American actor and advocate who played Dr. Hugh Culber, the chief medical officer of the USS Discovery, in Star Trek: Discovery.
Wilson Cruz is an American actor and activist who came to prominence as Rickie Vasquez on My So-Called Life, a landmark portrayal of a gay teenager on American network television, played by an openly gay actor.
On Star Trek: Discovery he played Hugh Culber, the ship's doctor and the partner of Paul Stamets. Killed during the first season, Culber was restored to life in the second and remained part of the crew through the end of the series, eventually also serving as a counselor figure to his crewmates. Cruz's other work includes 13 Reasons Why.