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  • Created By: Gene Roddenberry
  • Launched On: September 8, 1966
  • Studio: Paramount
  • Tagline: Space, the final frontier…

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George Takei

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Jonathan Frakes

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Michael Dorn

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Denise Crosby

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Sisko
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Avery Brooks

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Kira
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Nana Visitor

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Worf
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Michael Dorn

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Dax
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Terry Farrell

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Julian Bashir

Alexander Siddig

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The Chief
Miles O’Brien

Colm Meany

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Odo
René Auberjonois

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Star Trek's Quark
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Armin Shimmerman

Rom

Max Grodenchik

Star Trek's Nog
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Aaron Eisenberg

Star Trek's Sisko
Jake Sisko

Cirroc Lofton

Plain SImple Garak
Garak

Andrew Robinson

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Janeway
Kathryn Janeway

Kate Mulgrew

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Chakotay
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Robert Beltran

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Mr. Vulcan
Tuvok

Tim Russ

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Star Trek's Torres
B’Elanna Torres

Roxann Dawson

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Rober Duncan McNeill as Tom Paris
Tom Paris

Robert Duncan McNeill

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Harry Kim
Harry Kim

Garrett Wang

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Star Trek's Doctor
The Doctor

Robert Picardo

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Neelix

Ethan Phillips

Jeri Ryan on Star Trek
Seven Of Nine

Jeri Ryan

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Jennifer Lien
Kes

Jennifer Lien

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Star Trek's first captain
Jonathan Archer

Scott Bakula

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Trip
Trip Tucker

Connor Trinneer

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Jolene Blalock
T’Pol

Jolene Blalock

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Reed
Malcolm Reed

Dominic Keating

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Hoshi Sato

Linda Park

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Travis Mayweather

Anthony Montgomery

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John Billingsly

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Shran
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Star Trek Burnham
Michael Burnham

Sonequa Martin-Green

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Saru
Saru

Doug Jones

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Anthony Rapp
Paul Stamets

Anthony Rapp

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Hugh
Hugh Culber

Wilson Cruz

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Tilly
Sylvia Tilly

Mary Wiseman

Booker
Cleveland Booker

David Ajala

Star Trek: Discovery
Joann Owosekun

Oyin Oladejo

Detmer
Keyla Detmer

Emily Coutts

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Captain Pike

Anson Mount

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Tig Notaro
Jett Reno

Tig Notaro

Ash Tyler
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Shazad Latif

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Captain Lorca

Jason Isaacs

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Jean-Luc Picard

Patrick Stewart

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William Riker

Jonathan Frakes

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Data

Brent Spiner

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LeVar Burton

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Michael Dorn

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Doctor Crusher
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Gates McFadden

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Seven of Nine

Jeri Ryan

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Jack Crusher

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Cristobal Rios

Santiago Cabrera

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Agnes Jurati

Alison Pill

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Laris

Orla Brady

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Soji, Dahj, Sutre, Kora

Isa Briones

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Tawny Newsome

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Jack Quaid

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Noël Wells

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Carol Freedman

Dawn Lewis

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Jerry O’Connell

Doctor T’Ana

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Shax

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Chris Pike

Anson Mount

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Number One

Rebecca Romijn

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Ethan Peck news
Spock

Ethan Peck

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds security officer
La’an Noonien-Singh

Christina Chong

Nurse Chapel on Strange New Worlds
Nurse Chapel

Jess Bush

Chief Engineer Hemmer
Hemmer

Bruce Horak

Star Trek: Strange new Worlds doctor
Dr. M’Benga

Babs Olusanmokun

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Melissa Navi

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Dal

Brett Gray

Gwyndala

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Rok-Tahk
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Jankom Pog

Jason Mantzoukas

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Chakotay

Robert Beltran

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