Actor Bios

        Robert Beltran was born into a Mexican-American family, as the seventh of ten children, in Bakersfield, California. He loved acting as a child, but throughout his high school years he focused on athletes. He did not pursue acting as a career until college. He graduated from Fresno State with a degree in Theater Arts. His current filmography includes over 25 titles, including Oliver Stone's Nixon, Lifetime's Veronica Clare, Gaby, and he appeared as a guest star in a two part episode of Midnight Caller called "Life Without Possibility." In 1995, he was cast into the role of Voyager's Native American born First Officer, Chakotay. He remained on Voyager for the show's entire seven year run.

        Roxann Dawson was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She landed her first role, after graduating U.C. Berkeley as a Theatre Arts major, as Diana Morales, in the long-running Broadway production of A Chorus Line. Since then, she has been in numerous productions, Broadway and regional, including The Tempest for the Circle Repertory Company. Dawson was a regular in the NBC series Nightingales and The Round Table, along with a guest star in various television series, including Equal Justice, Jack's Place , and The Untouchables. In 1995, she was cast as Voyager's half Klingon Chief Engineer B'Elanna Torres, who, as Dawson explains, is "Strong willed, independent, and confused."

        Dawson lives in Los Angeles with her husband Eric Dawson, and their daughter, Emma Rose.

        Robert Duncan McNeill was born on November 9, 1964, in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was raised in Washington D.C. His parents decided to resettle to Atlanta, Georgia, and he attended high school there. After graduating from high school, Robert decided to persue a career in acting, and he moved to New York City, and subsequently enrolled in the Julliard School to study it. While at the school, he was cast on ABC's daytime drama All My Children. He became a soap favorite, playing likable teen romantic Charlie Brent, and was even nominated for a daytime emmy. After leaving All My Children , he got a starring role in Sondheim's hit Broadway musical Into the Woods. This musical toured all over the country, including Los Angeles, where he found the woman he would marry. He and his wife, Carol, decided to stay in Los Angeles. Various plays in New York brought him back to broadway, but his permanent residence remained in LA. He made his Star Trek debut as Cadet First Class Nicholas Locarno in the episode "The First Duty" of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Three years later, he was once again cast into Star Trek, this time in the recurring role of Lieutenant Tom Paris.

        Kate Mulgrew was born on April 29, 1955, in Dubuque, Iowa, as the oldest girl in a family of eight. As a child, acting had always been a passion of Kate's, so, at the age of 17, she enrolled in New York University to study acting. To commit herself fully to her craft, she left NYU in her Junior year. Fortunately for Mulgrew, ABC immediately cast her into the daytime drama Ryan's Hope. She left the show after two years. During her successful run in Ryan's Hope, she was cast as Emily into the American Shakespeare Festival's production of "Our Town." At the age of 23, NBC asked the budding acctress to star in a new series called Kate Climb. Until she was cast as January, she appeared in multiple movies, television shows, and plays, although only playing minor roles. Her most recent TV role is Kathryn January, captain of the U.S.S. Voyager, in UPN's fourth Star Trek series, Star Trek: Voyager. She played Captain Kathryn Janeway for the show's entire seven-year run.

        She is currently married to Ohio gubernatorial candidate Tim Hagen, and has three children.

        Ethan Phillips was born on February 8, 1955, in Garden City, Long Island, as the only boy of six. He graduated Boston University with a degree in English Literature. He earned a Master of Fine Arts degree at Cornell University. He has been in numerous plays, although his most famous work has been in television. He appeared for five years as Pete Downey, the governor's press aide, on the hit sitcom Benson, along with a recurring role in the nighttime drama Werewolf. He has guest starred on NYPD Blue, L.A. Law, Murphy Brown, Chicago Hope, Law & Order, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Twighlight Zone, and Enterprise. He played the recurring role of Neelix, the ship's chef and morale officer, for the show's entire seven year run.

        Robert Picardo was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He enrolled in Yale University as a pre-med student (incidentally, he played doctors in three separate productions), although he graduated with a B.A. in drama. During his time at Yale, he landed a role in the musical theatre piece "Mass." His acting career, however, didn't take off for another four years. In 1976, he was cast into the David Mamet play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago." Since then, he has appeared in countless plays, television shows, and movies. He played the recurring role of Coach Ed Cutlip on The Wonder Years, Doctor Dick Richard on China Beach, and as Rod Tandy on Showtimes Steambath. He has guest starred in Crossing Jordan, Frasier, The Weakest Link, Ally McBeal, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, ER, Home Improvement, L.A. Law, St. Elsewhere, Golden Girls, and Taxi, among others. He has appeared in many movies, although not as famous as his TV appearances. He made his Star Trek debut as the Emergency Medical Hologram in Star Trek: DS9, in 1993, and has appeared as Dr. Lewis Zimmerman and the EMH in multiple DS9 episodes and Star Trek films. In 1995, he landed the recurring role as Voyagers holographic doctor, and has directed two episodes.

        Picardo resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Linda, and two daughters.

        Tim Russ was born on June 22, 1956, into a military family in Washington D.C. As a child, Russ frequently moved to Air Force bases around the world. He began high school in Turkey, and received hsi diploma in New York. He received a full scholarship to Illinois State University, to continue his theatre studies, after graduating with B.S. in Theatre Arts from Saint Edwards University, in Austin, Texas. His first professional job as an actor came during his college years, but it wasn't until 1985 when he worked full time at his trade. Throughout the years, Russ has appeared in television, theatre, and movies, including NBC's primetime series The Highway Man, The People Next Door, Arresting Behavior, Freddy's Nightmares, and the made-for-tv movie Heroes of the Storm, among others. He has appeared in multiple stage productions, including Romeo and Juliet, Barrabas, Dream Girls, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, and Cave Dwellers. Along with being a talented actor, Russ is also an accomplished guitarist and vocalist. He has recently released his second title. In 1995, Russ was cast as Voyager's Vulcan Chief Security Officer, and remained on the show for its entire run.