Terry Farrell is an American actress and fashion model. She is best known for her roles as Jadzia Dax in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and as Regina “Reggie” Kostas in the comedy series Becker.
Terry Farrell
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Armin Shimerman
Armin Shimerman is an American actor known for his role as Quark the Ferengi in the Star Trek franchise, appearing as the character in all seven seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999).
Nana Visitor
Nana Visitor is an American actress, best known for playing Kira Nerys in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Jean Ritter in the television series Wildfire.
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Randy James
Primarily seen as Lt. Jones on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the character originated on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Randy was also Colm Meaney’s stand-in on both series, as well as a 10-Forward waiter and a Bajoran, amongst many other Trek credits. As Lt. Jones, Randy was not only in numerous episodes of the two aforementioned series, but he also appeared in the film’s Star Trek: Generations and Star Trek: First Contact, as well. His non-Trek work includes appearances in: Cheers, When Harry Met Sally, The Hunt for Red October, The Naked Gun, and more!
Carey Foster
Ensign Olivia Rose in Star Trek: The Original Series. Carey can be seen in quite a few episodes throughout Season 1; most notably in the rec. room when Lazarus follows Lt. Masters out, in “The Alternative Factor”. In other episodes, she is seen in the corridors and even working on the bridge! Having already amassed quite a few credits before Trek, Ms. Foster had a role in The Lieutenant and got her role in Star Trek through her talent and her family’s friendship with Gene Roddenberry. She is also one of the few survivors of the original pilot episode, “The Cage”. Although her scenes were ultimately cut, Ms. Foster was one of the Orion women attending to Captain Pike and his companions. Her non-Trek work includes: Pajama Party, Hello Dolly, Winter A-Go-Go, and the Elvis Presley films: Kissin’ Cousins, Roustabout, and Harum Scarum. Carey even dated Elvis for about a month, in the ‘60s!
Dr. Ronald Held
Ronald Held has a Ph. D in astrophysics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. As a fan since TOS, Star Tek has inspired his research and presentation topics.
Andrew Liptak
Andrew Liptak is a writer and historian from Vermont. He is the Public Relation and Guest Services Coordinator for the Vermont Historical Society, and is the author Cosplay: A History (Saga Press, June, 2022). Liptak has worked as a journalist for more than a decade, appearing in places such as Clarkesworld Magazine, Gizmodo, Grist, io9, Kirkus Reviews, Lifehacker, OneZero, Pando Daily, Polygon, Slate, Tor.com, Uncanny Magazine, VentureBeat, The Verge, and other publications. He currently writes Transfer Orbit, a newsletter about the intersection of speculative fiction and real life.
Professor Matthew Szydagis
Dr. Matthew Szydagis grew up with Star Trek: The Next Generation and after watching Lt. Cmdr. Data he realized that science officer was the position for him. He received his B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2005, 2006, and 2011 respectively, then continued his work in physics as a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California Davis (2010-14).
Since 2014, Dr. Szydagis has been a member of the physics faculty at the University at Albany SUNY, pursuing experimental particle astrophysics, in particular direct laboratory detection of dark matter particles, underground. He works on the liquid-Xenon-based LZ experiment and with supercooled water (the “snowball chamber”), and is the developer of the NEST (Noble Element Simulation Technique) computer software.
Since 2019 Matthew has also been a member of UAPx, helping to seek answers regarding the true nature of UAP from a scientific perspective. Most recently, you can find him as a regular on the History Channel TV show “The Proof is Out There” and in the documentary film “A Tear in the Sky.”
Brian Mix
Brian is one of our incredibly talented prop makers here at the Star Trek Set Tour. When not working on the Enterprise, Brian builds tradeshow exhibits including electronic gadgets, product videos, and interactive demonstrations. His prop builds from across fandom are meticulous and painstaking in detail and function. Ask him about his Robby the Robot!