Actors who played their "Star Trek" characters in both live-action and animation
by GusF | created - 8 months ago | updated - 2 months ago | PublicIn alphabetical order.
With the exception of Tawny Newsome (Beckett Mariner) and Jack Quaid (Brad Boimler), all of the actors in question played their roles in live-action before doing so in animation.
The list does not include actors who played their characters in non-"Star Trek" series such as "Family Guy" and "Robot Chicken".
1. Stanley Adams
Actor | Star Trek
Stanley Adams (born Abramowitz) had a lengthy career on both stage and screen, the majority of which was spent playing minor supporting roles. A possible exception was the part of Rusty Trawler, a pint sized millionaire in the classic romantic comedy Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). Otherwise, he ...
Cyrano Jones.
2. Majel Barrett
Actress | Star Trek: First Contact
Majel Barrett (born Majel Leigh Hudec) was an American actress, known for her long association with Star Trek. She had multiple Star Trek-related roles, though she is mostly remembered for her roles as Nurse Christine Chapel in Star Trek, The Original Series (1966-1969) and as Lwaxana Troi in Star ...
Christine Chapel.
3. Robert Beltran
Actor | Star Trek: Voyager
Robert Adame Beltran was born in Bakersfield, California. He is the seventh of ten children, of Mexican-Native American ancestry, though Robert describes his heritage as Latindio. After finishing high school, he attended Fresno State College, where he graduated with a degree in theater arts. ...
Chakotay.
4. Jess Bush
Actress | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Jess Bush is an Australian actress, model, and visual artist who plays Christine Chapel in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
She rose to fame at age 19 as a contestant in the talent show Australia's Next Top Model which was followed by a successful career in modeling.
In 2017, she appeared in two ...
Christine Chapel.
5. Billy Campbell
Actor | The Rocketeer
In 2019 Billy Campbell won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor for his role in the CTV/HULU television series "Cardinal" for the second year in a row, as well as being nominated for a 2018 International Emmy Award for Best Actor in a series. He is also known for his work as a co-lead in the ...
Thadiun Okona.
6. Roger C. Carmel
Actor | The Transformers: The Movie
Roger C. Carmel, who was born September 27, 1932, was named after his grandfather, Roger Charles, who carved the horses for the carousel in New York's Central Park. He became an actor and won television immortality by appearing as Harry Mudd in two classic Star Trek (1966) episodes, "I, Mudd" and "...
Harcourt Fenton Mudd.
7. Christina Chong
Actress | Johnny English Reborn
Christina Chong is an international television and film actress who stars in the CBS series "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" as series regular 'La'an Noonien-Singh,' alongside Anson Mount and Rebecca Romijn. The series expanded on the iconic franchise, with six new crew members on the USS Enterprise...
La'an Noonien-Singh.
8. Ronny Cox
Actor | RoboCop
Ronny Cox is a superbly talented actor, singer-songwriter, and musician who has been consistently active in Hollywood for more than 40 years portraying a diverse range of characters. Born in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, Cox received positive reviews for his first film role, his portrayal of ill-fated ...
Edward Jellico.
9. James Cromwell
Actor | L.A. Confidential
Born in Los Angeles but raised in Manhattan and educated at Middlebury College and Carnegie-Mellon University, James Cromwell is the son of film director John Cromwell and actress Kay Johnson. He studied acting at Carnegie-Mellon, and went into the theatre (like his parents) doing everything from ...
Zefram Cochrane.
10. John de Lancie
Actor | Crank: High Voltage
John de Lancie was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Kent State University where he won a scholarship to Juilliard. John's father was a professional oboist with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. de Lancie is probably best known for his portrayal as Eugene Bradford on Days of Our ...
Q.
11. James Doohan
Actor | Star Trek
Best known as Scotty in Star Trek he was educated at High School in Sarnia, Ontario, where he acted in school productions.
When WWII began he joined the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery eventually obtaining the rank of Captain. He was wounded on D-Day, suffering severe damage to his right middle...
Montgomery Scott.
12. Shannon Fill
Actress | Star Trek: The Next Generation
Shannon Fill was born on June 13, 1971 in Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) and Murder, She Wrote (1984).
Sito Jaxa.
13. Jonathan Frakes
Actor | Star Trek: First Contact
Jonathan Scott Frakes was born in Bellefonte, central Pennsylvania. He is the son of Doris J. (Yingling) and Dr. James R. Frakes, a professor. His parents moved with Jonathan and his younger brother Daniel to Bethlehem in eastern Pennsylvania. There, his father taught English at Lehigh University, ...
William T. Riker.
