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Where The Cast Of Star Trek: The Next Generation Is Today

In 1987, after a series of successful feature films starring the Original Series cast, the Star Trek franchise decided to boldly go in a new direction. Star Trek: The Next Generation took the risk of creating an all-new cast of characters in an all-new era of the science fiction classic, and the risk paid off. More than 30 years after it debuted, Star Trek: The Next Generation remains one of the most beloved and influential sci-fi series of its era, and for many fans it grew to surpass its predecessor series in terms of quality, depth, and thematic complexity.

Because it was so warmly received and has such an impressive legacy, The Next Generation also made worldwide stars out of its ensemble cast, and they've all gone on to various levels of success beyond Star Trek in both film and television, working in front of and behind the camera. From Captain Picard to Lt. Yar, here's what the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation is up to today.

Patrick Stewart - Jean-Luc Picard

Sir Patrick Stewart had the unenviable task of following William Shatner's James T. Kirk as the next captain of the Enterprise in Star Trek canon. Somehow, as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, he not only pulled it off, but managed to become a science fiction icon to rival Kirk, leading the Enterprise crew with steely resolve and an always commanding presence.

Stewart's Shakespearean background made him what seemed like an unlikely fit for Star Trek , but The Next Generation propelled him to global stardom, and the notoriety that came with the series led to a number of other iconic roles, most notably as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men franchise . Stewart played that role from X-Men in 2000 all the way through to Logan in 2017, cementing his status as a titan in two major genre franchises. His other roles include a fan-favorite version of Ebenezer Scrooge in 1999's A Christmas Carol , a malevolent skinhead in Green Room , and Walter Blunt in the acclaimed series Blunt Talk . He's also continued to act on the stage, and returned to reprise his most iconic role in the CBS All Access series Star Trek: Picard .

Jonathan Frakes - William Riker

A Captain with the presence of Jean-Luc Picard needed a First Office who could keep up, and in that capacity Jonathan Frakes shined in The Next Generation as William Riker. The two characters balance each other out throughout the run of the series, as Riker injected a sense of humor and a certain sense of cavalier passion into the command of the Enterprise.

After beginning his career in the 1970s with a series of small TV appearances, Frakes spent the '80s gaining increasingly larger roles on series like Paper Dolls , Falcon Crest , and North and South before landing the role of Riker. Since The Next Generation era ended he's continued to work as a voiceover actor for shows like Gargoyles , Adventure Time , and Guardians of the Galaxy , but he's also gained a passion for working behind the camera. Since making his directorial debut on The Next Generation (and directing both First Contact and Insurrection ), he's continued to work regularly directing television, including episodes of Star Trek: Discovery and  Star Trek: Picard . He also returned in front of the camera for Picard , reprising his role as Will Riker.

Brent Spiner - Data

Just as The Original Series had Spock, The Next Generation had its own almost-human character there to inject a certain strangeness and different perspective into the crew's adventures. The role was Data , and it fell to Brent Spiner , who turned the aspirational android into one of the franchise's most beloved characters.

After a series of guest starring roles on television, Spiner became an icon when he was cast as Data in The Next Generation , a role he continued on the big screen while also branching out into related characters like Lore and B-4 in various stories. Since then he's continued to work regularly with roles in series like Threshold , Warehouse 13 , Ray Donovan , Outcast and Star Trek: Enterprise . He's also been a prolific voice actor, with credits including Gargoyles , Justice League Action , Star Wars Rebels , Generator Rex , and many more. Finally, he reprised his role as Data in The Next Generation sequel series Star Trek: Picard , alongside many of his original castmates.

Marina Sirtis - Deanna Troi

As counselor Deanna Troi, Marina Sirtis added an element to The Next Generation that even The Original Series never quite explored. She was in some ways the heir to Uhura, but in other's her position as counselor allowed her to inject a new sense of emotional and psychological depth to the series, and her relationship with William Riker may be the best romance in Trek history.

