Anthony Deane Rapp[1] (born October 26, 1971) is an American actor and singer who originated the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of Rent.

Rapp is also known for accusing actor Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct in 2017 during the #MeToo movement over an alleged event from 1986.

[6] Rapp participated in community theater as a child[6] and won awards for his singing in junior high school.

His notable roles include such films as Dazed and Confused, A Beautiful Mind, School Ties, Road Trip, Six Degrees of Separation (stage and film versions), The Beach Boys: An American Family, and Danny Roane: First Time Director.

[9] Rapp played Mark Cohen in the off-Broadway and original Broadway casts of Jonathan Larson's musical Rent.

He returned to the stage version with original cast member Adam Pascal,[11] from July 30 to October 7, 2007.

[12] Rapp, Pascal and fellow original cast member Gwen Stewart also participated in a national tour of Rent beginning January 6, 2009.

[14] Rapp developed a one-man stage show with music based on the memoir beginning in 2007, later performing it at such locations as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

[6][16] During Next to Normal's Off-Broadway run in 2008, he worked as assistant director to Michael Greif, who had directed him in Rent,[17] and wrote the introduction to the published script.

Rapp reprised the role in the 2015-2016 National Tour with Menzel and the rest of the main Broadway cast.

[22] Rapp had a close relationship with his mother, who was battling cancer during the beginning of the off-Broadway and Broadway transfer of Rent.

"[36][37] Rapp added that he met with a lawyer to discuss possible legal action, but was told there was no case worth pursuing.

[40] In response, Spacey posted on Twitter that he did not remember the encounter but said that he was "beyond horrified to hear his story", and offered Rapp the "sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior".

[41] After the BuzzFeed article, at least 14 other people came forward to accuse Spacey of sexual misconduct,[42] ultimately leading to him losing his starring role on House of Cards and involvement in other projects.