Anthony Rapp - Fatherhood Helped Me

AFTER DARK TIMES, THE RENT ALUM-ALONG WITH HIS PARTNER AND NEWBORN-IS ENJOYING BRIGHTER DAYS 

- MICHAEL GIOIA

Anthony Rapp was in his early 20s when he realized he wanted to become a father-but was convinced it would never happen. "I thought it'd pass me by," he says. But nearly 30 years later, the Star Trek: Discovery actor is at ease sitting beside his partner, leadership and life coach Ken Ithiphol, at their 3-month-old son Rai Larson Ithiphol, home in downtown New York City. "He's making more noise lately, just cooing and chatting," Rapp says, noting that looking into his son's eyes feels like staring into the ocean. "You just get lost, right? That's what I feel."