
Rafael Casal
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. Rafael is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the BARS workshop at The Public Theater in New York.
Movie Appearances

Wildcat
as O.E. Parker
2023

We Were Hyphy
as Self
2022

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2
as Self - 'Brad Wolfe'
2023

Blindspotting
as Miles
2018

x Infinity
2018

Bad Education
as Kyle Contreras
2019
First Sight
TBA
Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting
as Self
2018

Fade to Black
as Zach
TBA

The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert
as Jack
2020

Fade to Black
as Zack
TBA

Stages
as Jason
2026

Stucco
as Throne
2019
TV Appearances

Blindspotting
as Miles Jones
2021
We Gon' Be Alright
as Self
2019

Loki
as Hunter X-5 / Brad Wolfe
2021

Are You Afraid of the Dark?
as Mr. Tophat
2019

Amend: The Fight for America
as Self
2021

Hobbes & Me
as Calvin
2014

The Lowdown
2025

The Lowdown
as Johnny
2025

The Good Lord Bird
as John Cook
2020
Rachel Dratch's Late Night Snack
as Elliott
2016