Biography

Xavier A. Santiago is an actor, director, producer and writer based in New York City and London, United Kingdom.

A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Xavier has worked from Off-Broadway to independent films and television. Xavier is an alum of one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country: Bowdoin College. He also attended Columbia University focusing on the importance of good story-telling technique and bringing those stories into a successful production.

Some highlights of Xavier's career include working with companies such as Animal Planet, 3 Ball Productions, Powderhouse Productions and others. A massive fan of the horror and suspense, his recent directorial debut, El Caballero (2011) is being warmly received as a unique twist on the film noir genre with a dash of Latin flair.

He has produced multiple award-winning films, including: Pardon the Intrusion (2014), Job Interviewing Made Easy (2011), Stalled, Pie (2010), Ximbi Xombix (2019); a documentary exploring the disenfranchisement of the Native American tribes of the Carolinas: The Catawba; and has several features completed. He has three films slated for production this year: Last Night in Savannah - a young man's final opportunity to find peace with his cancer-stricken mother after twelve years of silence; Ansley - in this new thriller, a husband-wife documentary team becomes engrossed with capturing the trials of a schizophrenic and his family but find themselves on increasingly unsure ground as they obsessively delve deeper into the familial history; and Fairforest - angst, awareness and adulthood abound in this true story about a mixed ethnic teenager growing up in the deep south and finding an unlikely mentor in his All-American, closeted uncle. In addition to these feathers in his cap, Xavier has worked as a consultant and on-air host with other shows.
- IMDb mini biography by: G. Hardin