B’Elanna Torres – Roxann Dawson
Kicking off this list is the half Human/half-Klingon engineer B’Elanna Torres from all seven seasons of Star Trek: Voyager. While she was acting on the show, she also made her directorial debut. She went on to star in various other television shows but she also turned into a talented director. She’s directed episodes on Charmed, The O.C., Lost, Cold Case, The Mentalist, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Recently she’s helped to produce shows like Scandal, Crossing Jordan and Cold Case.
Dr. Beverly Crusher – Gates McFadden
Gates McFadden is perhaps best known in Hollywood for portraying Dr. Beverly Crusher in the television series and the four subsequent films. After the show, she went on to star in a few films and television shows, but she’s also taught at a few universities (American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Harvard, Purdue, the Stella Academy in Hamburg, and the University of Pittsburgh).
Captain James T. Kirk – William Shatner
William Shatner really needs no introduction but let us humor you for a second. All throughout his his seven decades of television, Shatner turned into a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T. Kirk, Captain of the USS Enterprise, in the Star Trek franchise. Aside from all that, he’s also an author, producer, and director; and his work on shows The Practice and Boston Legal brought him equally great success.
Ensign Clancy – Anne Ramsay
Anne Ramsay portrayed Ensign Clancy in two episodes, “Elementary, Dear Data” and “The Emissary”. Ramsay has starred in many television series roles and a few film roles.
Ensign Ro Laren – Michelle Forbes
During the final three seasons, fans of Star Trek were blessed with the one and only, Ensign Ro Laren. Many poles say her character is the second strongest female character in the franchise, not bad! She’s starred in many film and television roles, such as 24, The Killing, True Blood, and her most recent film was The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
Captain Jean Luc Picard – Sir Patrick Stewart
This wonderful English actor’s career has played out on stage, television, and film for almost six decades. In the 80s, Stewart started working in American TV and film, with his most famous roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men franchise. Back in 2010, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his incredible services to drama.
Captain Jonathan Archer – Scott Bakula
Bakula is best known for his lead roles in two sci-fi television shows, as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap (he received four Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award), and as Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise. Since then, he’s starred in many shows and films but most recently you can watch him on NCIS: New Orleans.
Commander Chakotay – Robert Beltran
Robert Beltran is often regarded as Commander Chakotay, the first officer of the starship Voyager! It was a role he received two ALMA Award nominations and he also won the Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Series. Since Star Trek, he’s gone on to star in a few film and television roles, along with theater.
Emergency Medical Hologram – Robert Picardo
Fun fact – Picardo graduated from William Penn Charter School and had originally started at Yale as a pre-med student, but chose to act instead. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in drama from Yale! Picardo portrayed Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH), commonly referred to as The Doctor, on Star Trek: Voyager and the films. Since then he’s starred on Broadway, television and film.
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge – LeVar Burton
Be still my heart! The one and only star from the Reading Rainbow children’s show (which he was the host and executive producer of) also had a huge role in the Star Trek franchise. If you recall, La Forge is blind but has “sight” through a prosthetic device called a VISOR, which is worn over his eyes. Since the show, he’s starred in other television shows and also has directed many episodes of other shows and a few films. Burton also serves on the board of directors for the AIDS Research Alliance.
Guinan – Whoopi Goldberg
Oh yeah, Whoopi Goldberg portrayed Guinan, an El-Aurian which is a race of “listeners” who were scattered by the Borg (a powerful, cyborg-like race). Since the show, she’s gone on to win an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Oscar, and a Tony Award. She was also the second black woman in the history of the Academy Awards to win an acting Oscar. Currently, you can catch her on the talk show The View.
Captain Hikaru Sulu – George Takei
In 1965, producer Gene Roddenberry cast Takei as Lt. Sulu in the second Star Trek pilot and eventually the Star Trek television series. Sulu’s role was supposed to be expanded in the second season, but Takei’s role as Captain Nim in The Green Berets, conflicted with this. Therefore Walter Koenig was substituted for him in other episodes. Once Takei returned, it took a bit of getting used to working alongside Koenig but the two found good harmony. After Star Trek, he starred in many film and TV roles. He’s got a massive social media following and is a proponent of LGBT rights, along with his activism in state and local politics. He has also won many awards and accolades in his work on human rights and Japan–United States relations.
