Main Cast

  • Nathan Fillion

    Nathan Fillion at the Premiere of Entourage Season 7 on June 16, 2010

    Castle character: Richard Castle
    Full name: Nathan Christopher Fillion
    Date of birth: March 27, 1971
    Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    Currently residing in: Los Angeles, California
    Education: Majored in art and minored in drama at the University of Alberta
    Twitter: nathanfillion

    Bet you didn't know ... Nathan claims to be descended from Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early. Joss Whedon...

  • Stana Katic

    Stana Katic at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards on March 7, 2010

    Castle character: Kate Beckett
    Date of birth: April 26, 1978
    Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Currently residing in: Los Angeles, California
    Education: Chicago's Goodman School of Drama
    Twitter: Stana_Katic


    Bet you didn't know … Stana can do British, Irish, Eastern European, Italian, Spanish, Greek, and South African accents. According to IMDb, she has eclectic hobbies, ranging from archery to...

  • Jon Huertas

    Portrait of Jon Huertas at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival

    Castle character: Detective Javier Esposito
    Full name: Jon Huertas
    Date of birth: October 23 (year not available — is Jon in his 40s or something?)
    Hometown: New York, New York
    Currently residing in: Venice, California
    Education: John Handley High School
    Twitter: Jon_Huertas
    Bet you didn't know... Jon's Air Force duty landed him in Iraq during Desert Storm.

    Jon Huertas playsDetective Javier Esposito on...

  • Ruben Santiago-Hudson

    Ruben Santiago-Hudson at The Public Theater Capital Campaign on March 9, 2010

    Castle character: Captain Roy Montgomery
    Full name: Dr. Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    Date of birth: November 24, 1956
    Hometown: Lackawanna, New York
    Currently residing in: Los Angeles, California
    Education: Ruben received his bachelor's from Binghamton University, his master’s from Wayne State University, and his doctorate from Buffalo State College.
    Bet you didn't know... Ruben received the 1996 Tony for...

  • Seamus Dever

    Seamus Dever at the BMW Art Car Installation Launch Party on February 18, 2009

    Castle character: Detective Kevin Ryan
    Full name: Seamus Patrick Dever
    Date of birth: July 27, 1976
    Hometown: Born in Flint, Michigan, and raised in Bullhead City, Arizona
    Currently residing in: Los Angeles, California
    Education: Bachelor's from Northern Arizona University and MFAs in Acting from the Moscow Art Theatre and Carnegie-Mellon University
    Twitter: seamusdever
    Bet you didn't know......

  • Tamala Jones

    Tamala Jones at a Pre-Emmy Gift Lounge on September 18, 2009
    Castle character: Lanie Parish
    Full name: Tamala R. Jones
    Date of birth: November 12, 1974
    Hometown: Pasadena, California
    Currently residing in: Los Angeles, California
    Twitter: tamalajones
    Bet you didn't know... Tamala dated rapper Nate Dogg in 2003 after they met on Chris Rock's film Head of State. In 2006, she got breast implants.

    Tamala Jones began her career with a guest appearance on the show ...

  • Molly Quinn

    Molly Quinn at PaleyFest 2010
    Castle character: Alexis Castle
    Full name: Molly C. Quinn
    Date of birth: October 8, 1993
    Hometown: Texarkana, Texas
    Currently residing in: Los Angeles, California
    Bet you didn't know... She began taking weekly acting lessons after performing in The Nutcracker at age 6.

    Molly Quinn is a 16-year-old girl who plays 16-year-old Alexis on Castle, which is really pretty significant. In our day, an actor...

  • Susan Sullivan

    Susan Sullivan at a Screening of Stardust on April 20, 2006
    Castle character: Martha Rodgers
    Full name: Susan Michaela Sullivan
    Date of birth: November 18, 1942
    Hometown: New York, New York
    Currently residing in: Los Angeles, California
    Education: BA in drama from Hofstra University
    Bet you didn't know... During her last two years in college (from 1963 to 1964), Susan worked as a Playboy Bunny for Hugh Hefner.

    Susan Sullivan plays Richard Castle's motherMartha...

  • Penny Johnson Jerald

    Penny Johnson Jerald who plays new Captain Victoria Gates

    Penny Johnson Jerald trained at the Juilliard School and began her career with small guest roles, including Do The Right Thing in 1989, The Paper Chase from 1984 to 1986 and General Hospital in 1986. Penny’s big break came when she landed the role of Larry Sanders’ unflappable personal assistant, Beverly Barnes, on The Larry Sanders Show. Jerald's most-recognized role came in 2001 when she...

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