Alexandra Castillo

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Alex Castillo
Born
Alexandra Cecilia Castillo-Smith

(1971-06-14) 14 June 1971 (age 52)[1]
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer
Years active1997–present

Alexandra Castillo (born 14 June 1971) is a Chilean-Canadian actress and dancer, known for her roles on both Canadian and American television. She is sometimes credited as Alex Castillo.

Life and career[edit]

Castillo was born in Santiago, Chile as Alexandra Cecilia Castillo-Smith. As a child, her family moved to Toronto, where she was raised.[2] She got her start on stage through dance, having studied both ballet and flamenco from childhood. Through high school and university, she did theatre and commercials. After completing a master's degree in Latin American studies.[2][1] As of late 1990s, Castillo appeared in several television series and films. She made her television debut in 1999 appearing in an episodes of television series Dead Man's Gun and Seven Days, and the following year played a minor role in the science fiction action film The 6th Day.[1]

Castillo made guest-starring appearances in more than 50 television series, include The Dead Zone, Missing, The Eleventh Hour, Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Border, Heartland, Fringe,The Listener, Warehouse 13, Murdoch Mysteries, Rookie Blue, Saving Hope, Designated Survivor, The Expanse, The Handmaid's Tale and The Boys. She starred in Guidestones, a Canadian award-winning web series from 2012 to 2014. In 2004 she had the recurring role during the first season of CBC legal drama series, This Is Wonderland. In film she appeared in Traitor (2008), 2012 (2009) and Miss Sloane (2016), and as well appeared in a made-for-television movies Miracle on the 17th Green (1999), The Wool Cap (2004), Plague City: SARS in Toronto (2005), The Path to 9/11 (2006), Eye of the Beast (2007), Taken in Broad Daylight (2009) and Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018).

In 2013, Castillo starred as a series regular on the short-lived ABC drama series, Lucky 7.[3] In 2016 she had recurring role in the Starz drama series, The Girlfriend Experience and from 2017 to 2018 starred in the Global drama series Mary Kills People. In 2020 she starred as Chancellor Diara in the Hulu science fiction series, Utopia Falls and had recurring role in the Netflix teen drama Grand Army. In 2021 she had recurring role in the CW series Legends of Tomorrow as Gloria Cruz and the following year co-starred in the Apple TV+ miniseries Five Days at Memorial. In 2023 she had recurring roles in the Paramount+ thriller Rabbit Hole and the AMC science fiction series Orphan Black: Echoes.[4]

Partial filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Reacher Professor Castillo TV series
2021 Legends of Tomorrow Gloria Cruz
2020 Utopia Falls Chancellor Diara
2016 Miss Sloane Pru West
2010 Ninety-one Vivian
2009 2012 Paris Reporter
2009 Taken In Broad Daylight Agent Reynolds TV movie
2008 Traitor Dark Haired Woman
2008 The Border Araceli TV series
2008 Tomboy Mom
2008 Sold Zeze TV movie
2007 72 Hours: True Crime Girlfriend
2007 Eye of the Beast Katrina Tomas
2006 The Path of 9/11 Monica Smith TV movie
2006 Naked Josh Dawn Joyce TV series
2005–2006 Jeff Ltd. Constanble Seagram TV series
2005 Plague City: SARS in Toronto Aline
2005 Kojak NYPD Lazzerio TV series
2005 Degrassi: The Next Generation Nurse Davies
2005 Kevin Hill Mariel Arden TV series
2004 Bury the Lead Sister Beatriz TV series
2004 The Wool Cap
2004 This is Wonderland Larissa Munoz TV series
2004 Missing Rita Brinden TV series
2003 Mutant X Gina TV series

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Alexandra Castillo - Actress, Dancer". TV Insider.
  2. ^ a b "ABC Medianet". ABC Medianet. 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  3. ^ Masters, Megan (July 17, 2013). "Items: Ravenswood Recast, Sherlock Vet to Thrones, Psych Casting News and More". TVLine. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  4. ^ https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/rabbit-hole-why-24-fans-will-love-kiefer-sutherlands-new-show/

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