Hoshi Sato – Linda Park
Shortly after Park graduated from Boston University, she landed a role as Hoshi Sato in the fifth incarnation of the Star Trek franchise. She portrayed the ship’s communications officer, who had a natural gift for translating alien languages. After the show, she did some more television work and in 2008, she was a series regular on the show Crash. She’s now the co-founder of a theater company, Underground Asylum.
Jadzia Dax – Terry Farrell
There’s not a single person who can’t forget Jadzia Dax! The space station’s Starfleet science officer, who is from an alien species known as the Trill, and is host to a 300-year-old symbiont. When Farrell left the show at the end of the sixth season, Paramount killed off Farrell’s “host” character (but continued the “symbiont” character in a new host, played by Nicole DeBoer). She is retired from acting and is focusing on her family.
Janice Rand – Grace Lee Whitney
Grace Lee Whitney portrayed Yeoman Janice Rand, who was the personal assistant to Captain James T. Kirk. She appeared in eight of the first 13 episodes and was released from her contract after this. She returned to reprise her role in the 1970s after fans had been asking for her in the conventions! Before she passed away in 2015, Whitney had appeared in hundreds of television shows, she sang in numerous orchestras and bands, and she wrote an autobiography.
Jannar – Rick Worthy
Worthy portrayed Janner for 10 episodes and then later on as various other characters. Rick Worthy is a character actor, with a few short-lived roles in television and film. He was featured in the 2012 documentary That Guy… Who Was in That Thing, where he opened up saying that his devotion to acting almost made him homeless. Currently he stars in the show, The Magicians.
Kira Nerys – Nana Visitor
From 1993 to 1999, Nana Visitor portrayed Kira Nerys, a former freedom fighter slash terrorist from the planet Bajor, who had worked to drive off the alien occupiers, the Cardassians, from her homeworld. She earned an OFTA Television Award for Best Actress in a Syndicated Series for her role. Since the show, she has starred in a few film and television shows.
Lieutenant Uhura – Nichelle Nichols
Nichols’ Star Trek character was one of the first African American female characters on American TV who wasn’t portrayed as a servant. This was groundbreaking in American society at the time. When she considered leaving the show, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. personally asked her to remain. After the show, she joined a special project with NASA to help recruit minority and female personnel for the space agency (that’s freaking awesome). She has also released two music albums.
Lieutenant Worf – Michael Dorn
From his very first appearance in the Star Trek: The Next Generation pilot episode, to his last in Star Trek: Nemesis, Dorn has actually appeared more times as a regular cast member than any other actor of the entire franchise. As this spans over five films and 272 television episodes. After the show, Dorn has had many supporting roles in a number of independent feature films and he is an accomplished pilot who owns and operates a Lockheed T-33 trainer jet, which he jokingly calls his ‘starship’.
Lt. Commander Data – Brent Spiner
Back in 1987, Spiner began his 15-year run portraying Lieutenant Commander Data. He portrayed this character for seven seasons and also four feature films. As a main character, he actually appeared in all but one of the series’ 178 episodes; he wasn’t in the episode “Family”. Since the show, he has starred in many television series roles. He is also a theatre star and a musician.
Lt. Tasha Yar – Denise Crosby
Denise Crosby is perhaps best known for her role as Security Chief Tasha Yar in season one of Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as playing Yar’s own daughter, the half-Romulan Commander Sela, in subsequent seasons. After the show, she starred in numerous film and television roles and also starred in and produced the film Trekkies.
Miles O’Brien – Colm Meaney
Meaney first showed up on Star Trek: The Next Generation in the 1987 pilot episode, “Encounter at Farpoint”, as an unnamed helm officer. Afterwards though, his character became a more frequently recurring one, and he was given the name of Miles O’Brien as he became more prominent in the crew as the Transporter Chief. In 1993, however, Meaney left ‘The Next Generation’ for a more prominent regular role in the spin-off Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and he remained there until its final episode, in 1999. After the show, he gained a very significant career in motion pictures.
