6 LGBTQ+ Creators Who Are Changing the Face of Hollywood!

3. David Rapaport

Rapaport is a gay casting director who has teamed up with Greg Berlanti to cast some of the most binge-worthy shows on television. He has cast "Gossip Girl", "Riverdale", "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina", and many of the DC Comics shows on The CW. He is the man actors kill to get in a room with, and is the one who turns them into stars. But the best part is, he's known for giving gay actors a shot at stardom by literally turning them into superheroes. He cast the first transgender superhero on television in "Supergirl", cast gay actor Andy Mienteus in "The Flash", cast Matt Bomer in "Doom Patrol", and he has also cast lesbian Ruby Rose as the superheroine Batwoman in the upcoming CW series of the same name.