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Raúl Castillo

Raúl Castillo

Actor, also producer · Born August 30, 1977 (49) · McAllen, Texas, USA

Independent Spirit Award nominee

Raúl Castillo was born on August 30, 1977 in McAllen, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for We the Animals (2018) and Army of the Dead (2021).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 30, 1977 (49)
From
McAllen, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 33% in 30 days

What are Raúl Castillo's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Bonds
29%
Survival
15%
Morality
14%
Society
12%
Power
1%
Ideas
1%
Identity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 13

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 18 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 11 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 11
Ally
3 of 11
Hero
2 of 11
Trickster
1 of 11
Mentor
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
13
Dread
9
Contemplative
11
Warm
5
Other
26

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Raúl Castillo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Raúl Castillo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

63 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Auction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as David Valdez

  • The Hand That Rocks the Cradle(2025)

    as Miguel Morales

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Task(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · as Cliff Broward

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Push(2024)

    Executive Producer · as The Client

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Barron's Cove(2024)

    as Detective Navarro

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cold Wallet(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Billy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Smile 2(2024)

    as Darius

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Breathe(2024)

    as Micah

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Cassandro(2023)

    as Gerardo

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Miguel Wants to Fight(2023)

    as Albert

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Walking Dead: Dead City(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Luis

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Class of '09(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Amos Garcia

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Inspection(2022)

    as Rosales

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Same Storm(2021)

    as Nurse Joey

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Cha Cha Real Smooth(2022)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Hustle(2022)

    as Oscar Morales

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Mother/Android(2021)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Night Teeth(2021)

    as Jay Perez

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • American Horror Stories(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Toby Arcaño

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Army of the Dead(2021)

    as Mikey Guzman

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Wrath of Man(2021)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • iGilbert(2021)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Little Fish(2020)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Accidental Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Cast

  • Sloan Hearts Neckface (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Neckface

  • Knives Out(2019)

    as Cop

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Seis Manos(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as (voice) · as Nachito (voice) · as Nachito / State Police Captain (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • El Chicano(2018)

    as Diego / Pedro

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • We the Animals(2018)

    as Paps

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Unsane(2018)

    as Jacob

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Seven Seconds(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Felix Osorio

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Permission(2017)

    as Heron

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Staring at the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sonny

  • Atypical(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Nick

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Riverdale(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Óscar Castillo

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Easy(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernie

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Looking(2016)

    as Richie Donado

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Special Correspondents(2016)

    as Domingo

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Limbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Man

  • She Grinds Her Own Coffee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Him

  • Sweets(2015)

    as Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gotham(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Eduardo Flamingo

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Looking(2014)

    Show 17 episodes · as Ricardo "Richie" Donado Ventura

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Bless Me, Ultima(2012)

    as Andrew

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Kid Vargas

  • My Best Day(2012)

    as Neil

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Girl(2012)

    as Border Agent

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Narcocorrido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Hector / Lazaro De Yuma

  • Gareeb Nawaz's Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Lorimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Cold Weather(2010)

    as Carlos

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Nurse Jackie(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Don't Let Me Drown(2009)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Paraiso Travel(2008)

    as Carlos

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Damages(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Cop

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Amexicano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ignacio

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddy Blanco

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • A Bird Came Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Gus

  • And Then Everything Turned Itself Inside Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Lázaro

  • Inground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Life Is Strange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as David Madsen

  • Swim Fishy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Casket Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 63 titles, 56 of them dated from 1990 to 2025; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Smile 2 (2024)

$138M worldwide

Highest rated

Looking (2016)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Wrath of Man (2021)

Film career

19902025

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 63: 61 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing2 of 63: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s24 · 24 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 8% of 25 roles
081823

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award in 2019, Best Supporting Male.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Raúl Castillo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Sweets (2015)

98th percentile spread · 60% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Knives Out (2019)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Raúl Castillo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles24–87 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles13–59 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles54–88 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles35–74 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles21–81 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Raúl Castillo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Raúl Castillo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mattson Tomlin shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers