Connor Trinneer

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Connor Trinneer
Connor Trinneer in Vegas (cropped).jpg
Trinneer at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention in 2009
Born (1969-03-19) March 19, 1969 (age 55)
Education
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Ariana Navarre
(m. 20042022)
Children1

Connor Wyatt Trinneer (born March 19, 1969) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Charles "Trip" Tucker III on Star Trek: Enterprise , Michael on the series Stargate Atlantis , and Professor Moynihan on the web series Guilty Party.

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Early life

Trinneer was born on March 19, 1969, in Walla Walla, Washington, but spent many years in Kelso, Washington, where he attended elementary and middle schools, and then Kelso High School. He attended Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland [1] where he played college football. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting, then obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree from University of Missouri-Kansas City. [1]

Career

Trinneer, as Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III, February 2002 Connor Trinneer.jpg
Trinneer, as Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III, February 2002

Trinneer first came to attention in Arcadia at the Huntington Theater Company in Boston. Much of his work has been in theater, specifically a long association with the Circle X Theatre Company in Hollywood.

He has had several guest-starring roles on television, including One Life to Live , Sliders , and Touched by an Angel . He also had a significant role in the TV adaptation of A.R. Gurney's Far East , playing the conflicted gay officer Bob Munger.

In 2001, Trinneer auditioned for Star Trek: Enterprise . At the time, he did not follow science fiction and was unaware of the franchise's significance. He said that he gained the role of Tucker through sheer luck, as he anticipated that more than a hundred actors would audition for the part. During the audition, he had only seven script pages on which to base his performance, and was told only that the character originated from the southern United States. [3]

Trinneer starred as Tucker in all 98 episodes of Enterprise across its four seasons and was nominated twice for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 and 2003 for his performance. [4] [5]

After the cancellation of Enterprise in 2005, Trinneer returned to guest-star roles on series such as Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles , 24 and a recurring role as the Wraith Michael in Stargate Atlantis .

Trinneer attended the GO3 Electronic and Entertainment Expo in Perth, Western Australia, and appeared with fellow Stargate Atlantis co-star David Nykl on the 2009 Channel Seven Perth Telethon .

From 2022-2024, he was the co-host of the podcast The Shuttlepod Show with his Enterprise co-star Dominic Keating. [6] In April 2024, after leaving The Shuttlepod Show, Keating and Trinneer announced their new podcast The D-Con Chamber. [7] [8]

In 2023 Trinneer reprised the role of Trip Tucker in Holograms, All the Way Down an episode of the animated web series Star Trek: Very Short Treks made to celebrate the franchise’s 50th anniversary. [9]

Personal life

Trinneer married Ariana Navarre on May 29, 2004; they have a son, born on October 11, 2005. [1] In 2022, during the broadcast of the webcast "The Shuttlepod Show", Trinneer revealed he had divorced his wife that year.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 61* Writer #2Television film
2009 Star Runners Tycho 'Ty' JohnsTelevision film
2015Prey for DeathChamberlain
2017 Unbelievable!!!!! Captain Jack Youngblood
2017 American Made George W. Bush
2022 The Fabelmans Phil Newhart

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 One Life to Live Zeus Zelenko #2Unknown episodes
1998 Sliders SamsonEpisode: "Prophets and Loss"
1998 Touched by an Angel Paul RatcliffEpisode: "Seek and Ye Shall Find"
2000 Freaky Links TedEpisode: "Subject: Three Thirteen"
2001 Gideon's Crossing Steve TedescoEpisode: "The Way"
2001–2005 Star Trek: Enterprise Commander Charles Tucker III 98 episodes
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2002–03)
2005 Numbers Bob McHughEpisode: "Toxin"
2006 Close to Home Eric FosterEpisode: "Privilege"
2006–2008 Stargate Atlantis Michael Kenmore10 episodes
2006 NCIS James DempseyEpisode: "Jeopardy"
2006 Without a Trace Coach Robert OwensEpisode: "Fade Away"
2007 Family Guy Sharon Stone's BoyfriendEpisode: "Road to Rupert"
2008 Criminal Minds Dan TorreEpisode: "Minimal Loss"
2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Sheriff Alvan McKinleyEpisode: "The Good Wound"
2009 24 Carl GadsenEpisode: "Day 7: 10:00pm–11:00pm"
2009 The Closer Jeff WebbEpisode: "Waivers of Extradition"
2009 Lincoln Heights Detective Kersey2 episodes
2010 The Mentalist Deputy Bob WoolgarEpisode: "Red Moon"
2011 Pretty Little Liars Nick McMullersEpisode: "The New Normal"
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS Agent BoyleEpisode: "Empty Quiver"
2012 Suits Preston ReedEpisode: "Asterisk"
2015 American Odyssey Michael Banks3 episodes
2017Riley ParraSamaelWeb series
2018 Stargate Origins Professor Paul LangfordWeb series
2018Guilty PartyProfessor Michael MoynihanWeb series
2018–2021 9-1-1 Jessie4 episodes
2019 The Purge Curtis3 episodes, season 2
2020 The Resident Mark LawsonEpisode: “Reverse Cinderella”

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 ReCore Dr. Thomas Adams [10]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Star Trek: Very Short Treks Charles Tucker (voice)Episode: "Hologram All the Way Down"

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