14. Susan Gibney
Actress | Crossing Jordan
Born in Manhattan Beach, California, Gibney moved to Webster, New York at a young age. She graduated from Buffalo State College in New York with a major in theater and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama. Living in New York after school, she appeared in several ...
Leah Brahms.
15. Celia Rose Gooding
Actress | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Celia Rose Gooding is an American actress and singer. They made their Broadway debut and rose to prominence for the role of Mary Frances "Frankie" Healy in the rock musical Jagged Little Pill for which they won a 2021 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and was nominated for a 2020 Tony ...
Nyota Uhura.
16. Kenric Green
Actor | The Walking Dead
Kenric Green is known for The Walking Dead (2010), Star Trek: Discovery (2017) and Hawaii Five-0 (2010). He has been married to Sonequa Martin-Green since December 4, 2010. They have one child.
Mike Burnham.
17. Max Grodénchik
Actor | The Rocketeer
Max Grodénchik was born on November 12, 1952 in Queens, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for The Rocketeer (1991), Rising Sun (1993) and Rumpelstiltskin (1995).
Rom.
18. J.G. Hertzler
Actor | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
J.G. Hertzler was born on March 18, 1950 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Zorro (1990) and BioShock (2007).
Martok.
19. Bruce Horak
Actor | Warehouse 13
Bruce Horak is a multi-talented performer and creator who was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He lost over 90% of his eyesight to a childhood cancer, Retinoblastoma. Bruce studied theatre at Mount Royal University, Loose Moose Theatre, and the Manitoulin Conservatory for Creation and Performance....
Hemmer.
20. DeForest Kelley
Actor | Star Trek
Jackson DeForest Kelley was born in Toccoa, Georgia, to Clora (Casey) and Ernest David Kelley.
He graduated from high school at age 16 and went on to sing at the Baptist church where his father was a minister. At age 17, he made his first trip outside the state to visit an uncle in Long Beach, ...
Leonard McCoy.
21. Alice Krige
Actress | Star Trek: First Contact
Alice Maud Krige was born on June 28, 1954 in Upington, South Africa where her father, Dr. Louis Krige, worked as a young physician. The Kriges later moved to Port Elizabeth where Alice grew up in what she describes as a "very happy family", a family that also included two brothers (both of whom ...
The Borg Queen.
22. Mark Lenard
Actor | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Mark Lenard was an American actor, primarily known for television roles. He is primarily known for playing Vulcan ambassador Sarek (Spock's father) in "Star Trek: The Original Series" and a number of its spin-offs.
In 1924, Lenard was born under the name "Leonard Rosenson" in Chicago Illinois. His ...
Sarek.
23. Chase Masterson
Actress | Yesterday Was a Lie
Currently starring opposite Eric Roberts in Doctor Who: The Master, from Big Finish, Chase Masterson has starred in the title role in Doctor Who: Big Finish's spin-off VIENNA for 4 Seasons.
Fans of CW's The Flash know her as Sherry, and she is loved worldwide for her 5 year breakout role as Leeta on...
Leeta.
24. Gates McFadden
Actress | Star Trek: Picard
Gates McFadden was born on March 2, 1949 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Star Trek: Picard (2020), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Labyrinth (1986). She is married to John Talbot. They have one child.
Beverly Crusher.
25. Robert Duncan McNeill
Actor | Masters of the Universe
Robert Duncan McNeill was born on November 9, 1964 in North Carolina, but raised in Washington, D.C. until his family finally settled down in Atlanta, Georgia. Later, he attended a local high school and, after he graduated, he moved to New York City and enrolled at Juilliard where he spent two ...
Tom Paris / Nick Locarno.
26. Anson Mount
Actor | Crossroads
Anson is an American actor, born in Mount Prospect, IL and grew up in White Bluff, Tennessee. His mother is Nancy Smith, a former professional golfer. His father Anson Adams Mount II was one of the original contributing editors to Playboy magazine. Anson has an older brother Anson Adams III and a ...
Christopher Pike.
27. Kate Mulgrew
Actress | Star Trek: Voyager
Katherine Kiernan Mulgrew, or Kate Mulgrew, was born on April 29, 1955. She grew up in Dubuque, Iowa, the second oldest child (and oldest girl) in a large Irish Catholic family. When Kate expressed an interest in acting as a child, her mother, Joan, encouraged her to audition for local theater ...
Kathryn Janeway.
28. Lycia Naff
Actress | Lethal Weapon
Lycia Naff began her Hollywood career as a lead dancer on the T.V. series, Fame (1982). She was given the opportunity to act on the series. That's when the acting bug bit. After three seasons on "Fame", Lycia went on to star in a number of plays, including "Closely Related", at the Southcoast ...
Sonya Gomez.
