Actor / Director Profile

Raquel Castro was born on November 17, 1994 in New York. She is the fourth of five children. Raquel might as well been born into stardom, because both of her parents are singers/songwriters and singer/actresses. Her younger brother David stars alongside her in the movie, Little Fugitive (2006). Raquel is a triple threat. She can act, sing and is on a Dance Competition team with her actor brother David Castro (27 Dresses (2008)). Other than her breakout role in Jersey Girl (2004), Raquel also has a few other credits to her name, most recently Lifetime's America, Brooklyn's Finest (2009), Runaway Love Video (Ludacris / Mary J. Blige) She's had guest spots on NBC's long running drama "Third Watch" (1999) as little Moira Kenney, and a guest appearance on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) as Emma Boyd, the girl who stabbed a kid for teasing her relentlessly about her same-sex parents. Raquel lives on Long Island in New York and is in high school. She is pursuing both her acting career and a music career.