Actor: Star Trek: Voyager. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Lieutenant Tom Paris on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. : When one of the cadets died, Locarno convinced the others to lie and cover up that they were doing a banned maneuver. P.374, "Star Trek: Why Voyager Avoided Reviving A TNG Character", "Star Trek's 100 Most Important Crew Members, Ranked", "Star Trek: The 25 Best Members Of Starfleet, Ranked", "The 10 Best Couples In Star Trek, Ranked", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_Paris&oldid=1133987465, Fictional characters who committed sedition or treason, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles using Infobox character with multiple unlabeled fields, Articles to be expanded from October 2021, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 January 2023, at 13:04. It's our main oxygen refinery and desalination plant. : [4] Paris also expressed dislike of Chakotay's leadership as he felt that Chakotay was not flexible regarding Starfleet protocols, insisting that he overruled most of the other officers' suggestions and opinions. Aren't you gonna run a neurological scan? In the non-canonical Voyager relaunch novels, written by Christie Golden, Paris was promoted two steps in rank, like many of the Voyager crew, and is now a lieutenant commander. Wait, leaving already? The star trek encyclopedia: A reference guide to the future (Updat and expand ed.). Delete the letter? | He has had several conventions scheduled for 2022. McNeill filmed his scenes for "The First Duty . [26] He also programmed a holoprogram featuring a 1957 Chevy for the Doctor to use when the latter had an attraction to a Vidiian patient. : Robert Picardo was born on October 27, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, where he spent his whole childhood. [10] He is initially joined and eventually replaced by Kes after she expresses a desire to learn from the Doctor. He was a featured cast member on the short-lived 1992 series Going to Extremes,[13][14] Another guest role that same year was in "The First Duty", an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, in which he played Nick Locarno, a Starfleet Academy cadet and squad leader who pressures fellow cadet Wesley Crusher into covering up their wrongdoings. Tom Paris on Star Trek: Lower Decks makes Robert Duncan McNeill the latest Voyager actor to return to Trek but where is the cast of Deep Space Nine? As a lover of film and film theory, John wrote humorous movie reviews on his blog, Back of the Head, which got him noticed by Screen Rant. Threshold: Directed by Alexander Singer. ", [Paris is unsure whether to finish his letter to his father]. Deep down inside, he was rotten. As she recruited Paris to join Voyager on its initial first mission, he was fatefully brought along to the Delta Quadrant. The Maquis were a group of former Starfleet officers who felt that Starfleet wasn't doing enough to stop the Cardassians after the Federation and the Cardassian Empire signed a peace treaty that left a number of colonized worlds now under the thumb of the Cardassians, so the Maquis was formed to protect those colonists and to continue to attack the Cardassians even after the Federation nominally had a truce with them. Amusingly, sometimes this doesn't exactly work out for the character being spun off if the new series is a failure. The Doctor Yelchin died tragically in a freak automobile accident on June 19, 2016. John can be found on Twitter @BackoftheHead if you want to see photos of the food he eats. See Shannon Elizabeth Now at 49. Uh, she said, and I quote: "Tell Mr. Paris this is punishment, not shore leave.". Threshold is really a halfway decent episode for the majority of its runtime. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In the end, Wesley couldn't keep the secret, so Locarno fell on his sword and took the blame for the whole squadron. Acting had always been a passion for McNeill, who at the age of 12, performed in his towns local production of The Wizard of Oz. All will be revealed soon," Matalas offered. Tom Paris Was A Different World Originally Going to Star a White Student? He had previously appeared as Cadet Nicholas Locarno in the Star Trek: The Next Generation fifth season episode "The First Duty". Tom Parrish is a director and actor, known for The Last Game (1995) and A Still Life (2007). : Tuvok conducts his own investigation to determine the true culprit, and discovers that Paris had been framed by the Baneans' enemies and is being used as a messenger, with the messages being imprinted in the recollection which