He’s in charge of the spore drive, but it’s “all hands on deck” in terms of any kind of major scientific or sometimes engineering question that he can lend his brains and talent to.īlu del Barrio: I think Adira is kind of a mix, but definitely a science officer. So as of season four, can each of you say what is your position and role on the ship?Īnthony Rapp: I don’t know exactly-Paul Stamets is a commander, a senior science officer. There’s a tradition in Star Trek: there’s always a communications officer, chief medical officer, all of that. He’s still very involved, but not necessarily being the only one is a little weird for him.Īnthony Rapp as Paul Stamets in the season four teaser trailer But it’s also not like he’s totally hands-off the spore drive. There’s some sense of the proprietary nature of the work that he’s done and he is a little bit threatened, maybe? So yeah, it’s not so cut-and-dry. I think Stamets really likes to hold himself in high esteem-and he deserves to be held in high esteem in many ways-but it is hard for him to give ground. It does come up a little bit in a really interesting way that Stamets isn’t the only person. Finally, I get to have some scenes with Book, with David Ajala. This interview has been edited for clarity.Īnthony, for Stamets, not being wedded to the spore drive must be a big relief, but since there’s so much of a history with serving that function on the ship, how does that affect him as a person?Īnthony Rapp: I can say that there are interesting dynamics that I get to explore. Hugh Culber) offered insights into what’s new for their characters and their shared family on the USS Discovery. Speaking to TrekMovie and a handful of other outlets, Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Blu del Barrio (Adira Tal), and Wilson Cruz (Dr. At New York Comic Con, TrekMovie had a chance to participate in some group interviews with members of the cast and crew to talk about the new season. He has helped raise money for political candidates supporting LBGTQ rights.Īs a speaker, Cruz is called on to rally the troops both internally at national corporations and externally with the world as evidenced of his inclusions on the cable talkers, such as Jonathan Capehart's show on MSNBC and 2022, Pride Stars of Stage and Screen, speaking at NYC Pride in 2018 (2020) and New York Pride (2021).The fourth season of Star Trek: Discovery debuts on Paramount+ on November 18. Wilson is a first generation American of Puerto Rican descent. He served as the Director of Entertainment Industry Partnerships and National Spokesperson for GLAAD, currently serves on the board of GLSEN and devotes considerable time supporting other LBGTQ organizations as well. He has also received the Rand Schrader Distinguished Achievement Award from the Los Angeles LGBTQ Center, the Liberty Award from Lambda Legal, the Visibilidad Award from GLAAD, the Fusion Achievement Award from Outfest, the Latino Spirit Award for Achievement in Entertainment and Advocacy from the California Latino Legislative Caucus, the Harvey Milk Equality Award, the Lincoln Aston Public Service Award, Aston-Brooks Award, and the Advocate Award from AdColor. Cruz also starred as Angel in the West Coast premiere of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical RENT which earned him both The Ovation and Drama Logue awards before his reprisal of the role on Broadway.Ĭruz recently accepted GLAAD's 2022 Vito Russo Award and the Make A Difference Award from the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Hetrick Award from the Hetrick- Martin Institute for Outstanding Contributions to LGBTQ Youth, for his role as Rickie Vasquez on the ABC series MY SO CALLED LIFE, Wilson became the first openly Gay actor playing an openly Gay role on series television. He is also the Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed docuseries called VISIBLE:OUT ON TELEVISION airing on Apple TV+ that investigates the importance of TV as an intimate medium that has shaped the American conscience, and how the LGBTQ movement has shaped television. He appeared on the Netflix series THIRTEEN REASONS WHY and in Hulu's 2020 GLAAD Award- Winning original animated kids' series THE BRAVEST KNIGHT. Hugh Culber on the Award-winning Paramount+ series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY. Award-winning Actor, Producer, Activist, "Actorvist," and Humanitarian Wilson Cruz currently stars as Dr.
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