Biography
Rafael Santiago Casal (born August 8, 1985) is an American writer, performer, and producer originally from the Bay Area. Rafael's first TV appearance was performing on three seasons of HBO's Def Poetry, and as a creator online with millions of YouTube/Facebook views for his original music, poetry, web shorts, and political commentary. His theater-in-verse work has brought him around the country and the world both in the realm of activism and arts performance at hundreds of colleges and venues. R...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Wildcat
2024
as O.E. Parker
Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her moth...
Brighter - A Short Film
2024
Director, Producer
A short film featuring two new records from Jasmine Cephas Jones' forthcoming debut album PHOENIX, detailing the journey of growth, transformation, an...
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2
2023
as Self - 'Brad Wolfe'
Through candid interviews with the creative minds behind the show, and exclusive on-set footage, discover how the talented team that powered "Loki: Se...
We Were Hyphy
2022
as Self
A love song to the artists, dance, music, slang, clothes and, most importantly of all, the people who came of age during the Hyphy Movement. We were t...
We Were Hyphy
2022
Executive Producer
A love song to the artists, dance, music, slang, clothes and, most importantly of all, the people who came of age during the Hyphy Movement. We were t...
Happily
2021
Thanks
Tom and Janet have been happily married for years. But a visit from a mysterious stranger leads to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a tense couple...
The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert
2020
as Jack
A concert of the Danny Elfman's music of Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" by Broadway artists.
Bad Education
2019
as Kyle Contreras
A superintendent of a school district works for the betterment of the student’s education when an embezzlement scheme is discovered, threatening to de...
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
2018
as Self
Illustrates and explains how the 2018 film Blindspotting was created. Features interviews with all involved in the film.
Blindspotting
2018
as Miles
Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, ...
Blindspotting
2018
Music Producer, Writer, Producer
Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, ...
x Infinity
2018
Visual album that consists of all the videos for the 18 track album, x Infinity, by spoken word artist, rapper, and author George Watsky.
First Sight
N/A
A sci-fi romantic comedy about falling asleep to find the person of your dreams.
Fade to Black
N/A
as Zach
An anxious screenwriter’s darkly comedic descent into madness in Hollywood’s twisted industry sees him mimic his screenplay’s murders, becoming a chil...
First Sight
N/A
Director, Writer, Producer
A sci-fi romantic comedy about falling asleep to find the person of your dreams.