Renoly Santiago was born in Lajas, Puerto Rico and he spent his childhood in Union City, New Jersey, he currently resides in New York City.  
Renoly made his film debut costarring in the blockbuster hit Dangerous Minds alongside Michelle Pfeiffer. He plays other major roles in Hollywood films, his credits including: Hackers with Angelina Jolie, Daylight with Sylvester Stallone also Con Air with Nicholas Cage and John Malkovich. He appears in indie films such as Punks at Sundance Film Festival, The Street King, Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy and The Singer, as Latin music legend Johnny Pacheco. Among his episodic television appearances are guest leads in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Touched by an Angel, Big Apple and Stand Up. 
Before establishing himself as an accomplished entertainer, Renoly started singing, acting, dancing and writing early on. At age 17, he became a lead character and writer on the Emmy-nominated television series City Kids. He has appeared in many off-Broadway productions under such notable directors as Liz Swados in Lincoln Centre and later, in workshops with Graciella Danielle in Blood Wedding and Gabriel Barre in the Kander & Ebb musical Skin of Our Teeth with Audra McDonald and Sara Ramirez. Renoly was nominated for a Drama Desk Award by the press as Best Featured Performer in a Musical in his Broadway debut The Capeman written and composed by Paul Simon. He starred alongside Marc Anthony, Ednita Nazario and Ruben Blades.  
His writing credits include the book to the musical Bring in the Morning… A Wake-Up Call at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York starring Lauryn Hill. As a featured artist, Renoly wrote his own monthly column in the New York Daily News about his life experiences entitled The Beat. Renoly also founded Circle, his creative organization that makes the arts accessible to the public. 
As a singer, Renoly sang back-up for recording artist India on her album Latin Songbird. He is currently working on Circle, new acting ventures; he is slated to begin shooting the Warner Brothers thriller Disturbed in 2010, writing songs and is presently recording music in the studio. Renoly will release his first album in 2010, to debut both in English and Spanish.