Battlestar Galactica
Summary
Given that itscreator , Ronald D. Moore was a key originative violence behind theStar Trekfranchise in the 1990s , it ’s barely surprising that multipleTrekactors have appeared inBattlestar Galactica . However , even before its 2004 reboot , Battlestar Galacticacrossed over withStar Trekmultiple times . Star Trek : The Original Series ' OG Klingon actor , John Colicos playedBattlestar Galactica ’s original Baltar , whileStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s Q player John de Lancie had a underage purpose in the originalBSGduring his early calling .
However , Ronald D. Moore’sBattlestar Galacticareboot made the connexion with theStar Trekfranchise more pronounced . The formerStar Trek : Deep Space Ninewriter and producernamed Kara " Starbuck " Thrace afterDS9 ’s Kira , and that was just the starting signal . TheBattlestar Galacticareboot get in multiple actors from the 1990sStar Trekera in which Ronald D. Moore came to prominence , while also wee-wee name of up - and - coming actors who would go on to appear inStar Trek ’s revitalized modern earned run average .
Ronald D. Moore clashed with Star Trek : Voyager ’s writers , but channelled those frustrations into produce the acclaimed Battlestar Galactica reboot .
9Callum Keith Rennie in Star Trek: Discovery
Cylon Number Two Is Captain Burnham’s Number One
Callum Keith Rennie playact the various incarnations of Leoben throughoutBattlestar Galactica . Callum Keith Rennie ’s performance made the Number Twos more sympathetic than some of their fellow Cylons , though his compulsion with Starbuck ( Katee Sackhoff ) was unnerving . Thanks to his role inDue South , Callum Keith Rennie was a well - known human face by the time he joinedBSGin 2004 , and only strengthen his report as a fiber histrion between the goal ofBattlestar GalacticaandStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 .
Star Trek : Discovery is an introduction in the legendary Sci - Fi enfranchisement , set ten years before the original Star Trek serial publication event . The show centers around Commander Michael Burnham , assign to the USS Discovery , where the crew attempts to preclude a Klingon war while traveling through the Brobdingnagian reaches of blank .
GivenCallum Keith Rennie ’s extensive listing of rolesin popular cultus shows like24 , andThe Umbrella Academy , it ’s surprising that it take so long for him to come along inStar Trek . Rennie made hisStar Trekdebut as Commander Rayner inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , sequence 1 , " Red Directive " , and has been bumped up from Cylon Number Two to Number One . Callum Keith Rennie has refresh up theDiscoverycast , so it ’s dissatisfactory that the show ’s cancelation means thatStar Trekfans wo n’t get to see more of Rennie ’s Commander Rayner .
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8James Callis in Star Trek: Picard
Gaius Baltar actor played Jean-Luc Picard’s father.
James Callis brilliantly dally the egotistical , cowardly Gaius Baltar in all four season ofBattlestar Galactica . Baltar ’s arc was bewitching , get out as a traitor and Cylon collaborator , before becoming a failed politician and furore leader . While Baltar inBSGis Callis ' best - have a go at it role as an doer , he ’s gone on to appear in motion-picture show and goggle box shows as divers asBridget Jones ' BabyandRick and Morty . James Callis also appeared in five sequence of12 Monkeys , co - create by Terry Matalas , who went on to showrunStar Trek : Picardseason 3 .
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Cast
After star in Star Trek : The Next Generation for seven seasons and various other Star Trek projects , Patrick Stewart is back as Jean - Luc Picard . Star Trek : Picard focuses on a retired Picard who is living on his family vineyard as he fight to cope with the death of Data and the destruction of Romulus . But before too long , Picard is pulled back into the activeness . The serial publication also brings back rooter - favorite characters from the Star Trek franchise , such as Seven of Nine ( Jeri Ryan ) , Geordi La Forge ( LeVar Burton ) , Worf ( Michael Dorn ) , and William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) .
However , it wasStar Trek : Picardseason 2 in which James Callis appear , playing Maurice Picard , the Church Father of Jean - Luc . InPicardseason 2 , episode 7 , " Monsters " , Jean - Luc is immobilize inside his memories , interacting with a Starfleet psychiatrist who has the face of his founder . In later flashback , Maurice Picard rises above his bad reputation inStar Trek : The Next Generation , by hit context from both Callis ' nuanced performance , and the revelation about Jean - Luc ’s mother .
Baltar seeing vision of Six is one of the unanswered mysteries of Battlestar Galactica , but it in secret connect to the show ’s original divine guidance .
Star Trek: Discovery is an entry in the legendary Sci-Fi franchise, set ten years before the original Star Trek series events. The show centers around Commander Michael Burnham, assigned to the USS Discovery, where the crew attempts to prevent a Klingon war while traveling through the vast reaches of space.
7Dean Stockwell in Star Trek: Enterprise
Grat in Season 1, Episode 21, “Detained”
Despite an incredible vocation work with auteur directors like David Lynch and Wim Wenders , Dean Stockwell is well know as Al fromQuantum Leap . When his co - star Scott Bakula was cast as Captain Jonathan Archer inStar Trek : Enterprise , a Dean Stockwell guest appearance became a forgone conclusion . Dean Stockwell played the tyrannical prison house warden Grat inEnterpriseseason 1 , episode 21 , " confine " , a cruel and xenophobic world who went toe to toe with Archer over the intervention of his Suliban prisoner .
Star Trek : Enterprise acts as a prequel to Star Trek : The Original Series , detail the voyages of the original crew of the Starship Enterprise in the 22nd century , a hundred old age before Captain Kirk commanded the ship . Enterprise was the sixth series in the Star Trek franchise overall , and the final serial before a twelve - yr hiatus until the premiere of Star Trek : Discovery in 2017 . The serial publication asterisk Scott Bakula as Captain Jonathan Archer , with an ensemble cast of characters that includes John Billingsley , Jolene Blalock , Dominic Keating , Anthony Montgomery , Linda Park , and Connor Trinneer .
Years afterwards , Dean Stockwell was cast as John Cavil , the key designer of theCylon plan inBattlestar Galactica . Stockwell ’s performance as Cavil was more like the brutish prison warden fromStar Trek : Enterprisethan Sam Beckett ’s charismatic best friend inQuantum Leap . Cavil was the most memorableBSGvillain , so vicious was his hate for the human Colonists and anyone who make bold to sweep him .
Star Trek: Discovery is an entry in the legendary Sci-Fi franchise, set ten years before the original Star Trek series events. The show centers around Commander Michael Burnham, assigned to the USS Discovery, where the crew attempts to prevent a Klingon war while traveling through the vast reaches of space.
6Kate Vernon In Star Trek: Voyager
Commander Valerie Archer in Season 5, Episode 4, “In the Flesh”
Long before she played Ellen Tigh inBattlestar Galactica , Kate Vernon had appeared as Commander Valerie Archer in theStar Trekuniverse . InStar Trek : Voyagerseason 5 , sequence 4 , " In the Flesh " , the USS Voyager encounters a fully run reproduction of Starfleet Headquarters . It is quick revealed to be a scaffolding ground for a succeeding invasion of Earth by the Species 8472 aliens against whom Captain Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) had previously sided with the Borg Collective . Janeway eventually negotiates peace with Species 8472 , given hope by the Romance language that blossom between Archer and Chakotay ( Robert Beltran ) .
The fifth entry in the Star Trek franchise , Star Trek : Voyager , is a sci - fi series that sees the work party of the USS Voyager on a long journeying back to their place 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 infinite , with young coinage , friends , foes , and mystery to resolve as they wrestle with the politics of a work party in a situation they ’ve never faced before .
As a member ofBattlestar Galactica ’s Final Five Cylons , Kate Vernon run a alike persona as Ellen Tigh . As one of the earlier humanoid Cylons , Ellen flirt a key function in creating a young breed of Cylon that was organically undistinguishable from humans . These humanoid Cylons then infiltrated all stratum of living in the Twelve Colonies before of the devastating attack inBattlestar Galactica ’s 2003 pilot program miniseries . Unlike inStar Trek : Voyager , peace could not be found ahead of the devastation get byBattlestar Galactica ’s Cylons .
After starring in Star Trek: The Next Generation for seven seasons and various other Star Trek projects, Patrick Stewart is back as Jean-Luc Picard. Star Trek: Picard focuses on a retired Picard who is living on his family vineyard as he struggles to cope with the death of Data and the destruction of Romulus. But before too long, Picard is pulled back into the action. The series also brings back fan-favorite characters from the Star Trek franchise, such as Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), Worf (Michael Dorn), and William Riker (Jonathan Frakes).
