Richard Edgar "Rick" Castle (born Richard Alexander Rodgers) is a fictional character portrayed by Nathan Fillion in the crime series Castle.Richard Castle is the author of numerous bestsellers, including the critically acclaimed Derrick Storm series. His first novel, In a Hail of Bullets, published while he was still in college, received the Nom DePlume Society's prestigious Tom Straw Award for Mystery Literature.
Castle currently lives in Manhattan with his daughter and mother, both of whom infuse his life with humor and inspiration.
