Don Castro is a Manila-born American actor and filmmaker based in New York City. He has performed extensively in Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and regional theaters across the country. Don has dedicated much of his career to bringing original characters to life in bold new work written by notable playwrights, such as Pia Wilson, Christopher Chen, Zhu Yi, Ife Olujobi, Sanaz Toossi, Leah Nanako Winkler, and many others.
On screen, Don has appeared in several guest and recurring roles on TV shows and in major feature films. Memorable moments include an elaborate, cinematic death in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening, face to face interrogation with Robert De Niro and Hank Azaria in The Wizard of Lies, taking Patti LuPone to TV jail in Pose, hearing Stanley Kubrick stories as told by Vincent D’Onofrio (Kingpin) on the set of Marvel's Daredevil, being stared down by Nicole Kidman in a scene from The Goldfinch, sharing selfies and scenes with Larenz Tate in Power Book II: Ghost, and yes, surviving a subway shark attack in Sharknado 2: The Second One. Most recently, Don appeared in a guest starring role as Jacob, acting alongside the great Angela Sarafyan, in the season finale (season 1) of CIA.
Filmmaking for Don has emerged as the next phase in his artistry. His debut short film, Your blue heart, has screened at various film festivals nationally and internationally, including San Diego Filipino Film Festival, Micheaux Film Festival, Queens World Film Festival, Cambridge Short Film Festival (UK, nominee), Tokyo International Short FIlm Festival, New Wave Short Film Festival (Munich), Katra Film Series (world premiere), Kaminari Japan Film Festival (Winner, Best Short Film), and Cebu International Film Festival (Winner, Best Short Narrative), among others. Your blue heart was offered distribution upon its first film festival screening, and was available to stream via several apps through Roku TV, Vizio, and iWantTFC.com (The Filipino Channel), accessible to over 11 million viewers worldwide. Your blue heart was also featured on Emmy award-winning CUNY TV as part of their curated collection of short films that were official selections at the NYC Indie Theater Film Festival. In 2026, Your blue heart became a Telly Award GOLD Winner in the "FIlm & Shorts" category.
The Injectionist is his next film project.
Don is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) and SAG-AFTRA.
Home page photo by Josie Mi.