Actors who played their "Star Trek" characters both on television and in film

1. David Keith Anderson

Actor | Star Trek: Voyager

David Keith Anderson is known for Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Driving Under the Influence (2007) and Exonerated (2016).

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 ...

3. Joe Baumann

4. Michael Braveheart

Actor | Star Trek: Klingon Academy

Michael Braveheart was an actor and director, known for Star Trek: Klingon Academy (2000), Fame (2019) and Cagney & Lacey (1981). He died on May 18, 2022.

5. LeVar Burton

Actor | Star Trek: Generations

LeVar Burton was born on February 16, 1957 in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). He has been married to Stephanie Cozart Burton since October 3, 1992. ...

6. Cameron

Stunts | Pulp Fiction

Cameron was born on September 27, 1953. She is an actress, known for Pulp Fiction (1994), Sunset Strip (1993) and The Tomorrow Man (1996).

7. Tracee Cocco

Actress | The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

Tracee Lee Cocco was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and moved to California with her family at the age of 2. She grew up in Santa Ana, California and graduated from the Santa Ana High School in 1979. Throughout the following years, Cocco started to work as model and was featured as model for ...

8. 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 ...

9. 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...

10. Michael Dorn

Actor | Star Trek: First Contact

Michael Dorn is an American actor from Texas. He is best known for playing Worf in the "Star Trek" franchise, the first Klingon character to be part of a television series' main cast. Dorn played the character regularly from 1987 to 2002, appearing in four films and 272 television episodes. Dorn ...

11. Elliot Durant III

Actor | Mystery Men

Elliot Durant III is known for Mystery Men (1999), The Nutty Professor (1996) and ER (1994).

12. Gunnel Eriksson

Actress | Skilda världar

Gunnel Eriksson is known for Skilda världar (1996).

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, ...

14. Whoopi Goldberg

Actress | Ghost

Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in the Chelsea section of Manhattan on November 13, 1955. Her mother, Emma (Harris), was a teacher and a nurse, and her father, Robert James Johnson, Jr., was a clergyman. Whoopi's recent ancestors were from Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. She worked in...

15. Kevin Grevioux

Actor | Underworld

Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kevin Grevioux was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in various other states including Alaska, Oklahoma, Massachusetts (Boston), and New Jersey. He graduated from Howard University in Washington, D.C. with a degree in Microbiology, afterwards attending ...

16. Grace Harrell

Actress | Manband! The Movie

Grace Harrell is known for Manband! The Movie (2007), Relationships (2021) and Don't Touch If You Ain't Prayed (2005).

17. Kerry Hoyt

Actor | A Christmas Carol

Kerry Hoyt was born on July 4, 1962 in Gustine, California, USA. He is an actor, known for A Christmas Carol (2009), Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) and The Majestic (2001). He has been married to Caroline Gibson since October 1, 2001.

18. 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, ...

19. Walter Koenig

Actor | Star Trek

Walter Koenig began his acting career in 1962 as an uncredited Sentry in the TV series Combat! (1962), and in the following few years had bit roles in several television shows, until he landed the role that would catapult his career in ways he could never have imagined, as Ensign Pavel Chekov in ...

20. 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 ...

21. Boris Lee Krutonog

Actor | The Americans

Boris Lee Krutonog was born in Chisinau, USSR. Boris Lee is a producer and actor, known for The Americans (2013), The Italian Job (2003) and The Hunt for Red October (1990).

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 ...

23. Nora Leonhardt

The Big Wedding

Nora Leonhardt was born on December 31, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Big Wedding (2013), Silk Stalkings (1991) and Not Your Time (2010).

24. Barbara March

Actress | Star Trek: Generations

Barbara March was born on October 9, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). She was married to Alan Scarfe. She died on August 11, 2019 in British Columbia, Canada.

25. 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.

26. Lorine Mendell

Actress | Hunter

Lorine Mendell is known for Hunter (1984) and Webster (1983).

27. Rad Milo

Actor | One Night at McCool's

Rad Milo is known for One Night at McCool's (2001), Army of Darkness (1992) and African Mystique.

28. Ricardo Montalban

Actor | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Legendary actor Ricardo Montalban was the epitome of Latin elegance, charm and grace on film and television and in the late 1940s and early 1950s reinvigorated the Rudolph Valentino / Ramon Novarro "Latin Lover" style in Hollywood without achieving top screen stardom. Moreover, unlike most minority...

29. 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 ...

30. 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,...

31. 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 ...