Naomi Widlman – Scarlett Pomers
Before Pomers landed a role in Star Trek, she had starred in Michael Jackson’s music video, “Heal the World”, along with a few TV roles. She appeared in 17 episodes over three years for the show and even won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Drama Series: Supporting Young Actress. Afterwards, she starred in the show Reba. She also founded her band, SCARLETT.
Q – John De Lancie
John De Lancie portrayed “Q” in the franchise series. Additionally, he is also one of the few characters who appeared in multiple series of the franchise. In addition to Star Trek, he also had many other television series roles and a good film and theatre presence. He is also a published author.
Robin Lefler – Ashley Judd
This incredible actress and activist first appeared onscreen as Ensign Robin Lefler, a Starfleet officer, in two episodes in 1991. After this, her career skyrocked to the epic-ness that it is now.
Vulcan Valeris – Kim Cattrall
If you only know Cattrall as Samantha Jones from Sex and the City then boy are you in for a shock. Valeris was actually mentored by Captain Spock and became the first Vulcan to graduate at the top of her class. Kim Cattrall helped to design her character’s headband, she also suggested her hairstyle and helped in naming the character! Safe to say that Cattrall went on to have an incredible career.
Wesley Crusher – Wil Wheaton
From 1987 until 1991, Wil Wheaton portrayed Wesley Crusher in the first four seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation; this later turned into a recurring role later on. His character was met with a lot of opposition from fans but Wheaton shrugged it all off. Since the show, he has starred in a few independent films and other television shows like Criminal Minds and The Big Bang Theory.
William T. Riker – Jonathan Frakes
Jonathan Frakes is just one of two Star Trek regulars to have appeared on four different series (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise). Frakes has also directed episodes of the show and other ones later on not related to Star Trek. He’s also a published author.
Yeoman Martha Landon – Celeste Yarnall
Celeste Yarnall portrayed a 23rd century Starfleet operations division security officer that was assigned to the USS Enterprise under the command of Captain James T. Kirk. Originally she started out in television before she became a film star.
Majel Barrett – Lwaxana Troi
Majel Barrett will always be remembered for her roles as Nurse Christine Chapel in the original Star Trek series and the over-bearing mother Lwaxana Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She was the second wife of ‘Star Trek’ creator Gene Roddenberry and is often called “the First Lady of Star Trek”. She sadly died in 2008 from leukemia.
Spock – Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy will always be remembered for his role as Spock in the Star Trek franchise, all the way from the pilot episode in late 1964 to his final film performance in 2013. He would go on to star in many film and theatre roles but nothing like his works as Spock. He was also an author (publishing two books), a director and a musician. Tragically in 2015, Nimoy passed away from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Pavel Chekov – Walter Koenig
Koenig was one of just two actors to audition for the role of Pavel Chekov, he was chosen almost immediately because of his resemblance to the British actor/musician Davy Jones of the Monkees. The creators hoped he would appeal to a younger audience, and that he did! Since then, his film, stage, and TV roles have now spanned over fifty years.
Dr. Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy – DeForest Kelley
Kelley had already been in a few Hollywood films but when he starred in the Star Trek franchise, his world exploded into fame, albeit, he was not a type cast performer. However later on in his life, he developed a passion for poetry. Sadly in 1999, Kelley passed away from stomach cancer.
Kirstie Alley – Lt. Saavik
Yup, our girl Kirstie Alley portrayed the Vulcan/Romulan hybrid Lt. Saavik in the 1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan. Crazy. Following the film she would co-star in the long-running series Cheers, and many others. Her many roles in films are what really put her on the map though, with films like Look Who’s Talking, It Takes Two, For Richer or Poorer and Accidental Love.
Montgomery ‘Scotty’ Scott – James Doohan
This Canadian actor inspired a ton of fans to pursue careers in engineering and other technical fields, and all because of his character. Doohan didn’t have a lot of success in finding other roles after Star Trek; he often returned to play the character in the animated and film continuations, and also made frequent appearances at conventions.
Commander Willard Decker – Stephen Collins
Some of us may recognize him as Eric Camden from the television series 7th Heaven but he’s also a Trekkie. Since then he has starred in many films and television shows, and is also a published author.
Seven of Nine – Jeri Ryan
The one and only Borg, Seven of Nine, joined Star Trek: Voyager just as the character Kes was leaving. Ryan was nominated four times for a Saturn Award and won in 2001 for role portrayal as the Borg. Since then, she’s had a few film roles and quite a few television roles, most recently Arrow and Bosch.
