Wilson Cruz (born December 27, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. Cruz is best known for his role in My So-Called Life as Rickie Vasquez, as well as Angel in the Broadway tour of RENT, and Dr. Hugh Culber in Star Trek: Discovery.
Cruz is openly gay, and with his role in My So-Called Life, became the first openly gay actor to portray a gay character in a leading role in an American television series.
Selected Filmography
Film
- Nixon (1995) - Jaoquin
- Joyride (1996) - James
- Supernova (2000) - Benj Sotomejor
- Party Monster (2003) - Angel
- Bam Bam And Celeste (2005) - Tony
- He's Just Not That into You (2009) - Nathan
- Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story (2019) - Paul Burke, TV movie
Live-Action Television
- My So-Called Life (1994-1995) - Rickie Vasquez, main role
- Ally McBeal (1997) - Stephen/Stephanie Grant, 1 episode
- Party of Five (1999-2000) - Victor, recurring role
- The West Wing (2004) - Jack Sosa, 2 episodes
- Noah's Arc (2004-2005) - Dr. Junito Vargas, 8 episodes
- Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (2007) - Evan/Charo, voice role
- Raising the Bar (2008-2009) - Rafael de la Cruz, 3 episodes
- Single Ladies (2011) - Vincent, 2 episodes
- The Finder (2012) - Jonni, 2 episodes
- Hustling (2012-2013) - Dr. Gabe Bermudez, 3 episodes
- Red Band Society (2014-2015) - Kenji Gomez-Rejon, 9 episodes
- Mistresses (2016) - Dante/Harry's Stylist, 2 episodes
- 13 Reasons Why (2017-2019) - Dennis Vasquez, recurring role
- Star Trek: Discovery (2017-present) - Dr. Hugh Culber, main role
- The Bravest Knight (2019) - Prince Andrew, voice role
- The Casagrandes (2019-2022) - Romeo, voice role
- Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur (2023) - TBA, guest role
Theatre
- RENT (1998) - Angel
- A Perfect Weapon (2003) - Julian
- tick, tick... BOOM! (2005) - Michael
