Summary
- Cast of Deep Space Nine have continued to excel in their careers post-show, with diverse roles in TV, film, and voice work.
- Many have remained active in sci-fi and fantasy genres, while showcasing their talents in a variety of other projects.
- Fans can follow their favorite actors, like Nana Visitor and Armin Shimerman, in their post-DS9 endeavors on social media platforms.
It's been 25 years since cast of Deep Space Nine have also built on the increased profile afforded to them by the Star Trek franchise to do some truly great work.
When leaving a long-running TV show like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, it can be difficult for actors to escape type-casting. While many cast have remained working in the sci-fi and fantasy genres, their talents have ensured these characters are indistinguishable from their beloved DS9 characters. The DS9 showcase an ensemble of incredibly talented performers and so it's no surprise that Avery Brooks, Nana Visitor and the cast moved on to some fascinating new projects after the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine finale.
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10 Michael Dorn as Lt. Commander Worf
Michael Dorn reprised the role of Worf in 2023.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's finale wasn't the end for Lt. Commander Worf (Michael Dorn), who returned for one final Star Trek: The Next Generation movie in 2002. Star Trek: Nemesis was far from anyone's finest hour, particularly Worf, who didn't have much to do beyond shooting at things. In the years between Nemesis and Worf's return in Star Trek: Picard season 3, Michael Dorn has made a consistent living from voice work on acclaimed video games like Mass Effect 2 and Fallout: New Vegas, in which he voiced Gatatog Uvenk and Marcus, respectively.
Michael Dorn's Notable Post-Star Trek Roles |
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The Sandman |
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause/The Santa Clauses |
Captain Mozar |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Dr. Carter Burke |
Castle |
Fortress Maximus |
Transformers: Titans Return |
As well as video games, Michael Dorn has also provided the voices of many characters in animated shows as diverse as Disney's The Lion Guard and girtty superhero show, Invincible. On the subject of superheroes, Michael Dorn also had an uncredited role as the voice of Prometheus in five episodes of the DC show Arrow, and played the President of the United States in Heroes. Like many of his fellow Star Trek actors, Dorn has also worked with Seth McFarlane on Family Guy and Ted 2, in which he played Rick, who in one scene cosplayed as Lt. Worf from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
You can follow Michael Dorn on X, formerly Twitter, with the handle @akaWorf.
9 Nicole de Boer as Lt. Ezri Dax
Nicole de Boer swapped Deep Space Nine for The Dead Zone
Best known as Ezri Dax, Nicole de Boer's most substantial role since Star Trek: DS9 ended was as Sarah Bracknell Bannerman in the TV adaptation of The Dead Zone, which ran between 2002 and 2007. Nicole de Boer then became one of the many actors who starred in Star Trek and Stargate, playing Dr. Alison Porter in Stargate Atlantis season 5, episode 7, "Whispers". Nicole de Boer then had a series of guest roles in procedural shows like Cracked, Perception, before securing a recurring role as Becca D'Orsay in Private Eyes. Nicole De Boer also reprised the role of Ezri Dax for Star Trek: Online.
Nicole de Boer is on X as @Nikki_deboer, but hasn't been active since 2023.
8 Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko
Cirroc Lofton now hosts The 7th Rule: A Star Trek Podcast
Jake Sisko actor Cirroc Lofton went straight from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to a regular role as Curtis Thorpe in basketball drama The Hoop Life, which ran between 1999 and 2000. Following that, Cirroc Lofton had a handful of guest roles in shows like Soul Food, Invasion, and CSI: Miami. Lofton has maintained a strong relationship with Star Trek fandom, appearing in fan films, like Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, in which he played Sevar, the half-Vulcan son of Captain Nyota Uhura (Nichelle Nichols).
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Cirroc Lofton's performance as Jake Sisko on Star Trek: DS9 was "great" thanks to Avery Brooks, say Star Trek actors on The Delta Flyers podcast.
