The Dax Project, or, Cast The Previous Hosts Of Dax

[Rush Limborg]

All right, folks. We have had inklings and clues as to the various personalities of the hosts of Dax. There has even been a definitive book on the subject.

Now, Jadzia, Joran (as of "Field of Fire"), and Ezri () are already cast, obviously. But what of Lela, Tobin, Emony, Audrid, Torias, and Curzon?

Knowing what we know about them...who would you imagine playing them, should they ever appear (unlikely) on screen?

Personally...I'd give Ian Holm (aka Bilbo Baggins) the role of Tobin--especially considering how quirky and, frankly, lovable the Second Host was like when occupying O'Brien's body....

Speculate away!

 

[DS9 Gal AZ]

Curzon was already cast in the pilot I believe.

 

[DevilEyes]

Curzon was already cast in the pilot I believe.

It doesn't count, since he appeared only for a couple of seconds in a non-speaking role, and as a very old guy - you could cast young Curzon, Curzon at any age - and besides, they recast Joran on the show, and the two actors didn't even look that much alike, so it's not like we should have any issue with recasting!

 

[Nerys Ghemor]

This might give us some clues, though it's still Rene Auberjonois...

http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/File:Odo_as_Curzon.jpg

 

[Rush Limborg]

Remember, it's not just appearances (though Odo's morph does give some good hints as to Curzon's appearance). In that same ep, there are expressions of each host's personality.

 

[DevilEyes]

Some people in the Trek Lit section (in the gigantic 'Cast the characters of Trek Lit' thread) have suggested Alan Tudyk. I can't really comment (though, from the pictures, physically he would fit the picture above) since I've barely ever seen him in anything (I have seen the first 2 episodes of Firefly, but that's it).

 

[Rush Limborg]

Ok, I sincerely hope Curzon won't steal the thread....

But anyhow...I wonder if YouTube would give some nice clues to that effect....

 

[DevilEyes]

Ok, I sincerely hope Curzon won't steal the thread....

That guy always steals the limelight, you know...

 

[Nerys Ghemor]

Ok, I sincerely hope Curzon won't steal the thread....

That guy always steals the limelight, you know...

AND future hosts' personalities...at least he did Jadzia.

 

[Rush Limborg]

But in all seriousness...who would you cast for the hosts--not just Curzon (though he is indeed welcome)?

 

[Nerys Ghemor]

Hmm...I like the idea, personally, of Audrid being played by a more mature actress. Heather Mirren was one that came up on Google who might fit...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Helen_Mirren_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg

 

[Rush Limborg]

Yes...and I recall Quark and Kira, while "occupied", behaved in ways that implied that Lela and Audrid were older women.

Lela seemed to have a rather eccentric, "folksy" demeanor, while Audrid seemed more of a warm, slower-paced "grandmother".

Still, remember that Lives of Dax and Unity talks about Audrid (in her younger years, apparently) working with Starfleet for a time (Captain Pike, specifically).

 

[TiberiusMaximus]

Bonita Friedericy as Lela

Brian Regan as Tobin

Rachel Bilson as Emony

Gena Rowlands as Audrid

Zachary Levi as Torias

Wayne Pygram as Joran

Alan Tudyk as Curzon

 

[FormerLurker]

Adrien Brody as Curzon (the nose, people, the nose!)

Mary Lou Retton as Emony

I don't remember the rest.

 

[DS9Continuing]

Still, remember that Lives of Dax and Unity talks about Audrid (in her younger years, apparently) being a Starfleet Officer, under Pike.

Not an officer - she was a Trill scientist who was seconded to work with Starfleet, but she was not a member of the organisation.

 

[Rush Limborg]

Ah. As you say.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

Totally seconding Tudyk for Curzon and Pygram for Joran.

 

[Rush Limborg]

Well, as I said before, Joran was already cast in "Field of Fire"--quite nicely, I might add.

BTW...any thoughts on Ian Holm as Tobin? Colm Meany (as "possesed" O'Brien) played him as having a bit of a nervous, "bumbling" personality--a "cute" eccentric, if you will.

After seeing Ian's roles--in Lord of the Rings and The Fifth Element in particular--I could very easily see him as Tobin.

 

[Quinton O'Connor]

You're right, of course, concerning Joran. My mistake. I'd still not mind seeing it anyway though.

Ian Holm... yes, I could see that. He's a great actor and he'd be a good fit. I'd like to see him do a magic trick.

 

[DevilEyes]

You're right, of course, concerning Joran. My mistake. I'd still not mind seeing it anyway though.
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Joran was already cast in "Equilibrium". And then he was recast in "Field of Fire", with an actor who didn't even look like the previous one. So I don't see why you wouldn't recast him again if you wanted to - the show has done it already, and not just with him - they also recast Ishka and Creetak, and with Ziyal they did it two times.