Arturo Castro (Guatemalan actor)


Arturo Castro is a Guatemalan actor best known for his portrayal of Jaimé Castro on the Comedy Central series Broad City, and David Rodriguez on the Netflix series Narcos.
Castro had hosted his own show on Guatemala's national network called Conexion a year before moving to New York City where he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and where he met Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer and got the role of Jaime in Broad City. Castro had one of the leading roles in Ang Lee's war drama Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, playing Marcellino “Mango” Montoya, a member of Billy Lynn's Bravo Squad.
In 2017 Arturo landed a role as David Rodriguez, son of a Cali Cartel kingpin, in season 3 of the Netflix Series Narcos. He also played Jose in Bushwick, a film about 20-year-old Lucy and war veteran Stupe depending on each other for survival when a Texas military force invades their Brooklyn neighborhood. He currently stars in Comedy Central's Alternatino with Arturo Castro, a sketch comedy show centering on life as a modern Latino man.

Filmography

Films

Television

Influences

Arturo frequently cites Brenna N. Monroe and Margaret E. O'Hanlon as major acting and comedic influences.