The Final Five was the biggest baseball swing taken by Battlestar Galactica ’s 2004 reboot , and the twist created a range of narrative and character problem .
5Nana Visitor In Star Trek: DS9
Battlestar Galactica, Season 4, Episode 6, “Faith”
As well as revolutionize Starbuck ’s material name , Kara Thrace , Star Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s Major Kira actress Nana Visitor also had a invitee purpose inBattlestar Galactica . Ronald D Moore played a major role in shaping the story ofDS9from season 3 onward , so it was hardly surprising that one ofDeep Space Nine ’s regulars appeared inBSG . Nana Visitor was cast as Emily Kowalski inBSGseason 4 , installment 6 , " Faith " , in which she formed a bond with the terminally ill President Laura Roslin ( Mary McDonnell ) .
Star Trek : Deep Space Nine , also known as DS9 , is the quaternary serial publication in the long - pass Sci - Fi franchise , Star Trek . DS9 was make by Rick Berman and Michael Piller , and stars Avery Brooks , René Auberjonois , Terry Farrell , and Cirroc Lofton . This special series trace a group of somebody in a outer space post near a planet called Bajor .
Emily Kowalski and President Roslin bonded while they were undergo treatment for Crab , and talk over matters of organized religion and fatality rate . Those were both key report ofBattlestar GalacticaandStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , so Nana Visitor ’s casting was a gross way to maintain persistence . While Nana Visitor only appeared in one sequence ofBSG , she had a polar role in Roslin ’s story , as she aid the President to confront her own mortality .
4Rick Worthy In Various Star Trek Roles
Cylon Model #4 has been in multiple Star Trek movies and TV shows.
Rick Worthy spiel Cylon Model # 4 , a.k.a . Simon O’Neill inBattlestar Galactica , but he had played multiple roles inStar Trekin the years beforeBSG . In a role that may have been prophetical , Worthy played the Automated Personnel Units inStar Trek : Voyagerseason 2 , installment 13 " Prototype " . After appearing inStar Trek : Deep Space Nineas Klingon Warrior Kornan , Rick Worthy bring back toVoyageras Noah Lessing , one of the wayward Starfleet officer from the USS Equinox in the season 5 finale .
Rick Worthy also made a abbreviated coming into court as an Elloran officer , working on Ru’afo ’s spaceship inStar Trek : Insurrection .
The most famed of Rick Worthy’sStar Trekroles was the one in which his face was conceal underneath layers of prosthetics . InStar Trek : Enterprise , Rick Worthy work Janaar , a Xindi Arboreal scientist , who - likeBSG ’s humanoid Cylons- stupefy an existential terror to humanoid aliveness in the coltsfoot . Janaar appeared in 10 episode ofEnterpriseseason 3 , during the acclaimed Xindi War bow . It ’s just a shame for Worthy that his case was encased in heavy prosthetic makeup and tuft of grey pilus to give him his tree-living appearing .
While Battlestar Galactica ’s Cylons were among the serial ’ most interesting characters , some had far with child impingement on the story than others .
3Mark A. Sheppard in Star Trek: Voyager
Leucon in Season 6, Episode 19, “Child’s Play”
Not to be confused with Mark Allen Shepherd , who playedStar Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s beloved barfly Morn , Mark A. Sheppard has been in everything fromSupernaturaltoDoctor Who . So it ’s no surprisal that as well as being one of manyactors in bothStar TrekandThe X - Files , Sheppard also played a satisfying use inBattlestar Galactica . Mark A. Sheppard was cast as Romo Lampkin inBattlestar Galacticaseasons 3 and 4 , defending Gaius Baltar in royal court for effectively selling out the Colonists on New Caprica to the Cylons .
Mark A. Sheppard ’s forefather , W. Morgan Sheppard has play multiple roles in theStar Trekfranchise , include Ira Graves inTNG ’s " The Schizoid Man " and Qatai inVoyager ’s " Bliss " .
Years earlier , Mark A. Sheppard had appeared as Leucon inStar Trek : Voyagerseason 6 , sequence 19 , " nestling ’s turn " . Leucon sacrificed his own son , Icheb ( Manu Intiraymi ) , to the Borg Collective to stop ingeminate attack on their major planet . Leucon and his wife Yifay ( Tracey Ellis ) had genetically alter Icheb to have anti - Borg pathogens so that he could infect the Collective . Leucon again tried to sacrifice Icheb when the USS Voyager reunited father and son , making Mark A. Sheppard ’s character reference not unlikeBattlestar Galactica ’s self - serving sell - out Gaius Baltar .
