Star Trek: Voyager Cast & Character Guide
In its seven seasons, Star Trek: Voyager introduced many new faces to the Trek universe. Here is a breakdown of the show's main cast and characters.
The fifth entry in the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Voyager, is a sci-fi series that sees the crew of the USS Voyager on a long journey back to their home after finding themselves stranded at the far ends of the Milky Way Galaxy. Led by Captain Kathryn Janeway, the series follows the crew as they embark through truly uncharted areas of space, with new species, friends, foes, and mysteries to solve as they wrestle with the politics of a crew in a situation they've never faced before.
In its seven seasons, Star Trek: Voyager introduced many new faces to the Trek universe. Here is a breakdown of the show's main cast and characters.
The Doctor underwent a big change in Star Trek: Voyager season 3, something that Robert Picardo was first wary about and then glad of.
The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager adopted Dr. Leonard McCoy's iconic catchphrase from Star Trek: The Original Series as his own.
Star Trek: Voyager producer Ken Biller had trouble with a season 3 episode, but DS9 proved there was no need to struggle with a similar premise.
Star Trek has a long list of female villains that have faced off against Kirk, Picard, Janeway, and Sisko, but who's the best at being the worst?
The majority of Star Trek captains share the same tragedy in their pasts, but Sisko bucked this trend in DS9, making the character better as a result.
Robert Picardo was disappointed that Star Trek: Voyager's infamous "reset button" killed an important storyline for the Doctor in season 3.
Star Trek: Voyager's Robert Picardo guested in DS9 season 5, but an earlier episode of Deep Space Nine predicted the Doctor's fight for individuality.
Starfleet is abandoning the spore drive in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, having found a better form of warp travel thanks to the USS Voyager.
Star Trek's Vulcans prioritize logic above emotion. Here's a look at some fascinating and wise words from Earth's greatest interstellar allies.
Star Trek: Voyager season 7 seems to argue in favor of AI-generated artwork, but what does Star Trek really have to say about generative AI?
Several actors have made the jump from exploring the stars in Star Trek to hunting Xenomorphs in the Alien franchise.
Joseph Ruskin holds an impressive Star Trek record by appearing on screen alongside five of the franchise's most recognized, classic captains.
Both Voyager and DS9 did tribute episodes to Star Trek: TOS for the franchise's 30th anniversary, but one episode was much better than the other.
Nichelle Nichols was meant to play Uhura in a season 3 episode of Star Trek: Voyager, but George Takei explained why Nichols declined the cameo.
Star Trek: Voyager killed Seska off in the season 3 premiere, but actor Martha Hackett felt that the way Seska's death was handled was a mistake.
Star Trek: Voyager showrunner Michael Piller wanted to emphasize the importance of Gene Roddeberry's original vision in his final episode on the show.
Star Trek has several iconic characters but the actors who play them are sometimes deceptively older than their Starfleet counterparts.
Star Trek: Voyager introduced a very interesting side character in season 2, but showrunner Michael Piller's influence wasn't enough to save him.
Garrett Wang on Star Trek: Voyager figured out a trick to remember complicated lines of "technobabble" that proved popular with his co-stars.
Technobabble has become a staple of Star Trek, but which characters deliver the best jargon-filled lines?