Sirtis' career began with a number of small film and TV roles in the U.S. and the U.K. before she landed  Next Generation , and she went on to play Troi in four feature films and the Trek series Voyager and Enterprise (in a cameo only). Since TNG ended she's stayed busy with TV roles including Without a Trace , Riley Parra , and Girlfriends , as well as film roles including Crossing , For the Love of George , 5th Passenger , and more. She's also a prolific voice actress, with roles on Gargoyles , Young Justice , Adventure Time , Mass Effect and more. In 2020, she reprised her role as Deanna Troi on the TNG sequel series Star Trek: Picard .

Gates McFadden - Beverly Crusher

The Original Series created an iconic Star Trek doctor in Leonard McCoy, so The Next Generation felt compelled to try and do the same. With Gates McFadden , the show found the perfect doctor for this new generation of the Enterprise crew. As Dr. Beverly Crusher, McFadden was the level-headed, always nurturing and caring presence aboard the starship, and while she sat out season 2 and wasn't always front and center in the cast, her absence was always felt, and she turned out to be an icon in all the ways McCoy wasn't.

McFadden landed the role of Crusher after a series of small roles in the 1980s, and has since appeared semi-regularly in various small film and TV roles. She remained part of the TNG cast through the feature film era, and her other roles since the series ended have included TV roles on Marker , Mad About You , The Practice , The Division , Franklin & Bash , The Handler and more. Her most recent screen acting appearance was in an episode of NCIS in 2017.

Michael Dorn - Worf

One of the most important aspects of the future established by Star Trek: The Next Generation was the evolved relationship between humans and Klingons. This time around, the series put a Klingon on the Enterprise Bridge in the form of Worf, the intense warrior turned Federation office played by Michael Dorn . Dorn's portrayal of Worf made him perhaps the most popular Klingon in the history of the series.

Dorn's major breakthrough came in the late 1970s when he landed a recurring role on CHiPS , and he continued to work regularly through the 1980s via TV guest appearances. Once he landed the role of Worf, he held onto it in a way that even some of his TNG co-stars did not, playing the character through four feature films and a recurring role on the TNG follow-up series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . Since then, he's continued acting regularly in live action and is an extremely prolific voice actor. His credits include The Santa Clause franchise, Gargoyles , Superman: The Animated Series , Castle , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Arrow , The Lion Guard , and much more.

Wil Wheaton - Wesley Crusher

Though he was only a teenager when he landed the role of Ensign Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation , Wil Wheaton was more famous than certain co-stars of his at the time thanks to roles in hit films like The Secret of NIMH , The Last Starfighter , and Stand by Me . As Wesley Crusher, he injected a teenage energy into Star Trek that hadn't been seen so frequently before, and as a result his character became a divisive topic among fans.

After appearing in the first four seasons as a regular, Wheaton left TNG to pursue other projects, returning as an occasional guest star while working on films like Toy Soldiers , The Liars' Club , and more. Since then he's continued to appear regularly onscreen, most famously as a fictionalized version of himself on The Big Bang Theory and as host of the YouTube gaming series Tabletop . He's also a prolific audiobook narrator and voiceover artist, with credits including Teen Titans , Legion of Super Heroes , Fantasy Hospital , Transformers: Power of the Primes , and much more.

LeVar Burton - Geordi La Forge

LeVar Burton was already a pop culture icon by the time Star Trek: The Next Generation rolled around, having starred in the hit miniseries Roots in 1977 and then becoming a prominent children's television star as the host of Reading Rainbow in 1983. As Geordi La Forge, he brought his own distinctive sense of humor and wonder to Star Trek , and his iconic visor made him one of the most instantly recognizable characters in the franchise.

Burton continued to play Geordi throughout the Next Generation era, and has worked regularly ever since. His post- TNG roles include continuing work on Reading Rainbow in its various forms, the TV series Christy , a voice acting role Captain Planet and the Planeteers , appearances as himself on The Big Bang Theory and Community , and the TV series Perception and Weird City . He will next be seen as himself in the film Definition Please , a dramedy revolving around the Scripps National Spelling Bee. He's also become a prolific director, working behind the camera on series including Star Trek: Enterprise , Charmed , and NCIS: New Orleans .