Cirroc Lofton now hosts The 7th Rule, the Star Trek podcast he began with his close friend and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine co-star, Aron Eisenberg. When Aron Eisenberg tragically died in 2019, Lofton continued to host the podcast with Ryan T. Husk and Aron's widow, Malissa Longo. What began as a DS9 podcast has now expanded into the wider Star Trek canon, recently adding Walter Koenig to the podcast to provide his commentary on classic episodes of The Original Series. To learn more about the podcast, you can follow @CirrocL and @7thRule on X.
7 Armin Shimerman as Quark
Quark returned to Star Trek in 2022.
A year after Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended in 1999, Armin Shimerman made one final appearance as Principal Snyder in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season 4, episode 22, "Restless". Since DS9, Shimerman has voiced multiple characters in cartoons and video games, most notably voicing Dr. Nefarious in the Ratchet & Clank games. In 2006, Armin Shimerman was reunited with Rene Auberjonois on Boston Legal, in which he played Judge Brian Hopper in six episodes. Shimerman and Worf actor Michael Dorn also contributed various voices to the animated series Uncle Grandpa in 2016.
Armin Shimerman's Most Notable Post-Star Trek Roles |
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General Skarr |
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2001–2007) |
Andrew Ryan |
Multiple Bioshock games (2007–2014) |
Dr. Nefarious |
Multiple Ratchet & Clank games (2004-2012) |
Judge Brian Hopper |
Boston Legal (2006) |
Armin Shimerman reprised the role of Quark for Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3, episode 6, "Hear All, Trust Nothing" in 2022. Outside his screen work, Shimerman has been an Adjunct Professor at University of Southern California since 2017, teaching the works of William Shakespeare. Shimerman also does a great deal of work with SAG/AFTRA and co-chairs one of their charitable committees (via Trek Against Cancer team for the annual Purple Stride walk.
You can follow Armin Shimerman on X, formerly Twitter, @ShimermanArmin.
6 Colm Meaney as Chief O'Brien
Meaney's film work continues long after DS9.
Colm Meaney has played some extraordinary roles on film and television since Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended. It's possibly due to his contract allowing him to pursue movie roles while working on DS9, but it seems that Colm Meaney hasn't stopped working since 1999. Some of Colm Meaney's most memorable performances in the years after DS9 include Gene in 2004's Layer Cake, opposite future James Bond, Daniel Craig, and Thomas 'Doc' Durrant in the AMC series Hell on Wheels.
Hell on Wheels made Anson Mount a household name in the years before he was cast as Captain Christopher Pike in Star Trek.
More recently, Colm Meaney has been seen in the likes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Gangs of London, and The Singapore Grip. Meaney has also recently made a handful of movies with Liam Neeson; Marlowe and In the Land of Saints and Sinners. In 2017, Colm Meaney won Best Actor in a Lead Role at the 2017 Irish Film and Television Awards for his role as Northern Irish politician Martin McGuinness in The Journey. Colm Meaney will next be seen in Neil Marshall's crime movie, Duchess, released later in 2024.
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5 Rene Auberjonois as Constable Odo
Rene Auberjonois teamed up with William Shatner on Boston Legal
Rene Auberjonois' most notable role after Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was as Paul Lewiston in Boston Legal, co-starring with Captain Kirk actor, William Shatner. Among many roles prior to being cast as Paul in 2004, Star Trek: Enterprise and made a memorable guest appearance in Frasier as Professor William Tewksbury. Having worked with Hollywood auteur Robert Altman in the 1970s, Rene Auberjonois had a late period partnership with indie auteur Kelly Reichardt, with whom he made the films Certain Women and Poor Cow before his death in 2019.
Rene Auberjonois' Notable Post-Star Trek Roles |
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Paul Lewiston |
Boston Legal (2004-2008) |
Mr. House |
Fallout: New Vegas (2010) |
Hugo Miller |
Warehouse 13 (2010-2014) |
Walter Nowack |
Madame Secretary (2016) |
4 Alexander Siddig as Dr. Julian Bashir
From Bashir to Batman.
