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Jonathan Del Arco (born March 7, 1966) is a Uruguayan American actor and gay rights and political activist. He is best known for his role as Hugh the Borg on ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and for his starring role as medical examiner Dr. Morales on ''The Closer'' and ''Major Crimes''. He was awarded the 2013 Visibility Award from Human Rights Campaign and is a guest speaker for the organization. ==Acting career== As a teenager, Del Arco became interested in acting and the theater. He often traveled by commuter train to New York City, where he watched plays. He eventually enrolled in acting classes there,〔("Jonathan Del Arco." MajorCrimesTV.net. No date. ) Accessed 2013-03-09.〕 and after graduating from high school he moved to New York City permanently.〔("Sparking Creativity Through Activism: Actor Jonathan Del Arco." DiversityInc. April 14, 2011. ) Accessed 2013-03-09.〕 Shortly after his move, Del Arco won a role in the road company of ''Torch Song Trilogy''.〔 Del Arco partnered with another gay man while living in New York City. This partner died of AIDS in the late 1980s while Del Arco resided in the city.〔 In 1990, with a role on the ''Miami Vice'' television show and a role in the independent film ''Lost Angeles'' under his belt, Del Arco moved to Los Angeles, California. Guest starring roles on the television series ''True Colors'', ''Sisters'', ''The Wonder Years'', and ''Blossom'' as well as a small role in the film ''The Mambo Kings'' followed. His most notable role during this period was as the Borg drone, Hugh, on ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' in 1992, which he reprised in 1993.〔Whitney, Allison. "Love at First Contact: Sex, Race, and Colonial Fantasy in ''Star Trek: First Contact''." In ''The Sex Is Out of This World: Essays on the Carnal Side of Science Fiction.'' Sherry Ginn and Michael G. Cornelius, eds. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2012, p. 84.〕 Del Arco turned to waiting tables in 1995 for an income. Instead, through a friend, he found paid work on an environmental campaign being led by actor/director Rob Reiner. Over the next decade, Del Arco worked on five political campaigns. Del Arco credits the political activism with allowing him to find a new passion and expansiveness as an actor, which led to new acting roles.〔 Del Arco's breakout role came in 2003 when he landed a recurring guest star role on FX Networks' highly popular series ''Nip/Tuck'', where he played a transgender woman named Sofia Lopez. Roles on other highly rated shows such as ''24'', ''The Sopranos'', and ''Dollhouse'' followed.〔 Beginning in 2007, Del Arco had a recurring role on TNT cable network's ''The Closer'' as the openly gay medical examiner, Dr. Morales.〔("'The Closer''s Coroner Comes Out." ET Online. June 29, 2009. ) Accessed 2013-03-09.〕 He continued in the role in the series' spin-off, ''Major Crimes''.〔 In 2014, he appeared in the episode "Love Sucks" of ''The Crazy Ones'' as Timothy, the previously unseen husband of Brad Garrett's character. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonathan Del Arco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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