Paris initially thought to be random letters and numbers. : He went on to co-star with DS9 guest performers Frank Langella and Meg Foster in the 1987 science fiction/fantasy film Masters of the Universe, which also featured McNeill's frequent Voyager co-star Anthony De Longis. Lt. Tom Paris He appeared in featured guest roles on numerous TV series, including L.A. Law; Quantum Leap; and Murder, She Wrote. Going to Extremes was a comedy about a group of medical students undergoing their training on a tropical island. They're the Delaney sisters, Harry. McNeill explained: "I did talk to Terry Matalas about Picard season two. Are you kidding? tl;dr: Robert Duncan McNeill (Nicholas Locarno) later played Tom Paris on Star Trek: Voyager, a character partly based on Locarno. The original backstory, and the only one acknowledged onscreen, cast Paris as a disgraced officer dishonorably discharged from Starfleet for covering up pilot error following a shuttle accident on Caldik Prime. [4], Tried and convicted of treason for aiding the Maquis Rebellion, Paris was sentenced to serve time in a Federation penal settlement near Auckland, New Zealand. However, soon after he arrives, he learns of a tragic accident involving five cadets during a flight maneuver. He has also served as an executive producer and frequent director of the television series Chuck, Resident Alien, The Gifted, and Turner & Hooch. Before landing the role of Lieutenant Tom Paris on Star Trek: Voyager, McNeill landed guest starring roles on popular shows such as the Twilight Zone, L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote, and Lucky Chances. He was court martialed for his actions and dishonorably discharged from Starfleet. Tom's attempt to cross the time warp threshold and make a name for himself results in rapid physical mutation. First it was a hologram, then a Borg, and now the wrong twin. This makes McNeill the latest Voyager cast member to return to the franchise, which further highlights the glaring absence of the cast of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from Paramount+'s ever-growing fleet of Star Trek shows. The Doctor TV URBAN LEGEND: Tom Paris on Star Trek: Voyager was originally a previously established Star Trek: The Next Generation character. Riker is the prototypical Starfleet officer, valuing duty, high-performance standards, and . His first marriage to Carol Seder lasted from 1988 to 2015. When he later found out that Paris was part of a plot to expose a spy aboard Voyager, he volunteered to take part in the plot to bring back Paris safely. Be sure to check out my archive of TV Legends Revealed for more urban legends about the world of TV. [27] However, it was later revealed that these tensions were all a ruse in a plot to expose a traitor on Voyager, though unbeknownst to Chakotay. Soon after he was cast in a critically praised episode of the 1980s edition of The Twilight Zone, A Message from Charity, co-starring with James Cromwell. [3], Paris' character has two backstories. Star Trek Voyager: Who Was Tom Paris Originally Supposed to Be? All of McNeills previous roles were either bit parts or roles that lasted for a season or two, however, he saw lasting power once he landed the role of Lt. Tom Paris on Star Trek: Voyager. John Orquiola is Screen Rant's Star Trek Beat Editor, Senior Features staff writer, and interviewer. Follow him on Twitter at @Brian_Cronin and feel free to e-mail him suggestions for stories about comic books that you'd like to see featured at brianc@cbr.com! Filming & Production What Was the Strange Origin of Penguin's 'Quack' on the Batman TV Series. Tom Paris And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed and Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent? He would eventually make his way back into Starfleet when Captain Janeway recruits him for a mission that would eventually land him a field commission as a Starfleet lieutenant. While Tom's age was never revealed in the series, to establish a date of birth, it was established in "The Killing Game" and "The Killing Game, Part II" that his holographic alter ego, Bobby Davis, was 26 years old. See full bio More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Known For The Last Game Director 1995 A Still Life Cinematographer 2007 Hide all | | Edit Filmography Jump to: Director | Actor | Cinematographer | Producer What about Tom Paris? Most of Paris' backstory takes place prior to the 2370s. : As an actor, he is best known for his role as Lieutenant Tom Paris on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. It was during his time on Voyager that McNeill