This is a list of performers who were considered for Star Trek: Voyager roles, but ultimately did not appear in the role in the final episode or film. Performers listed here have been verified as having been considered by Star Trek personnel for a particular role on Trek in which they ultimately did not appear.
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Karen Austin[]
- Main article: Karen Austin
Karen Austin is an actress who was according to a January 1995 article by Daniel Howard Cerone of the LA Times one of three actresses who were considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager. According to Voyager co-creator and executive producer Jeri Taylor, Kate Mulgrew was finally chosen for the role because she "simply had an ineffable quality that put her ahead of the pack". Austin ultimately went on to play Miral, the mother of B'Elanna Torres, in the Voyager episode "Barge of the Dead" as well as Kalandra in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Nor the Battle to the Strong".
Brenda Bakke[]
- Main article: Brenda Bakke
Brenda Bakke was considered for the role of Seven of Nine. [1] Bakke had previously appeared as Rivan in TNG: "Justice".
Kristin Bauer[]
- Main article: Kristin Bauer
Kristin Bauer was considered for the role of Seven of Nine. [2] She had previously appeared as a blonde fantasy woman in DS9: "If Wishes Were Horses", and later went on to play Lieutenant Laneth in ENT: "Divergence".
Joanna Cassidy[]
- Main article: Joanna Cassidy
Joanna Cassidy is an actress who was considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, according to the TV Guide issue dated October 8-14, 1994. Cassidy went on to play T'Pol's mother, T'Les, in two fourth season episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise: "Home" and "Awakening".
Claudia Christian[]
- See: Claudia Christian
Alicia Coppola[]
- Main article: Alicia Coppola
Alicia Coppola was considered for the role of Seven of Nine, however, she turned the offer down. [3] Coppola had previously played Stadi in "Caretaker".
Lindsay Crouse[]
Lindsay Crouse is an actress who was considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, according to the TV Guide issue dated October 8-14, 1994.
She was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress in a Supporting role for Places in the Heart (1984). Her other film credits have included All the President's Men (1976), Slap Shot (1977), The Verdict (1982), House of Games (1987), Desperate Hours (1990), Bye Bye Love (1995), The Juror (1996), The Insider (1999), and Mr. Brooks (2007). She is also known for her recurring role as Professor Maggie Walsh on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Blythe Danner[]
Blythe Danner was considered for the role of Captain Janeway. (Science Fiction Television Series, 1990-2004: Histories, Casts and Credits for 58 Shows, p.291)
Blythe Danner is a two-time Prime-Time Emmy Award Winner and Tony Award winner. Danner is best known for her roles as Martha Jefferson in the film 1776 (1972), and as Dina Byrnes in Meet the Parents (2000), Meet the Fockers (2004) and Little Fockers (2010). She has also appeared in the films The Great Santini (1979), Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (1990), The Prince of Tides (1991), Husbands and Wives (1992), and I'll See You in My Dreams (2015).
Susan Diol[]
- See: Susan Diol
Patty Duke[]
Patty Duke was an actress who was considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, according to the TV Guide issue dated October 8-14, 1994.
She is best known for her Academy Award-winning role as Helen Keller in 1962's The Miracle Worker, reprising her role from the original Broadway production. From 1963 through 1966 she was given her own sitcom series, The Patty Duke Show, co-starring William Schallert. She earned an Emmy Award nomination for her performance in this series. She also won three Emmy Awards and received an additional four Emmy nominations. She also starred in such films as Valley of the Dolls (1967), Me, Natalie (1969), The Swarm (1978), Prelude to a Kiss (1992, with Kathy Bates), and Bigger Than the Sky (2005), in addition to a respectable career in television and on the stage.
Duke passed away on 29 March 2016. [4]
Chelsea Field[]
- See: Chelsea Field
Jennifer Gatti[]
- Main article: Jennifer Gatti
Jennifer Gatti was a runner up for the role of Kes before it was won by Jennifer Lien. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 156) Gatti previously appeared as Ba'el in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Birthright, Part I" and "Birthright, Part II", and later played Libby in the Voyager episode "Non Sequitur".
Susan Gibney[]
- Main article: Susan Gibney
Susan Gibney was an early favorite of Rick Berman for the role of Kathryn Janeway, and is best known for playing Dr. Leah Brahms in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Booby Trap" and "Galaxy's Child" and Benteen in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost". She filmed test scenes in full uniform on the mostly completed bridge set with some of the main cast members who had already been hired. Even with makeup to give her an older appearance Paramount felt she was too young for the part. Berman tried a second time when he brought her back for another screen test after Geneviève Bujold didn't work out. But, she was rejected again by Paramount on the same grounds. (citation needed • edit) She also tested for Seven of Nine and the Borg Queen. (citation needed • edit)
Gary Graham[]
- See: Gary Graham
Erin Gray[]
Erin Gray has stated at science fiction convention appearances and in interviews that she read for the part of Janeway. (citation needed • edit) Gray is best known for her roles as Colonel Wilma Deering in the 1970s series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, with Tim O'Connor and Michael Ansara. Mark Lenard and Frank Gorshin made a guest appearance on the series. She also starred as Kate Summers in Silver Spoons and Diana Kimble in Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993). In 2009, she and her onetime co-star Gil Gerard participated in a test film for a James Cawley-produced reimagining of Buck Rogers.
Stacy Haiduk[]
Stacy Haiduk was considered for the role of Seven of Nine. [5]
Linda Hamilton[]
Linda Hamilton is an actress who was considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, according to the TV Guide issue dated October 8-14, 1994.
