Tarik Ergin

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Tarik Ergin
Born (1961-06-07) June 7, 1961 (age 62)

Tarik Ergin (born June 7, 1961) is a Turkish-American actor.

Ergin was born in Hingham, Massachusetts of Turkish descent. [1] He played the part of Lieutenant Junior Grade Ayala in Star Trek: Voyager , as well as "Satan's Robot" from the Captain Proton holodeck program and Lt. Coris Sprint in the Star Trek: Borg computer game. He was only credited as Ayala in episodes "Fury" and "Renaissance Man". He was credited as "Security Guard" in Fury and "Tactical N.D." In Renaissance Man even though he worked at the conn and spoke dialogue (because N.D stands for Non-Dialogue).

Prior to his roles on Star Trek, he played minor roles in episodes of Red Shoe Diaries and in the movie Improper Conduct in 1994.

Ergin has been a lifelong lacrosse player, and served as a professional player and coach with the Hollywood Lacrosse Club in 2010. In addition, he has been the head coach of the Oak Park Lacrosse Varsity team at Oak Park High School in Ventura County since 2011. [2] [3] He has also worked as Director of Coaching with the LA Mavericks since 2017. [4]

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References

  1. Obituary of Dr. Michael Ergin published in Hartford Courant . Last accessed 2010-03-13.
  2. Romine, Rich, "Oak Park lacrosse coach looks to change program's culture", Ventura County Star, April 23, 2011, Last accessed 12-11-05.
  3. Matthew Neville (30 March 2017). "Life of lacrosse coach combines Star Trek, sport". Oak Park High School Talon. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  4. Nick Lee (27 January 2023). "Whatever Happened to Tarik Ergin, Lieutenant Ayala on Star Trek: Voyager?". Ned Hardy. Retrieved 19 November 2023.