Colm Meaney - Miles O'Brien

Colm Meaney 's career really began to take off in the early 1980s with a role in the miniseries Les roses de Dublin , and continued to pick up with recurring roles throughout the decade until he landed what was at first an unnamed character on Star Trek: The Next Generation . Before long, he had a name — Miles O'Brien — and while he wasn't ever quite as prominent as the main cast, he quickly became a fan favorite.

O'Brien was such a prominent supporting character on TNG that Meaney ultimately migrated over to take a major role on the follow-up series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , where he continued to play O'Brien until that series ended in 1999. Since his Star Trek days Meaney has remained a prolific character actor, appearing in films like Con Air , Layer Cake , The Damned United , Get Him to the Greek , Alan Partridge , and many more. He's also a prolific TV actor with credits including Stargate: Atlantis , Men in Trees , Hell on Wheels , Will , and Gangs of London . He can also be seen in the TV series The Singapore Grip and the film Pixie .

Denise Crosby - Tasha Yar

As the granddaughter of Bing Crosby, Denise Crosby was born Hollywood royalty, and began her screen acting career in the 1980s with roles in films like 48 Hrs. , Curse of the Pink Panther , and The Man Who Loved Women . As Lt. Tasha Yar on The Next Generation , she made a distinct impression on fans despite only appearing as a regular cast member in the first season, and was able to return as her character's hybrid half-daughter, Sela, in subsequent seasons.

Since her relatively brief Star Trek tenure, Crosby has continued to work regularly in both film and television. In 1989 she appeared in the horror classic Pet Sematary , and her other film work includes Deep Impact , Legend of the Phantom Rider , The Watcher , and Itsy Bisty . She's also a prolific TV guest star with roles on series including The X-Files , Mad Men , Southland , Ray Donovan , The Walking Dead and, most recently, Suits . She has also continued to reprise her role as Tasha Yar via voice appearance in various Star Trek video games, including Star Trek Online in 2010.

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The Kalars , or Kalarans , were a species native to the planet Rigel VII in the Alpha Quadrant . Most were similar in build to average Humans , although some were notably larger. In the 23rd century , the Kalars were Bronze Age pre-warp warriors who primarily relied on weapons such as armor , swords , spears , pikes , and maces .

In 2254 , Captain Christopher Pike of the starship USS Enterprise had a violent encounter with a Kalar on Rigel VII, during which two of his own crew members were killed, seven were injured, and one was presumed dead and left behind. ( SNW : " Among the Lotus Eaters "; TOS : " The Cage ")

Captain Pike later blamed himself for this, claiming that his own complacency was the reason the Kalar had been able to successfully attack them. ( TOS : " The Cage ", " The Menagerie, Part I ")

Until 2259 , the civilization's growth was hampered by radiation from a crashed asteroid that was impeding memory development in the vast majority of the population. After returning to Rigel VII and becoming aware of the asteroid, the Enterprise lifted it off the planet, with Captain Pike dispelling any Prime Directive concerns by arguing that it was not part of the planet's natural development. ( SNW : " Among the Lotus Eaters ")

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• See : Unnamed Kalars

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Appearances [ ].

• " The Cage " ( illusion )
• " The Menagerie, Part I " (illusion; archive footage)
• SNW : " Among the Lotus Eaters "

Background information [ ]

The story outline for "The Cage" (as reprinted in The Making of Star Trek , pp. 47-65) includes an illusion similar to the one in which Pike is challenged with protecting Vina from this type of warrior. However, that early version of the scenario incorporates multiple such beings, described in the outline as "hairy manlike creatures," bipedal and armed with medieval weaponry that is not specifically described. ( The Making of Star Trek , p. 50)

In the second revised final draft script of "The Cage", the Enterprise 's commanding officer (at that point known as Captain James Winter) mentions the Kalar by saying its species name, during a discussion with Doctor Phil Boyce . However, the name "Kalar" is said only once in that episode's final version (in footage that was reused in " The Menagerie, Part II "), spoken by Vina , shortly before the reenacted battle scene. The conversation in which Pike talks about the Kalar with Dr. Boyce is still present in the final version of "The Cage" (as well as in " The Menagerie, Part I "), though he indirectly refers to it as "one of their warriors."