29. Melissa Navia
Actress | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Melissa Navia is a Colombian-American actor and writer. Born and raised in New York, she has portrayed a myriad of singular characters on both the stage and screen, including guest star appearances on Billions, Dietland, and Bull. Navia stars in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as Lt. Erica Ortegas, ...
Erica Ortegas.
30. Tawny Newsome
Actress | Space Force
Tawny Newsome is know for playing Angela Ali in Netflix's Space Force, Ensign Beckett Mariner in Star Trek: Lower Decks, Gabby in IFC's Brockmire, and Chelsea Leight-Leigh in Pluto's Bajillion Dollar Properties. You may have also caught her in fun comedies like NBC's Superstore, IFC's Sherman's ...
Beckett Mariner.
31. Nichelle Nichols
Actress | Star Trek
Nichelle Nichols was one of 10 children born to parents Lishia and Samuel Nichols in Robbins, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. She was a singer and dancer before turning to acting and finding fame in her groundbreaking role of Lt. Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek (1966) series.
As long as she could remember,...
Nyota Uhura.
32. Leonard Nimoy
Actor | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Leonard Simon Nimoy was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Dora (Spinner) and Max Nimoy, who owned a barbershop. His parents were Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. Raised in a tenement and acting in community theaters since age eight, Nimoy did not make his Hollywood debut until he was 20, with a bit ...
Spock.
33. Babs Olusanmokun
Actor | Dune
Babs Olusanmokun is an actor, best known for Denis Villeneuve's Academy Award-winning Dune (2021), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 - ), Nicolas Winding Refn's Too Old To Die Young (2019), Black Mirror (2017). He is multilingual, fluent in Portuguese, French and Yoruba and a third degree ...
Joseph M'Benga.
34. Ethan Peck
Actor | In Time
Ethan Gregory Peck is an American actor. He is the grandson of actor Gregory Peck and Greta Kukkonen, Peck's first wife. In 2019, he played a young Spock in Star Trek: Discovery, a role he has reprised for the television series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Peck had many television appearances as a...
Spock.
35. Ethan Phillips
Actor | Inside Llewyn Davis
Ethan Phillips was born on February 8, 1955 in Long Island, New York as the only boy of six children. He graduated from Boston University with a degree in English Literature and received a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from Cornell University. He has acted on stage, screen, and television for over ...
Neelix.
36. Jack Quaid
Actor | The Hunger Games
Jack Henry Quaid is an American actor. He made his acting debut with a minor role in the dystopian film The Hunger Games (2012) before his breakout role as vigilante Hughie Campbell in the Amazon Prime Video superhero series The Boys (2019). Among other roles, he was part of the main cast of HBO's ...
Brad Boimler.
37. Rebecca Romijn
Actress | X-Men
Rebecca Alie Romijn was born on November 6, 1972 in Berkeley, California. Her father was Dutch-born and worked as a custom-furniture maker. Her mother was American-born, with Dutch and English ancestry, and was a teacher of English. Rebecca attended Berkeley High School where her nickname was the "...
Una Chin-Riley.
38. Gia Sandhu
Actress | A Simple Favor
Gia Sandhu is a graduate of the world-renowned National Theatre School of Canada (NTS), where she earned her spot as one of twelve students selected to train in the acting program. Upon graduation she landed her first feature film, which notably premiered at the Venice International Film Festival ...
T'Pring.
39. William Shatner
Actor | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
William Shatner has notched up an impressive 70-plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the square-jawed Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise.
Shatner was born ...
James T. Kirk.
40. Armin Shimerman
Actor | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Armin Shimerman was born on November 5, 1949 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), The Hitcher (1986) and BioShock (2007). He has been married to Kitty Swink since May 16, 1981.
Quark.
41. Marina Sirtis
Actress | Star Trek: The Next Generation
Marina Sirtis was born in London, England, to Greek parents, Despina (Yianniri), a tailor's assistant, and John Sirtis. Her parents did not want her to become an actress. As soon as Marina completed high school, she secretly applied to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. After her graduation, ...
Deanna Troi.
42. George Takei
Actor | Star Trek
George Takei was born Hosato Takei in Los Angeles, California. His mother was born in Sacramento to Japanese parents & his father was born in Japan. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he & his family were relocated from Los Angeles to the Rohwer Relocation Center in Arkansas. Later, they were ...
Hikaru Sulu.
43. Connor Trinneer
Actor | Enterprise
Connor Trinneer was born on March 19, 1969 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), American Made (2017) and Stargate Origins (2018). He was previously married to Ariana Navarre.
Charles "Trip" Tucker III.
44. Nana Visitor
Actress | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Nana Visitor was born on July 26, 1957 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Friday the 13th (2009) and Ted 2 (2015).
Kira Nerys.
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