Lily Santiago
American actress
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Lily Santiago is an American stage and screen actress. She appeared in three seasons of La Brea on NBC and 2025 Netflix series Untamed.
Lily Santiago | |
|---|---|
| Education | Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Television | La Brea Untamed |
| Spouse |
Sam Nix (m. 2025) |
| Father | Ruben Santiago-Hudson |
Early life and education
The daughter of writer and actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Jeannie Brittan, Lily Santiago was educated in New York City at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. She has a brother who is also an actor.[2][3][4]
Career
After working in New York City theatre, she had her first regular series role on network television when she appeared as Veronica Castillo in three seasons of La Brea from 2021 on NBC.[3][5][6][7]
She made her Broadway theatre debut in 2024 in Mary Jane at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.[8]
In 2025 Santiago played a lead role in the 2025 Netflix murder mystery series Untamed alongside Eric Bana and Sam Neill, as single mother and Yosemite Park ranger Naya Vasquez.[9][10][11] She had to learn how to ride a horse for the show.[12]
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues | Laura's daughter | |
| 2021 | Screwed | 1 episode | |
| 2021–2024 | La Brea | Veronica Castillo | 30 episodes |
| 2023 | Vineyards | Taylor | Film |
| 2025 | Untamed | Naya Vasquez | Lead role |