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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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Connor Trinneer | |
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.jpg) Trinneer at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention in 2009 | |
| Born | March 19, 1969 Walla Walla, Washington, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse |
Ariana Navarre (m. 2004–2022) |
| Children | 1 |
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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]
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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]
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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 in the same year. On November 9, 2024 Trinneer married realtor Jackie Robbins Smith.
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Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 61* | Writer #2 | Television film |
| 2009 | Star Runners | Tycho 'Ty' Johns | Television film |
| 2015 | Prey for Death | Chamberlain | |
| 2017 | Unbelievable!!!!! | Captain Jack Youngblood | |
| 2017 | American Made | George W. Bush | |
| 2022 | The Fabelmans | Phil Newhart | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | One Life to Live | Zeus Zelenko #2 | Unknown episodes |
| 1998 | Sliders | Samson | Episode: "Prophets and Loss" |
| 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Paul Ratcliff | Episode: "Seek and Ye Shall Find" |
| 2000 | Freaky Links | Ted | Episode: "Subject: Three Thirteen" |
| 2001 | Gideon's Crossing | Steve Tedesco | Episode: "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 McHugh | Episode: "Toxin" |
| 2006 | Close to Home | Eric Foster | Episode: "Privilege" |
| 2006–2008 | Stargate Atlantis | Michael Kenmore | 10 episodes |
| 2006 | NCIS | James Dempsey | Episode: "Jeopardy" |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Coach Robert Owens | Episode: "Fade Away" |
| 2007 | Family Guy | Sharon Stone's Boyfriend | Episode: "Road to Rupert" |
| 2008 | Criminal Minds | Dan Torre | Episode: "Minimal Loss" |
| 2009 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Sheriff Alvan McKinley | Episode: "The Good Wound" |
| 2009 | 24 | Carl Gadsen | Episode: "Day 7: 10:00pm–11:00pm" |
| 2009 | The Closer | Jeff Webb | Episode: "Waivers of Extradition" |
| 2009 | Lincoln Heights | Detective Kersey | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Deputy Bob Woolgar | Episode: "Red Moon" |
| 2011 | Pretty Little Liars | Nick McMullers | Episode: "The New Normal" |
| 2011 | NCIS: Los Angeles | NCIS Agent Boyle | Episode: "Empty Quiver" |
| 2012 | Suits | Preston Reed | Episode: "Asterisk" |
| 2015 | American Odyssey | Michael Banks | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Riley Parra | Samael | Web series |
| 2018 | Stargate Origins | Professor Paul Langford | Web series |
| 2018 | Guilty Party | Professor Michael Moynihan | Web series |
| 2018–2021 | 9-1-1 | Jessie | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | The Purge | Curtis | 3 episodes, season 2 |
| 2020 | The Resident | Mark Lawson | Episode: “Reverse Cinderella” |
Video games
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Star Trek: Very Short Treks | Charles Tucker (voice) | Episode: "Hologram All the Way Down" |
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