Hugh Culber
Hugh Culber is a character in the fictional Star Trek franchise. He appears in the television series Star Trek: Discovery. Culber is portrayed by actor Wilson Cruz.
| Hugh Culber | |
|---|---|
| Star Trek character | |
 | |
| First appearance | "Context Is for Kings" (2017) |
| Portrayed by | Wilson Cruz |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Significant other | Paul Stamets |
| Planet | Earth |
| Affiliation | United Federation of Planets Starfleet USS Discovery |
The character is one-half of the first openly gay regular character couple in a Star Trek television series.[1] Within Discovery's narrative, he is the ship's senior medical doctor and partner to its engineer Paul Stamets.
Character portrayal
Despite being murdered by Ash Tyler in one episode Culber returns as a series regular and is tasked with ensuring the mental and physical health of the crew. Various publications described how the character set a precedent in both the Star Trek world and generally in media as a depiction of a gay character.[1][2][3][4]
References
- Holloway, Daniel (9 January 2018). "'Star Trek: Discovery' Showrunners: Death 'Is Not an Ending'". Variety.
- Smith, Duncan (28 August 2017). "A closer look at Discovery's Lieutenant Paul Stamets". Redshirts Always Die.
- Harp, Justin; Tanswell, Adam (10 October 2020). "Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp understood Culber death backlash". Digital Spy.
- Grech, Victor (1 May 2020). "Doctors in Star Trek: Hugh Culber in Star Trek: Discovery". Early Human Development. 144: 104995. doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.104995. ISSN 0378-3782.
External links
- Hugh Culber at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
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