Alexander Siddig went on to star in some of the biggest TV shows of the past 20 years after Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended. Although probably best known for playing Ra's al Ghul in Gotham, Siddig has also appeared in huge US shows like 24 and Game of Thrones. Alexander Siddig has also worked with director-producers like Ridley Scott and the Russo Brothers on the movies Kingdom of Heaven and 21 Bridges, respectively. Raised in the UK as a child, Siddig has appeared on British TV in popular shows like Peaky Blinders and Primeval, and has done voice work for various Doctor Who audio plays.
Alexander Siddig's Notable Post-Star Trek Roles |
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Ra's al Ghul |
Gotham (2017-2018) |
Ruben Oliver |
Peaky Blinders (2016) |
Doran Martell |
Game of Thrones (2015-2016) |
Philip Burton |
Primeval (2011) |
3 Terry Farrell as Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax
Terry Farrell retired from acting in 2002.
After Star Trek: DS9 killed off Jadzia Dax, Terry Farrell ed the cast of the Ted Danson sitcom, Becker in 1998. Farrell played Reggie Kostas, who appeared to have been set up as a love interest for Danson's misanthropic Dr. John Becker. However, this idea was eventually pared back and Reggie was written out of Becker in season 4. Terry Farrell retired from acting to focus on her family shortly after, in 2002. It's recently been announced (via Deadline) that Terry Farrell will star in the movie, The Glass Mind, alongside Resident Alien's Sara Tomko.
You can follow Terry Farrell on X, formerly Twitter, @4terryfarrell.
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2 Nana Visitor as Colonel Kira Nerys
Nana Visitor is writing a book about the women of Star Trek
Nana Visitor remained close to the science fiction genre after Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended. Visitor has since had a string of guest roles in James Cameron's Dark Angel, Ronald D. Moore's Battlestar Galactica reboot, and the Doctor Who spinoff, Torchwood: Miracle Day. Nana Visitor also had a regular role in Wildfire, a family drama co-created by former DS9 showrunner, Michael Piller. Nana Visitor has also worked with Seth McFarlane, lending her voice to various characters in Family Guy between 2009 and 2014, and later appearing as an Adoption Agent in Ted 2.
Nana Visitor's Notable Post-Star Trek Roles |
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Dr. Elizabeth Renfro |
Dark Angel (2001) |
Jean Ritter |
Wildfire (2005-2008) |
Pamela Voorhees |
Friday the 13th (2009) |
Olivia Colasanto |
Torchwood: Miracle Day (2011) |
More recently, Nana Visitor reprised the role of Colonel Kira Nerys for Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3, episode 6, "Hear All, Trust Nothing". Visitor has also been working on a book, Open a Channel: A Woman's Trek, which focuses on the inspiring stories of Star Trek's female stars across six decades, due for release later in 2024. You can learn more about the book by following Nana Visitor on socials, as she details below:
1 Avery Brooks as Captain Benjamin Sisko
Avery Brooks is believed to have retired from acting.
Avery Brooks has become something of an enigma since Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended in 1999. Brooks had one movie role following the end of DS9, playing Detective Leon Jackson opposite Robert De Niro and Edward Burns in 2001's 15 Minutes. In that same year, Brooks did a series of commercials for IBM, in which he poetically mused on the lack of flying cars in the 21st century. Watch the IBM flying cars commercial below:
As the IBM commercial shows, Avery Brooks is a terrific voiceover artist, and has narrated documentaries like the US version of Walking with Dinosaurs, and the IMAX documentary, Africa's Elephant Kingdom. In 2007, Brooks directed a revival of the play Boogie Woogie Landscapes at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and London's West End. In 2009, Brooks released the album Here..., which contained his versions of some classic ballads and love songs. So while audiences may have missed Avery Brooks on screen since Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the actor has certainly been busy in the interim period.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Release Date
- 1993 - 1999-00-00
- Network
- CBS
- Showrunner
- Michael Piller, Ira Steven Behr
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