Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival

WILSON CRUZ
( A C T O R )
Already highly regarded as one of today’s most
talented young actors, Wilson Cruz is once again
making waves on stage, television, and the big
screen. This past winter, Cruz co-starred alongside
Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Anniston in He’s Just
Not That Into You for New Line Cinema. Last year he
starred in the independent feature Coffee Date, for
which he received critical praise and continued his
groundbreaking role as HIV positive Dr. Junito Vargas
on LOGO’s original series Noah’s Arc. Wilson also
returned to the stage to star in the 1st National tour
and West Coast premiere, at the Rubicon Theatre, of
the Jonathan Larson musical tick, tick…BOOM! This
past summer, Wilson was heard as the voice of Evan
Martinez in LOGO’s new animated series Rick and
Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in the World.
Cruz first won the hearts of audiences playing
‘Rickie’, a troubled, introspective teenager on the
critically acclaimed series, My So-Called Life. He again
earned fans and critical acclaim for his role of ‘Angel’
in RENT which he began at the Ahmanson Theatre
in LA and continued on Broadway. RENT became a
theatrical phenomenon, winning both the Tony and
Pulitzer Prize for Best Musical, while Wilson received
the Theatre LA Ovation Award and the Dramalogue
Award for his performance.
While theatre audiences enjoyed the opening
night of RENT, television audiences simultaneously
appreciated Wilson’s widely ranging talent, with
his dramatic and memorable guest appearance as a
tortured transvestite airing on a special Christmas
episode of David E. Kelley’s hit series, Ally McBeal.
Hot off the success of RENT, Cruz landed a series
regular role on the FOX hit drama Party of Five and
his character quickly became an integral part of
the show. Other television credits include guest
appearances on the highly rated NBC dramas ER
and The West Wing, the WB’s Related, TNT’s The
Closer, and CBS’s NCIS. In 2008, Cruz was featured
as a series regular on the premiere season of TNT’s
hit drama series, Raising the Bar and most recently
appeared on ABC’s Pushing Daisies.
Cruz’s television career easily translated to the big
screen with roles in such films as MGM’s sci-fi thriller
Supernova and Disney’s Nixon, directed by Oliver
Stone. He is also no stranger to the indie film world,
starring in such films as Johns and All Over Me; both
screened at the Sundance Film Festival and Joyride,
starring opposite Tobey Maguire. He also starred
in the cult hit Party Monster a hip, edgy story about
infamous party promoters with Macaulay Culkin and
Seth Green. Wilson has recently completed shooting
on several independent features Ode, The Green Flash,
The People I’ve Slept With, and Convincing Clooney.
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