Khan Noonien Singh – Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo Montalban was a Mexican actor whose career spanned seven decades, during which he performed in many kinds of genres, from comedy to crime to musicals and drama. His role in Star Trek was positively received all over and no, he didn’t wear prosthetic muscles to appear more muscular, he was just crazy fit and worked out excessively.
Klingon Kruge – Christopher Lloyd
Doc Brown himself, folks. It was suggested to Lloyd to go for the role of Klingon Kruge by fellow actor and friend Leonard Nimoy actually. The rest is historyLt. Saavik .
Lt. Saavik – Robin Curtis
Custis is most known for having replaced Kirstie Alley in the role of the Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik in the films Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. She would go on to star in other film and television shows, along with stage and commercial work. However she retired from acting in 1999.
Dr. Gillian Taylor – Catherine Hicks
Another 7th Heaven star that was also a Trekkie! Hicks went on to earn a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for work on Star Trek. Since then her works in film and television are a mile long and rightly so!
Laurence Luckinbill – Sybok
Luckinbill has worked in television, film and theatre since 1968 and also writes, directs and stars in stage productions. He is probably best known for penning and starring in one-man shows! And yes, he’s also known for portraying Spock’s half-brother Sybok in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier .
T’Pol – Jolene Blalock
This actress and model is perhaps best known for her role as the Vulcan first officer T’Pol on Star Trek: Enterprise. She has gone on to guest-star on various television series and films.
Christopher Plummer – Klingon general Chang
This Canadian theatre, film and television actor is a true legend! And if you had to do a double take at his role in Star Trek, we don’t blame you. Our favorite fact about Chang is that he’s an avid fan of William Shakespeare, whom he frequently quotes in the show.
Commander Benjamin Sisko – Avery Brooks
Avery Brooks played the incredible Commander Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from 1993 to 1999. After the show, he starred on stage and film, taught theatre and also recorded an album.
Constable Odo – Rene Auberjonois
Personally, I’ll never forget Rene as Father Mulcahy in M*A*S*H but he was pretty good as Constable Odo too. His theatre career is quite hefty, as his television career with recent roles in Sleepy Hollow, NCIS, and The Good Wife. Auberjonois also does voice acting in films and television, as well as video games.
Varel – Susanna Thompson
One Thompson’s most controversial TV appearance was on an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in the episode she participated in one of television’s first same-sex kisses in America. Since then she has had many starring roles in television and film, most recently as Moira Queen on Arrow and as Carolyn Preston on Timeless.
Doctor Julian Bashir – Alexander Siddig
Siddig was first brought in to actually audition for the role of Commander Benjamin Sisko, but the producer Berman decided Siddig was much too young for the role and cast him instead as Dr. Julian Bashir. Since the show, he has made prominent appearances in various films and television shows, most notably Game of Thrones.
Quark – Armin Shimerman
Shimerman portrayed the humorous Quark on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from 1993 to 1999. After the show, he also starred in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and other television, film, and voice-over work.
Neelix – Ethan Phillips
Ethan Phillips played everyone’s favorite alien native to the distant side of the galaxy, from 1995 to 2001. Since then, Phillips has done a ton of theatre work, along with other film and television roles. In fact, he’s done a lot of voice-over work for the Star Wars franchise, interestingly enough.
Lieutenant Tom Paris – Robert Duncan McNeill
McNeill became a series regular as Lt. Tom Paris, a Starfleet officer with a similar backstory to Locarno’s. While he’s done additional acting roles, he’s more of a director now. He directed a few episodes of Desperate Housewives and Medium and was the producer-director of Chuck.
Lieutenant Tuvok – Tim Russ
From 1995 to 2001, Russ portrayed the ship’s Chief of Security and Chief Tactical Officer who was a Vulcan species. Since then, he’s had a strong of starring roles on Samantha Who? and iCarly.
Ensign Harry Kim – Garret Wang
The naive (especially in his romantic life) but incredibly gifted Ensign Harry Kim was a sight to watch from 1995 to 2001. Since then he has had some roles in a few films, and also serves as a moderator for celebrity panels at conventions.