2Rekha Sharma in Star Trek: Discovery
Battlestar Galactica had a big influence on Discovery season 1.
Rekha Sharma play Tory Foster inBattlestar Galactica , advisor to President Laura Roslin , and a phallus of the Final Five . Tory was responsible for for one ofBattlestar Galactica ’s most devastating deaths , when she ejected Cally Tyrol ( Nicki Clyne ) from an air lock . Tory was one of the least excusatory of humanoid Cylons , and never felt guilt feelings over the murder of Cally . Rekha Sharma would again make on her ability to play cold , pragmatic characters when she was cast inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 1 .
Rekha Sharma also played Avi Samara in " Still Treads the Shadow " , an episode of the sports fan - made webseriesStar Trek Continues .
Rekha Sharma playact the USS Discovery ’s chief of security , Commander Ellen Landry inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 1 , episode 3 and 4 , " setting is for Kings " , and " The Butcher worry Not For The Lamb ’s Cry " . A unrelenting presence aboard Discovery , Landry distrusted mutineer Commander Michael Burnham , to a fault . The dark tone ofDiscovery , and storylines necessitate humanoid theatrical role being foreign enemies in disguise drew decipherable parallel between theStar Trekshow and Ronald D. Moore’sBattlestar Galacticareboot .
Star Trek: Enterprise acts as a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, detailing the voyages of the original crew of the Starship Enterprise in the 22nd century, a hundred years before Captain Kirk commanded the ship. Enterprise was the sixth series in the Star Trek franchise overall, and the final series before a twelve-year hiatus until the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery in 2017. The series stars Scott Bakula as Captain Jonathan Archer, with an ensemble cast that includes John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, and Connor Trinneer.
1Michelle Forbes In Star Trek: TNG/Picard
From Ensign Ro To Admiral Helena Cain
One of theBattlestar Galacticareboot ’s ripe characters , Admiral Helena Cain , was play by Michelle Forbes . An fabulously talented and in - demand actress , Michelle Forbes ' act rolesencompass everything from the beloved sitcomSeinfeldto more ambitious fare like Kogonada’sColumbus . Cain was a weighty role for Forbes , and she was an fantabulous foil for Edward James Olmos as Captain William Adama . Ronald D. Moore must have known Forbes was the right person for the role , thanks to their prior workings relationship onStar Trek : The Next Generation .
Star Trek : The Next Generation follows Captain Jean - Luc Picard and his crew aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701D as they embark on interstellar exploration , seeking out new worlds and civilizations .
Like the arriver of Admiral Helena Cain inBattlestar Galactica , the arrival of Ensign Ro Laren ( Michelle Forbes ) inStar Trek : The Next Generationthrew the show ’s existing dynamics into disarray . Michelle Forbes was excellent at present how Ro ’s tragic rearing and failures as a Starfleet officer put her at odds with the crew of the USS Enterprise - D. Eventually , Ro betrayed Captain Jean - Luc Picard , a cliffhanger that would n’t be resolved until she deliver toStar Trek : Picardseason 3 .
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 ignitor of Ro Laren’sTNGarc , the molding of Michelle Forbes as Helena Cain inBattlestar Galacticais one of the finest examples of the element that Ronald D. Moore brought over fromStar Trekfor his acclaimed reboot . By boot Glen A Larson ’s kitschy sci - fi show for a newfangled generation with a host of natural endowment from his time onStar Trek , Ronald D. Moore in effect exhibit the way forward for the modern franchise . As a newBattlestar Galacticareboot is currently in developing , it will be interesting to see how it interacts with the currentStar Trekfranchise .
TheBattlestar Galacticareboot is currently being developed at Peacock .
Battlestar Galactica is a science fiction television serial that premiere in 2004 . The plot follows the crew of the senesce Battlestar Galactica as they protect a belittled fleet of human survivors from the renewed menace of the Cylons , in a quest to find the mythical 13th settlement , Earth .
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, also known as DS9, is the fourth series in the long-running Sci-Fi franchise, Star Trek. DS9 was created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, and stars Avery Brooks, René Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, and Cirroc Lofton. This particular series follows a group of individuals in a space station near a planet called Bajor.
Star Trek: The Next Generation follows Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701D as they embark on interstellar explorations, seeking out new worlds and civilizations.
