Pioneering queer actor Wilson Cruz talks his new LGBTQ docuseries, his groundbreaking gay teen role and what he’d tell his younger self The first openly gay actor to play an openly gay series regular in a leading role on TV, Wilson Cruz has witnessed firsthand the changing tides of TV representation.
Cruz paved the way for shows such as Will & Grace and Ellen with his portrayal of Rickie Vasquez, the troubled gay Latino high schooler on the teen drama My So-Called Life, which ran for one season.