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context: no actress had been cast for the series' lead role. This was a source of "some internal stress" at CBS. Several African American and Latina actresses were being looked at for the role, with CBS "not seeking a huge star and [preferring] a fresh face for the part." In October, the cast was believed to include "a female admiral, a male Klingon captain, a male admiral, a male adviser and a British male doctor", with one of those male leads played by an openly gay actor. In November 2016, Doug Jones and Anthony Rapp were revealed to be cast, as </s> revealed to have been recast to the role of Starfleet Lieutenant Tyler. In the series, this role is shown to be an undercover persona used by the Klingon Voq, who was initially credited as being portrayed by the invented actor Javid Iqbal to hide the fact that Latif was portraying both Voq and Tyler. Rapp revealed in July 2017 that Wilson Cruz, whom Rapp had previously worked with on the musical "Rent", would portray Stamets' love interest Hugh Culber. The character is killed off during the first season, which was criticized by some as following the "bury your gays" trope. </s> Stephen Furst Stephen Nelson Feuerstein (May 8, 1954 – June 16, 2017), better known as Stephen Furst, was an American actor and film and television director. After gaining attention with his featured role as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in the comedy film "National Lampoon's Animal House" and its spin-off television series "Delta House", he went on to be a regular as Dr. Elliot Axelrod in the medical drama series "St. Elsewhere" from 1983 to 1988, and as Centauri diplomatic attaché Vir Cotto in the science fiction series "Babylon 5" from 1994 to 1998. Other notable film roles included the college comedy
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