began a career behind the camera. Tom Paris In 2021, McNeill reprised the role of Tom Paris for an episode titled, Well Always Have Tom Paris on Star Trek: Lower Decks. Star Trek: Voyager fans will recognize Robert Duncan McNeill as Lieutenant Tom Paris, who was on the hit television show between 1995 and 2001. [11] Later, on an away mission, Paris visits the planet Banea with Harry Kim to find a replacement collimator. Tom Paris was a member of the Maquis who had been released from prison to lead the Voyager to the Maquis ship (where another member of the Voyager crew had been working undercover as a member of the Maquis crew). Tom Paris [7] Admiral Paris often disapproved of his son's tendency to get into fights and his resulting punishments. : Since he emerged on the music scene, Kyle has released six studio albums. While he has since performed as a guest star on television shows such as The Outer Limits and Crossing Jordan, McNeill is now focusing on his directing career, helming episodes of Dawson's Creek, Everwood, Star Trek: Enterprise, Dead Like Me, The O.C., One Tree Hill, Las Vegas, Summerland, and Supernatural. Paris makes his first appearance in the game in 2015, with McNeill reprising Paris and voicing him. Movie News, Movie Trailers & upcoming Movie Reviews, The Leading Source for Gaming News, Reviews, and Interviews, Star Trek: Why Tom Paris & Voyager Actors Returned (But Not DS9s Cast), Star Trek Argues Classic Trek Is Better Than Discovery & Picard Stories, Star Trek Jokes About Gene Roddenberry's Impossible TNG Rule. : This film also featured Mark Margolis in the cast. He is McNeills youngest son. [17] The year after, Paris and Torres are on an away mission which had gone wrong. During this, Paris kidnaps Janeway in a shuttlecraft and brings her on a warp 10 flight. Harry Kim Seven of Nine In 2021, McNeill directed several episodes of the Disney+ series Turner & Hooch. He auditioned for and won a place at the acting conservatory at The Julliard School in New York. In Star Trek Online, a massive multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Cryptic Studios, Paris is active as a Starfleet captain in the early 25th century. [16] Relationships-wise, Paris grows closer to B'Elanna Torres. Release Dates Star Trek: Lower Decks streams Thursdays on Paramount+. [14] When Torres' baby was announced during Voyager's last year in the quadrant, Paris had initially thought of Neelix to be the child's godfather, though Neelix had to give the role to the Doctor as the former already had goddaughter Naomi Wildman. And he stars in so many stone-cold classics, you'll run out of breath . Duncan joined the cast of Star Trek: Voyager in 1995 and was with the show until it ended in May 2001. Harry Kim Tom's attempt to cross the time warp threshold and make a name for himself results in rapid physical mutation. Let's have it. In the episode Locarno was the leader of the Starfleet Academy. He had previously appeared as Cadet Nicholas Locarno in the Star Trek: The Next Generation fifth season episode "The First Duty". and one book, 100 Things X-Men Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, from Triumph Books. He married his second wife Rebecca Jayne Sims in 2021. Full Name: Thomas Eugene Paris. Harry Kim He now became an officer on the combined crew and eventually proved himself as a Starfleet officer. He directed three episodes of the first season of the dramedy science fiction series Resident Alien (2021) and also served as an executive producer and director of the Disney+ series Turner & Hooch (2021). [4] Kim later befriends Paris. : | Ready to shove off? [4] His son Kyle is a singer songwriter. Neelix In the latest TV Legends Revealed, discover how Star Trek: Voyager's Tom Paris was originally a whole other established Star Trek character. [24], Paris had a deep interest in 20th-century Earth pop culture, often utilizing such in his holo-programs. I think not. He also writes about a wide range of his interests from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, House of the Dragon, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, AEW, and Cobra Kai. Robert Duncan McNeill is a famous American actor most known for his role as Lieutenant Tom Paris on the 1990s show Star Trek: Voyager. : He is serving as the first officer of Voyager, under the command of now-Captain Chakotay. He started out as reckless and irreverent, but he developed a deep relationship with B'Elanna Torres, fraught with troubles and disagreements. Be sure to check out my archive of TV Legends Revealed and Why Batman. 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