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Top 5 Actors per Series?

JRoss

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I want to see how everyone feels about the performances by regular actors on the series? Let's assume both main cast (credited in the theme song) as well as the regularly appearing characters. This is because in DS9 and DIS (plus a bit on TNG) we have some characters who show up regularly, or even in every episode, who don't end up on the main credits.

It's not about how you like or dislike the character, but about how well they perform.

TOS:
1. Leonard Nimoy
2. Deforrest Kelley
3. William Shatner
4. Nichelle Nichols
5. Jimmy Doohan

Nimoy just got all the great lines, and so did De. Shatner had to do all the heavy lifting, though.

TNG:
1. Brent Spiner
2. Patrick Stewart
3. Michael Dorn
4. Whoopi Goldberg
5. John DeLancie

Very tempted to swap out DeLancie for Michelle Forbes. I chose these actors because they got the most to work with, and showed a lot of character depth with their performances.

DS9:
1. Andy Robinson
2. Avery Brooks
3. Nana Visitor
4. Colm Meany
5. Rene Auberjonois

So much good stuff here. Very hard to put this one together.

VOY:
1. Jeri Ryan
2. Kate Mulgrew
3. Roxann Biggs-Dawson
4. Jennifer Lien
5. Tim Russ

Not a lot of great material here. Ryan does amazing with what she's given, and even though Janeway was not great, Kate Mulgrew did so much to keep the show going. I thing RBD is just underrated. In that one episode where Kes gets possessed by a male warlord JL really shows off her chops. Tim Russ is a gem.

ENT:
1. John Billingsley
2.Jeffrey Combs
3. Linda Park
4. Jolene Blalock
5. Conner Trineer

I really am not that big of a fan. Phlox is awesome, and so is Shran. Park desrved better than she got

DIS:
1. Doug Jones
2. Anthony Rapp
3. Emily Coutts
4. Oyin Oladejo
5. Jason Isaacs

You never see the prosthetics. You only see Saru. The best performance on the show by a country mile. Rapp is always fun to watch.Coutts and Oladejo deserve way more screen time than they get.

PIC:
1. Jeri Ryan
2. Allison Pill
3. Patrick Stewart
4. Michelle Hurd
5. Peyton List

I don't care for Picard. But the actors do okay, I guess. Peyton List's character iscreepy, but she did a good job.

LD:
1. Jack Quaid
2. Noelle Wells
3. Fred Tatasciore
4. Tawny Newsome
5. Eugene Cordero

Good work from the cast, even if Mariner's character isn't very likable. Tatasciore makes you love Shaxs even with very little to go on.
 
TOS:
1. Leonard Nimoy
2. William Shatner
3. Mark Leonard
4. DeForrest Kelly
5. James Doohan

Honorable Mention: James Colicos, who only had one TOS episode as Kor, the first and best Klingon

TNG
1. Patrick Stewart
2. Brent Spiner
3. Robert O'Reilly
4. Michael Dorn
5. John de Lancie

DS9
1. Rene Auberjonois
2. Avery Brooks
3. Armin Shimerman
4. Nana Visitor
5. Andrew Robinson

VOY
1. Kate Mulgrew
2. Jeri Ryan
3. Tim Russ
4. Robert Piccardo
5. Roxanne Dawson

ENT
1. John Billingsley
2. Jeffrey Combs
3. Scott Bacular
4. Molly Brink
5. Joelen Blalock

DIS
1. Sonequa Martin Green
2. Anson Mount
3. Wilson Cruz
4. Mary Chiefo
5. Michelle Yeoh

PIC
1. Jonathan del Arco
2. Michelle Hurd
3. Patrick Stewart
4. Isa Briones
5. Evan Evagora
 
Oh, yeah, I forgot about Anson Mount. Maybe I could switch out Jason Isaacs for him.
 
TOS
1. Leonard Nimoy
2. DeForest Kelley
3. William Shatner
4. James Doohan
5. Nichelle Nichols (she did a great job with what she was given, but it was mostly "Communication lines open, Captain" or whatever)

TNG
1. Patrick Stewart
2. Brent Spiner
3. John DeLancie (I always detested Q but the actor was great)
4. Whoopi Goldberg
5. Jonathan Frakes

DS9
1. Louise Fletcher
2. Rene Auberjonois
3. Avery Brooks
4. Andrew Robinson
5. Marc Alaimo

Honorable mentions: Armin Shimerman, Max Grodénchic, Nana Visitor, Michael Dorn, Alexander Siddig

VGR
1. Jeri Ryan (she did a great job, although I never liked the character)
2. Kate Mulgrew
3. Robert Picardo
4. Roxann Biggs-Dawson
5. Tim Russ

ENT
1. John Billingsley
2. Scott Bakula
3. Connor Trinneer
4. Jeffrey Combs
5. Dominic Keating

Honorable mentions: Gary Graham, Brent Spiner, Linda Park
 
I'm not counting guest stars who only appeared once or twice, my personal rule is at least 5 appearances to be eligible and I will not do a top 5 for the sake of it, if no one else stood out to me I'll do less.