In the script for "The Cage", the sound produced by the Kalar is initially described as " a strange bellowing like a man-beast creature in a rage. " When the Kalar first appears in the episode, it is physically characterized as " a huge Neanderthal-like figure [....] It is humanoid, huge, hairy, with carnivore's fangs, clad in a strangely shaped armor breastplate and helmet, brandishing a deadly looking mace. "

In November 1964 , the Standards and Practices Department of NBC sent a memo which, as well as commenting on various other aspects of the script for "The Cage", politely advised that the production team "avoid camera angles that would feature the lance protruding from the giant creature's back" and "exercise caution when the creature falls to the compound below." ( Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry , pp. 207 & 208)

The name of this species is spelled "Kaylar" in the official reference book Star Trek Encyclopedia and the closed captioning on the 2005 DVD set erroneously interprets Vina saying the name as "killer" rather than "Kalar." However, the name is spelled "Kalar" in the script of "The Cage". James Blish , in his adaptation of "The Menagerie, Part I" and "The Menagerie, Part II" as "The Menagerie" in the book Star Trek 4 , also noted that the species was "Kalar." Blish worked from the actual scripts used in filming, noting that they were " heavily revised in various handwritings (and in which Pike confusingly appears from time to time as 'Captain Spring' and 'Captain Winter'). "

A Kalar was illustrated on the front cover of A Child's Garden of Lifeforms in Our Galaxy . ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion , p. 579)

The reference books Star Trek Maps , The Worlds of the Federation and Star Trek: Star Charts , which all used the "Kalar" spelling, describe the Kalar as pre-industrial. Star Trek Maps (p. 29) and The Worlds of the Federation describe the species as rated D-plus on the Richter scale of culture , while Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 54) describes Pike's encounter as the first contact with the species, details the Kalar as being the dominant species of Rigel VII and characterizes the world as being quarantined without any aligned political system, pending development of warp drive . Whereas Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 54) gives Rigel VII a population of 725,000, Star Trek Maps (p. 29) cites a population of only 10,000 for the planet.

Apocrypha [ ]

The Star Trek: Early Voyages comic " Our Dearest Blood " greatly expands on Pike's original encounter with the Kalar, and Kalar culture in general. In the comic, the Kalar are shown to be a warrior caste in a humanoid Rigelian species. As Rigel VII aims to join the Federation , the Kalar are threatened with being disbanded and conduct a coup. The attacks made by the Kalar in the coup are those which lead to the casualties and fatalities described in "The Cage".

The novel Burning Dreams expands on Vina's point of view of the Talosian's illusory Kalar encounter. It describes her playing up to her role as damsel-in-distress to assist in the Talosians' plan to have Pike fall in love with her and stay on Talos. From her viewpoint, she screams melodramatically and purposefully knocks things over to attract the attention of the Kalar, to try and draw Pike into the illusion by being too distracted with defending her to rationalize the Kalar as not being real.

The Star Trek: The Next Generation - Intelligence Gathering issue " A Matter of Dates " depicts a group of Kalar co-founding a new Federation colony with the Rigelians in the 2360s . In the comic, the Kalar work as laborers, building and servicing the infrastructure of the colony. Unfortunately, the cooperative venture is soured when the Rigelians try to renegotiate their contract with the Kalar workers, to give the Kalar less compensation for their work. This act provokes the Kalar into repossessing the dam they had built, which provided power to the colony, which in turn leads Starfleet to send in the USS Enterprise -D to mediate the dispute.

Both comics and the novel used the spelling "Kaylar" for the name of the species.

According to the novel Tower of Babel , the Kalar were a racial group of Zami (the Vulcanoid Rigelian species mentioned in " Journey to Babel " and " Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges ") native to Rigel IV who terrorized and enslaved their neighbors in the pre-spaceflight era. After making first contact, the more technologically-advanced Jelna of Rigel V helped the Zami forcibly relocate the Kalar to Rigel VII.

External link [ ]

• Kaylar at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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Star Trek Fans Are Petitioning To Get Another Popular Character Their Own Hometown Statue, And There Are 3 Reasons Why I'm On Board With This

Let's all come together to help make this happen.