Kes – Jennifer Lien
Kes was a character on Star Trek: Voyager from 1995 to 1997. She officially retired from acting in 2002.
Dominic Keating – Lieutenant Malcolm Reed
From 2001 to 2005, for a whopping total of 98 episodes, English actor Dominic Keating played the character of Lieutenant Malcolm Reed. Although he’s also known for his roles in Beowulf and Jungle 2 Jungle. His most recent work was in the 2017 film Once Upon a Time in London.
Anthony Montgomery – Ensign Travis Mayweather
Indianapolis born, Anthony Montgomery went on to become a film and television actor, as well as a graphic novelist. Currently he plays the role of Andre Maddox on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital.
Connor Trinneer – Commander Charles ‘Trip’ Tucker III
Apart from his well known role on Star Trek: Enterprise, this film, stage, and television actor is also remembered for his role as Michael on the series Stargate Atlantis. For his role as Trip, he was also nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television. Since then, he has landed plenty of guest roles on television, including Without a Trace, Criminal Minds, and Pretty Little Liars.
Evan English – Ensign Tanner
Evan English played the role of Starfleet Officer and Helmsman “Ensign Tanner,” on Star Trek: Enterprise for all of the four seasons of the show. He has gone on to star in numerous feature films in small roles, like Almost Famous, What Planet Are You From?, and Coyote Ugly.
Vaughn Armstrong – Admiral Maxwell Forrest
Get this but as of December 2004, Vaughn Armstrong has appeared on Star Trek a staggering 27 times, as 11 different characters of 8 different races! Some of his more recent works include Criminal Minds, Modern Family, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Mad Men.
Martha Hackett – Seska
Martha Hackett is also known for her work in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Never Been Kissed, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. For 13 episodes, she portrayed Seska in Star Trek: Voyager.
Counselor Deanna Troi – Marina Sirtis
No one can forget Sirtis’s portrayal of Deanna Troi,a half-human-half-Betazoid, whose abilities allow her to read the emotions of others. She carried on this role in the four feature films and other appearances in the franchise. After Star Trek, she went on to star in many television shows and films, such as Grey’s Anatomy and NCIS.
Manu Intiraymi – Icheb
As an actor, Manu Intiraymi is best known for his work as Icheb on Star Trek: Voyager and as Billy on One Tree Hill. Intiraymi’s most recent producing ventures are the in indie films such as Benjamin Troubles, 5th Passenger, and currently he is working on The Circuit.
Alexander Enberg – Ensign Vorik
Aside from his work on Star Trek: Voyager for 9 episodes as Ensign Vorik, Alexander Enberg is also known for his work in Gia, Junior, and Pump Up the Volume.
Lindsey Haun – Beatrice Burleigh
Lindsey Haun is an incredibly talented actress and singer, who is best known for her role as Hadley on True Blood. She was also nominated for a Young Artist Award for her role in the Disney Channel original movie The Color of Friendship, and has starred in the film Broken Bridges, for which she recorded a portion of the soundtrack for. Back in 1995 for Star Trek: Voyager in two episodes, she played the role of Beatrice Burleigh.
Sarah Silverman – Rain Robinson
As if the hilarious Sarah Silverman needs an introduction! We will say that back in 1996, she made a guest appearances on Star Trek: Voyager in a two part-time travel episode named “Future’s End”. Crazy.
Kurtwood Smith – Annorax
Hold the phone! Red Foreman, the man who coined the phrase “dumb-a**” once had a guest role on Star Trek: Voyager?! Yeah my mind is blown.
John Rhys-Davies – Leonardo da Vinci
Since 1974, we’ve been blessed with the incredibly talented John Rhys-Davies, what with his work in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Indiana Jones films, and so on. However back in 1983 he made a lot of appearances on Star Trek: Voyager as a holodeck version of the wonderfully talented Leonardo da Vinci.
Ian Abercrombie – Abbot
Ian Abercrombie has played so many incredible roles in his lifetime including Alfred Pennyworth in Birds of Prey, Justin Pitt in Seinfeld, Rupert Cavanaugh in Desperate Housewives, Professor Crumbs in Wizards of Waverly Place, and Palpatine on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. And yes, he did make an appearance in Star Trek: Voyager.