32. Robert Picardo

Actor | Star Trek: Voyager

Robert Picardo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, where he spent his whole childhood. He graduated from the William Penn Charter School and attended Yale University. At Yale, he landed a role in Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" and at age 19, he played a leading role in the European premiere of...

33. Keith Rayve

Actor | NYPD Blue

Keith Rayve is known for NYPD Blue (1993) and Frasier (1993).

34. Jeremy Roberts

Actor | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Jeremy Roberts was born, Jerry Thompson , but it just didn't stick. At two his mother packed up their bags and moved to Beverly...Hills that is...but actually, Hollywood. He grew up in Hollywood. Joined the United States Marine Corps, was promoted to sergeant, twice...served during the Viet Nam war...

35. Rick Ryan

Actor | Babylon 5

Rick Ryan is known for Babylon 5 (1993).

36. Richard Sarstedt

Actor | Star Trek: Voyager

Richard Sarstedt was born on March 29, 1941 in Delhi, British India. He is an actor, known for Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Skateboard (1978) and Del Shannon - The Runaway. He has been married to Charlene Groman since 1969.

37. Dwight Schultz

Actor | Star Trek: First Contact

Dwight Schultz is an American actor who is known for playing Howling Mad Murdock from The A-Team and Reginald Barclay from Star Trek: The Next Generation. He is also known for his voice work as Mung Daal from Chowder, Professor Pyg from Batman: Arkham Knight, Vulture from Spider-Man video games, Dr...

38. 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 ...

39. Jack Shearer

Actor | Star Trek: First Contact

Jack Shearer was born on March 21, 1944 in the USA. He is an actor, known for Star Trek: First Contact (1996), The Usual Suspects (1995) and Heartbreakers (2001).

40. Patrick Stewart

Actor | Logan

Sir Patrick Stewart was born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, to Gladys (Barrowclough), a textile worker and weaver, and Alfred Stewart, who was in the army. He was a member of various local drama groups from about age 12. He left school at age 15 to work as a junior reporter on a local paper; he ...

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, ...

42. Brent Spiner

Actor | Star Trek: First Contact

Brent Spiner, whose primary claim to fame is his portrayal of the beloved android Data on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), was born and raised in Houston, Texas. His parents, Sylvia (Schwartz) and Jack Spiner, owned and operated a furniture store, and were both from ...

43. Noriko Suzuki

Camera_department | Kôkaku kidôtai

Noriko Suzuki is known for Ghost in the Shell (1995), Only Yesterday (1991) and My Neighbor Totoro (1988).

44. 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 ...

45. Kirk R. Thatcher

Producer | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Kirk R. Thatcher is an Emmy award winning writer/producer, an award winning television, commercial and viral video director, as well as a creature maker and designer for both films and television.

Kirk grew up in Los Angeles, and was making films by the age of 10, all involving creatures, space ...

46. Guy Vardaman

Visual_effects | Reeker

Guy Vardaman is known for Reeker (2005), Star Trek the Next Generation Interactive VHS Board Game (1993) and Red Dwarf (1992).

47. Gwynyth Walsh

Actress | Star Trek: Generations

Gwynyth Walsh was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada but was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Walsh earned her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the University of Alberta and started her career appearing on stage, across Canada and in the United States, in many classics, including. For ...

48. Wil Wheaton

Actor | Stand by Me

Wil Wheaton was born Richard William Wheaton III on July 29, 1972 in Burbank, California. He first gained international attention by starring in the Rob Reiner comedy-drama film Stand by Me (1986). He then played Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) for ...

49. Grace Lee Whitney

Actress | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Grace Lee Whitney was a versatile actress and vocalist born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Beginning as a "girl singer" on Detroit's WJR radio, she soon opened in nightclubs for Billie Holiday and Buddy Rich, and toured with the Spike Jones and Fred Waring Bands. Grace debuted on Broadway in "Top Banana",...

50. John Winston

Actor | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

John Winston's major contribution to popular culture was his portrayal of Lt. Kyle on the original series of Star Trek. His character, appearing in a total of 11 episodes, was either seen as a transporter operator or as part of bridge personnel where he would mostly act as a helmsman. He also ...

51. Jane Wyatt

Actress | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Born in Campgaw, New Jersey, Jane Waddington Wyatt came from a New York family of social distinction (her father was a Wall Street investment banker and her mother was a drama critic). Jane was raised from the age of three months in New York City and attended the fashionable Chapin School and later...

52. Patti Yasutake

Actress | Star Trek: Generations

Patti Yasutake was born on September 6, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992).