Rafael Goldstein

Rafael grew up in Altadena, CA, the son of an English professor and a neuropsychologist (one brought plays home, the other the DSM-IV). At the age of 3, he assayed his first speaking role at a non-denominational church in Los Angeles and liked it very much.  He booked his first professional gig at the age of 12 (playing a young Orson Welles in The Great Houdini at Hollywood's Stella Adler Theater), then attended the LA County High School for the Arts.  As a freshman he became involved with A Noise Within Classical Repertory, where he received an alternate education as a working classical actor.  He then headed to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and the Atlantic Theater Company where he picked up many of his tricks and a BFA.

Upon returning to LA, he has captivated audiences and critics alike with his "jangled, dangerous" performances that "you'll be talking about long after...the house lights come up."