Castle - Once Upon a Crime - 11:10 am Wednesday, December 17 on Great! Mystery

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Once Upon a Crime
Season 4, Episode 17

Beckett and Castle investigate the murders of two women who were found dressed as fairy-tale characters. They discover both victims had recently withdrawn identical amounts of money from their bank accounts - and then learn whoever killed them also ordered a third costume. Meanwhile, Castle helps Martha prepare for the debut performance of her one-woman play

Detective/Thriller Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

Nathan Fillion (Actor) .. Richard Castle

Stana Katic (Actor) .. Det Kate Beckett

Susan Sullivan (Actor) .. Martha Rodgers

Jon Huertas (Actor) .. Javier Esposito

Seamus Dever (Actor) .. Kevin Ryan

Tamala Jones (Actor) .. Lanie Parish

Molly C Quinn (Actor) .. Alexis Castle

Taylor Kinney (Actor) .. Darren Thomas

Meghan Markle (Actor) .. Charlotte Boyd

Sarah Jane Morris (Actor) .. Leslie Morgan

June Squibb (Actor) .. Jamie Isaacson

Jason Thompson (Actor) .. Noah Curtis

Gloria Garayua (Actor) .. Jesse

Nicholas Downs (Actor) .. Marcus O'Neill

Lindsey Santefort (Actor) .. Amy Morgan

Kate Sargeant (Writer)

Jeff Bleckner (Director)

More Information

Did You Know..

Nathan Fillion (Actor) .. Richard Castle

Born: March 27, 1971 in Edmonton, Canada

Best Known For: Playing writer-cum-makeshift-detective Richard Castle

Early-life: Born Nathan Christopher Fillion in Alberta, Canada, on March 27, 1971. Fillion has an older brother called Jeff. Their parents were English teachers, and originally, Nathan wanted to follow their footsteps into education by becoming a drama teacher. He attended Holy Trinity Catholic High School and later University of Alberta. He is descended from Confederate American Civil War general Jubal Early.

Career: After stints in various theatre, TV and film productions, Fillion moved to New York where he starred in soap opera One Life To Live, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award. Other early roles came in Saving Private Ryan, Two Guys and a Girl, and Dracula 2000. He eventually landed the starring role as Captain Malcolm Reynolds in Firefly (which he now says was the best acting job he's ever had). He has leant his voice to various animated series and computer games including King of the Hill and Halo 3, but his most successful role to date has been eponymous mystery novelist Castle. Other projects include Desperate Housewives, Waitress, Monsters University and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.

Quote: "There is nothing like a major motion picture to make you feel a little bit better about having your TV show cancelled."

Trivia: He is deaf in one ear.

Stana Katic (Actor) .. Det Kate Beckett

Born: April 26, 1978 in Hamilton, Ontario

Best Known For: Castle.

Early-life: Stana was born in Hamilton, Ontario, on April 26, 1978 to Petar and Rada. She has four brothers and one sister. Her parents had emigrated from Coatia. She later moved with her family to Aurora, Illinois. Stana studied at the University of Toronto and the DePaul University Goodman School of Drama in Chicago.

Career: Katic had guest roles in a number of well-known TV series in the early part of her career, including Alias, Dragnet, The Shield, ER, 24, Heroes and CSI: Miami. She has also starred on the big screen in The Spirit (2008) and Quantum of Solace (2008). Her big break came in 2008 when she was cast as Kate Beckett in crime drama Castle alongside Nathan Fillion.

Quote: "I just enjoy working with really wonderful actors and amazing creative people and I hope to keep doing that, no matter where."

Trivia: In 2010, Katic started a global initiative called The Alternative Travel Project to encourage everyone to go car-free for just one day.