She is best known for her Emmy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated role as Catherine Chandler opposite Ron Perlman on Beauty and the Beast and for her role as Sarah Connor in the first two Terminator films. She also starred in such films as Children of the Corn (1984), Black Moon Rising (1986), King Kong Lives (1986), Mr. Destiny (1990), Silent Fall (1994), Separate Lives (1995, with Mark Lindsay Chapman), Dante's Peak (1997), Wholey Moses (2003), and The Kid & I (2005).
Nigel Havers[]
Nigel Havers is an English actor, who was a likely contender for a male version of Captain Janeway by the producers had Geneviève Bujold not expressed interest. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 1, p. 29)
Kate Jackson[]
Kate Jackson is the actress, director and producer who was considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, according to the TV Guide issue dated October 8-14, 1994.
She is best known for her Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated role as Sabrina Duncan in Charlie's Angels. She later starred as Mrs. Amanda King on the CBS' Scarecrow and Mrs. King, earning another Golden Globe nomination. Her film credits include Loverboy (1989, with Kirstie Alley, Robert Picardo, and Victor Tayback).
Dominic Keating[]
- Main article: Dominic Keating
Dominic Keating auditioned for a guest role on Star Trek: Voyager but was never called back. Eighteen months later he auditioned for the regular part of Malcolm Reed on Star Trek: Enterprise and was cast. (ENT Season 1 DVD)
Patsy Kensit[]
Patsy Kensit is an English actress and singer who was considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, according to the TV Guide issue dated October 8-14, 1994.
She has starred in such films as Absolute Beginners (1986), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Twenty-One (1991), Blame It on the Bellboy (1992), Angels and Insects (1995), and The One and Only (2002). She was also the lead singer of the 1980s British pop band Eighth Wonder. She later starred in Emmerdale (2004–2006) and was a regular on Holby City (2007–2019) .
Hudson Leick[]
Hudson Leick auditioned for the role of Seven of Nine. (Beyond the Final Frontier, p. 308)
Leick is best known for her performance as Callisto in Xena: Warrior Princess (1996-2000) and The Legendary Journeys of Hercules (1997-1999). She has also performed in television series such as Law & Order, University Hospital, Melrose Place, Tru Calling, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and has played in films such as Knight Rider 2010 (1994), Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996, with David Graf), Denial (1998, with Jason Alexander), Chill Factor (1999, where she was doubled by Patricia Tallman), A.I. Assault (2006, starring several Star Trek performers such as George Takei, Michael Dorn, Robert Picardo, Bill Mumy, and Joe Lando), and One, Two, Many (2008, with Azalea Davila).
Brian Markinson[]
- Main article: Brian Markinson
Brian Markinson originally auditioned for the role of The Doctor, however the part went to Robert Picardo.[6] He had previously played the role of Vorin in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Homeward". He would subsequently appear on Voyager as Pete Durst in "Cathexis" and "Faces", as well as Sulan in the latter episode. He would also appear as Dr. Elias Giger in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "In the Cards".
Tania Metia[]
Tania Metia is the listed name of actress Tania Mejia who was scheduled to appear as the female kissing crewmember in the Voyager second season episode "Elogium". According to the call sheet for the first day of filming on this episode, Wednesday 12 April 1995, Metia is listed as "Female Crewmember Scenes 2,3,4" with a call time at 5:45 am. However, this scene was finally filmed during second unit on Thursday 4 May 1995 and Metia was replaced by actress Lora Zuckerman. Gary O'Brien remained in his role.
According to her resume at ActorsAccess.com, Mejia was featured in this episode.
Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Mejia appeared in featured roles in episodes of Veronica Clare (1991, starring Christina Pickles, with Clifton Collins, Jr., Kaitlin Hopkins, Stephen Markle, and Lavelle Roby) and Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (1998, with Melinda Clarke, Mark A. Sheppard, and Marshall Teague), Alligator II: The Mutation (1991, with Richard Lynch, Brock Peters, Elkanah J. Burns, Dorothy Ching-Davis, Linda Fetters, Evelyn Guerrero, Kane Hodder, Alan Marcus, and Gene LeBell), the comedy $40,000 (1996), and the thriller Deadlock: A Passion for Murder (1997, with Shauna O'Brien).
Later acting work includes the television mini-series Struggles (2017), the short film Skin in the Game (2018), the drama Icarus (2018, with Charlie Newhart), Indivisible (2018), and episodes of Banshee (2015, with Panuvat Anthony Nanakornpanom), Homeland (2018), Queen of the South (2019, with David Andrews, Ted Barba, Perry Barndt, John Dixon, Tony Donno, and Allen Robinson), and Messiah (2020, with Melinda Page Hamilton and Barbara Eve Harris).
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Dina Meyer[]
- Main article: Dina Meyer
Dina Meyer was considered for the role of Seven of Nine. [7] Meyer later appeared as Commander Donatra in Star Trek Nemesis.
Carrie Anne Moss[]
Carrie Anne Moss was considered for the role of Seven of Nine. [8]
Moss is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Trinity in The Matrix film series (1999-2003). She is also known for her portrayal of Aria T'Loak in the video games Mass Effect 2 (2010) and Mass Effect 3 (2012), which also featured the voices of Jennifer Hale, Raphael Sbarge, Kimberly Brooks, Robin Sachs, D.C. Douglas, Keith Szarabajka, Michael Dorn, