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name: "Wilson Cruz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/wilson-cruz"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 December 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:31:36.919576+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Wilson Cruz

Actor. Born 27 December 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 December 1973, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1994–2007
- **Also known as:** Wilson Echevarría

## Biography

Wilson Cruz, also credited as Wilson Echevarría, is an American actor born on 27 December 1973 in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for his role as Enrique 'Rickie' Vasquez on the television series *My So-Called Life* (1994–1995).

Cruz has appeared in recurring roles including Junito on *Noah's Arc* (2005–2006) and Dr Hugh Culber on *Star Trek: Discovery* (2017–2024). He has also performed on stage, including as Angel in productions of the musical *Rent*. As an openly gay man of Afro-Puerto Rican ancestry, he has worked as an advocate for gay youth.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Pushing Daisies* (2007), Fi1m 82, as Sid Tango — [page](https://film.one/tv/pushing-daisies.md)
- *My So-Called Life* (1994), Fi1m 87, as Enrique Vasquez — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)

## Also known for

- *13 Reasons Why* (2017), Dennis Vasquez
- *He's Just Not That Into You* (2009), Nathan
- *NCIS* (2003), Todd Ryder
- *American Dad!* (2005), Male Fan / Male Log Cabin Chorus / Hot Andrew (voice)
- *Star Trek: Discovery* (2017), Dr. Hugh Culber
- *Monk* (2002), Smoking Technician
- *Supernova* (2000), Benj Sotomejor
- *Nixon* (1995), Joaquin, Hoover's Servant

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