Role ! Result ! Refs
2008 \| Imagen Award \| Best Supporting Actor \| Where God Left His Shoes \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| [http://www.imagen.org/awards/2008 23rd Annual Imagen Awards - Nominations / Special Awards]

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Year

! Group

! Award

! Role

! Result

! Refs

2008

| Imagen Award

| Best Supporting Actor

| Where God Left His Shoes

| {{nom}}