Together, they play the science fiction franchise’s first regularly appearing gay couple aboard the U.S.S. Rapp starred in the original production on Broadway in 1996 as Mark Cohen, alongside his current co-star Wilson Cruz, who played the part of Angel in the touring production. That’s a parody of perhaps the most well-known song from Rent. James Dimmock/CBS ©2019 CBS Interactive, Inc. Commander Paul Stamets and Wilson Cruz as Dr.