Star Trek has given fans myriad wonderful characters over the years — we've even ranked them — to the point where fans have crafted permanent real-life tributes to the spacefarers and the values they uphold as members of Starfleet. Considering that's the case, I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone had the idea to honor a cast member of Deep Space Nine , and it's someone known for being the "Most important person in Starfleet."

That's right, efforts are being made to get Colm Meaney's Miles O'Brien his own statue, and I'm 100% on board with this. For those who haven't seen the Change.org petition, the goal is to erect a statue of Miles O'Brien in the character's hometown of Killarney, which is, of course, in Ireland.

As someone currently streaming Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with my Paramount+ subscription , I'm all in on the idea and have a few additional reasons why it'd be grand to see this happen.

A Miles O'Brien Statue Is A Dual Homage To Colm Meaney, And Star Trek: Lower Decks

I should note that while a statue of Miles O'Brien is a great idea, it's not wholly unique as a tribute. Star Trek: Lower Decks first showcased a statue of O'Brien in the Season 1 episode "Temporal Edict." The chief engineer received the honor of being the "Most important person in Starfleet," which series creator Mike McMahan later told StarTrek.com was because he represented the ideal "Lower Decker." He was a crewman who worked his way up the Starfleet ladder all the way to a prestigious teaching position at Starfleet Academy, raising a family in the process.

He's the heart of what makes a good Starfleet Officer, and in all honesty, a damn good person as well. As we prepare for the final season of Lower Decks after it joined the list of shows canceled or ending in 2024 , why not erect this statue in honor of the series that shined on the everyman of Starfleet who strives to their absolute best? We're reportedly already getting a solid conclusion to the series , but this statue would be some real icing on the cake to honor it.

I Absolutely Love The Janeway Statue In Indiana

As both a Star Trek fan and Indiana resident, I couldn't be prouder that there's an actual statue dedicated to Kathryn Janeway in the character's hometown of Bloomington. Whenever I see an online mutual visit to the memorial, my heart beams with pride. It feels silly to say, especially since I've often questioned why Philadelphia has a Rocky statue when there are legitimate boxing legends worthy of celebrating.

What I've ultimately come to realize via Janeway is that it's about the character and what she represents. It also ended up being an attraction of sorts that actress Kate Mulgrew visited, despite concerns from locals she'd create some sort of temporal anomaly in doing so. Wouldn't it be great to see Colm Meaney visit Miles O'Brien's statue, and share some of his thoughts on the character? I certainly think so, especially considering how much he recently advocated that Trekkies are not nuts as some would believe.

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Irish Star Trek Fans Deserve A Cool Way To Celebrate The Franchise 

Star Trek is a U.S.A. IP that films most of its work in Canada these days, but it's a franchise that is celebrated worldwide. While the show does its best to represent all cultures and humanist values, it's fair to say fans outside of North America don't get quite as much fun seeing the cast at conventions or attending events hosted by Paramount+.

Irish fans need something cool to embrace, and if I'm being honest, the franchise kind of owes them. For all the WTF moments in Star Trek: Voyager , I think the borderline offensive representation of the country via the holodeck city of Fair Haven. We need more of Miles O'Brien when it comes to the Irish in Star Trek , and maybe for a Deep Space Nine follow-up series to be revealed in the next year or so after Alex Kurtzman hinted at something long ago. I won't get greedy, and I'm fine with just seeing this statue erected for now!

I highly encourage supporters to sign the petition, and also watch Star Trek: Deep Space Nine with Paramount+. They can even check out some of his earlier appearances in The Next Generation , which also has a few characters worthy of statues.

Mick Joest is a Content Producer for CinemaBlend with his hand in an eclectic mix of television goodness. Star Trek is his main jam, but he also regularly reports on happenings in the world of Star Trek, WWE, Doctor Who, 90 Day Fiancé, Quantum Leap, and Big Brother. He graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Radio and Television. He's great at hosting panels and appearing on podcasts if given the chance as well.

