Rafael Simón

Rafael Simón is an actor who was born in New York City and studied political science and anthropology at the University of Maryland before he turned to acting. He entered the National Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts in Georgetown, Washington D.C., in 1995, then trained at the Studio Theater Conservatory. His stage debut with the Gala Theater Company was as Leoncio in the play I Never Said I Was a Good Girl, and as Ramon in the Studio Theater production of Love! Valour! Compassion! by Terrence McNally. He made his screen debut in Carlos Sama's short Sin Ton Ni Sonia (1998) and took his first feature role in El Grito, cinematographer Gabriel Beristain's directorial debut. After moving to Los Angeles he performed with the Cornerstone Theatre Company in For Here or To Go at the Mark Taper Forum, and in 2001 he set up his production company, StagescraperWorks, later rejoining Sama for a feature version of Sin Ton Ni Sonia.