He is also a successful playwright who has written a variety of plays like Border Stories and Between Me, You, and the Lampshade. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. [18] It was then, at age 14, that he met and became friends with future staff writer for Devious Maids, Girls and Looking, Tanya Saracho, who also attended McAllen High School. [7][14][15] Before he became involved in acting, he thought he would pursue a career as a rock musician. [11], He first became interested in acting in the third grade, after seeing his older brother in a school production of The Wizard of Oz as the Tin Woodman. [39][40] Critics particularly noted Castillo's portrayal of an openly gay Mexican-American man as a rare representation of the Latino-American community on television. In 2015, Castillo appeared as Eduardo Flamingo, the emotionless, unfeeling villain on Fox Broadcasting Company's drama series Gotham. He is known for his acting roles in Amexicano and Cold Weather and his role as Richie Donado Ventura in the HBO series Looking and its subsequent series finale television film, Looking: The Movie. [3][4] He has an older brother, Tony, and a younger sister. "[10] He describes his parents as "old school and traditional, [but] very open-minded. [32], Castillo first appeared in the 2005 short film Immaculate Perception. Tee Tee Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics, Dennis Hopper Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics, Iyaz Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics, Alida Morberg Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics, Josh Hewitt Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics, Siannise Fudge Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics, Lauren Cimorelli Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics, Rapper Russ Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics, Franko Fraize Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics, Anna Paquin Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics, Maadhavi Latha Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics. In 2012, Castillo was awarded an AFI Honorable Mention in Performance for his lead role in Narcocorrido. As a result, Castillo and his character Richie gained a large social media following, using the hashtag #TeamRichie. [9] However, Castillo said that he was originally very nervous that he would lose his job on the show, specially when discussing the detailed sex scenes with his co-star Jonathan Groff. [12] He auditioned the next year for the school play "about a mouse and a clock", but couldn't stop giggling during his audition and was cast in a non-speaking role as a guard. [43][44][45][46] His play Between You, Me, and the Lampshade was developed at the Atlantic Theater Company and is set to premiere in 2015 with the Chicago-based Teatro Vista, the largest Latino Equity theater company in Illinois, at the Richard Christiansen Theater at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre. [5][22], Castillo has an extensive off-Broadway theater career. 70 kg or 154 lbs. [21] It was during that production that Castillo solidified his confidence in being a professional actor. [25] In 2012, he was cast in Goodman Theater's production of the Cándido Tirado's play Fish Men, about the Guatemalan genocide, in the lead role of Rey Reyes.