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One actor from Star Trek: The Original Series played a Vulcan, a Romulan, and a Klingon throughout his Star Trek career. Mark Lenard is best known as Spock's (Leonard Nimoy) father, Vulcan Ambassador Sarek , who debuted in Star Trek: The Original Series season 2, episode 10, "Journey to Babel". Mark Lenard appeared as Sarek in four TOS movies, from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country . Sarek joined other TOS characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation with Star Trek: TNG season 3, episode 23, "Sarek", and TNG season 5, episode 7, "Unification I".

"Journey to Babel" is Sarek's only Star Trek: The Original Series appearance, but Mark Lenard made other Star Trek appearances feature the actor playing completely different characters , who are also different species. Star Trek still re-hires working character actors to portray different aliens. Star Trek actors who return as a different species are known to be comfortable with the potentially long hours and application processes associated with prosthetic makeup. Recurring alien actors have molds of their faces, hands, or ears already available for the Star Trek makeup team to create new prosthetics for Star Trek 's changing alien species .

Mark Lenard Portrayed A Vulcan, Klingon & Romulan In Star Trek

3 major star trek: the original series era aliens define mark lenard's star trek career.

Besides playing Vulcan Ambassador Sarek, Mark Lenard also portrayed a Romulan and a Klingon at different points in his Star Trek career. Before playing Ambassador Sarek, Mark Lenard appeared as the Romulan commander in Star Trek: The Original Series season 1, episode 8, "Balance of Terror" . Lenard's unnamed commander represents the mystery surrounding the Romulans at this point in the Star Trek timeline . During a tense dialogue with Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), Lenard's Romulan delivers a line that encapsulates a pillar of Star Trek 's ethos: "In a different reality, I could have called you friend. "

When Star Trek: Strange New Worlds revisited "Balance of Terror" in Strange New Worlds season 1, episode 10, "A Quality of Mercy", the Romulan captain originally played by Mark Lenard was played by Matthew MacFadzean, and not Star Trek: Discovery 's Sarek actor, James Frain.

Mark Lenard's third Star Trek role is a Klingon in Star Trek: The Motion Picture . Lenard's Klingon is captain of the IKS Amar, and one of the very first Klingons to appear in Star Trek with their now-characteristic forehead ridges. When the possibility of Sarek appearing in Star Trek: The Motion Picture fell through, Mark Lenard was instead offered the role of the Klingon captain in the first Star Trek movie , and he took it. As a result, Lenard has the honor of being among the first Star Trek actors to deliver lines in the codified version of the Klingon language.

Other Actors Who Have Played 3 Or More Major Star Trek Species

Jeffrey combs and other actors build their star trek careers playing multiple alien species.

Many actors have played 3 or more major Star Trek species, and Jeffrey Combs may be the best example of an actor playing multiple Star Trek roles , with appearances throughout the franchise. Combs made his Star Trek debut in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 3, episode 8, "Meridian", as Tirok, a customer of Quark's (Armin Shimerman). Since then, the most frequently recurring of Jeffrey Combs' 10 Star Trek roles have included the repeatedly-cloned Vorta Weyoun and Ferengi Liquidator Brunt in DS9 , Captain Jonathan Archer's (Scott Bakula) Andorian frenemy Thy'lek Shran in Star Trek: Enterprise , and evil computer AGIMUS in Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 7, episode 24, "The Dogs of War", features Jeffrey Combs in both of his recurring DS9 roles, Weyoun and Liquidator Brunt.

Neelix actor Ethan Phillips played Voyager 's Talaxian as a Klingon and a Ferengi, and a different Ferengi in Star Trek: The Next Generation . Suzie Plakson's Star Trek roles include half-Klingon Ambassador K'Ehleyr and Vulcan Doctor Selar in TNG , Miss Q in Star Trek: Voyager, and an Andorian, Tarah, in Star Trek: Enterprise . Majel Barrett-Roddenberry has 4 different Star Trek roles, from Number One to Lwaxana Troi. Star Trek: Voyager 's Tim Russ played 5 different Star Trek species ; as a versatile actor and prominent Vulcan, Russ may be the Star Trek actor with a career most closely resembling Mark Lenard's in Star Trek: The Original Series.

Star Trek: The Original Series

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