TOS
1. William Shatner
2. Deforest Kelley
3. Leonard Nimoy

TNG
1. Patrick Stewart
2. Michelle Forbes
3. Whoopi Goldberg
4. Jonathan Frakes
5. Marina Sirtis (maybe controversial because many people think Troi was useless but I thought she was great when they gave her something to do)

DS9
1. Louise Fletcher
2. Nana Visitor
3. Armin Shimerman
4. Rene Auberjonois
5. Andrew Robinson

VOY
1. Kate Mulgrew
2. Jeri Ryan
3. Roxann Dawson
4. Tim Russ
5. Jennifer Lien

ENT
1. John Billingsley
2. Jeffrey Combs
3. Jolene Blalock

DIS
1. Doug Jones
2. Michelle Yeoh
3. Anthony Rapp
4. Sonequa Martin-Green
5. Anson Mount
6. Wilson Cruz
7. Mary Chiefo
8. Jason Isaacs
9. Mary Wiseman

Discovery gets some extra slots because I didn't do top 5s for TOS and Enterprise.

PIC
1. Alison Pill
2. Michelle Hurd
3. Jeri Ryan
4. Peyton List
5. Evan Evagora

Patrick Stewart wasn't that great in Picard to be honest, I'd be okay with him leaving and them just calling the ship Picard to justifiy the show's title.
 
No one gets listed twice below here.


TOS
Leonard Nimoy
DeForest Kelley
William Shatner
James Doohan
Nichelle Nichols

TNG
Brent Spiner
Patrick Stewart
Michael Dorn
Levar Burton
Michelle Forbes


DS9
Andrew Robinson
Avery Brooks
Marc Alaimo
Nana Visitor
Armin Shimerman


VOY
Jeri Ryan
Kate Mulgrew
Robert Picardo
Roxann Dawson
Tim Russ


ENT
John Billingsley
Jeffrey Combs
Molly Brink
Connor Trinneer
Linda Park


DIS
Doug Jones
Jason Issacs
Sonequa Martin-Green
Anson Mount
Mary Wiseman
Honourable mentions: Chris Obi, Mary Chieffo


PIC
Allison Pill
Santiago Cabrera
Isa Briones
Peyton List
Michelle Hurd


LD
Tawny Newsome
Jack Quaid
Dawn Lewis
Noel Wells
Eugene Cordoro
 
I'm not familiar with LD and DIS, so I can't judge the actors. And I don't pick 5 when I can't find more than three. So here goes:

TOS
1. Leonard Nimoy
2. Deforest Kelley
3. William Shatner
4. James Doohan

TNG
1. Patrick Stewart
2. Brent Spiner
3. Jonathan Frakes
4. Whoopi Goldberg
5. John de Lancie

DS9
1. Avery Brooks
2. René Auberjonois
3. Armin Shimerman
4. Marc Alaimo/Nana Visitor/J. G. Hertzler
5. Louise Fletcher/Jeffrey Combs

VOY
1. Kate Mulgrew
2. Jeri Ryan
3. Tim Russ
4. Robert Picardo
5. Dwight Schultz - ha ha, Barclay might have been awkward, but had great moments


ENT
1. Scott Bakula
2. John Billingsley
3. The dog who played Porthos

PIC
1. Patrick Stewart
2. Michelle Hurd
3. Santiago Cabrera
4. Evan Evagora
5. Jeri Ryan (but I prefer Voyager-Seven)

Peyton List was also great. Didn't like the character Allison Pill player, I came to like her better in later episode, though.
 
Star Trek: The Original Series
- Leonard Nimoy
- James Doohan
- Mark Lenard
- Gary Lockwood
- Jeffrey Hunter

Star Trek Movies The Motion Picture - The Undiscovered Country
- Kristie Alley
- Christopher Lloyd
- Kim Cattrall
- Brock Peters
- Christopher Plummer

Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Patrick Stewart
- Brent Spiner
- Whoopi Goldberg
- John deLancie
- David Ogden Stiers

Star Trek: Generations to Nemesis
- Malcolm McDowell
- Alice Krige
- James Cromwell
- F. Murray Abraham
- Tom Hardy

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Avery Brooks
- Rene Auberjonois
- Jeffrey Combs
- J.G. Hertzler
- Harris Yulin

Star Trek: Voyager
- Roxann Dawson
- Robert Picardo
- Jeri Ryan
- Tim Russ
- Michael McKean

Star Trek: Enterprise
- Scott Bakula
- John Billingsley
- Vaughn Armstrong
- Peter Weller
- Dean Stockwell

Star Trek: Discovery
- Doug Jones
- Michelle Yeoh
- Jason Isaacs
- Anson Mount
- Tig Notaro

Star Trek: Picard
- Isa Briones
- Evan Evagora
- Santiago Cabrera
- Jonathan Frakes
- Marina Sirtis

Star Trek: Lower Decks
- Tawny Newsome
- Noel Wells
- Jerry O'Connell
- Jack Quaid
- Dawnn Lewis
 
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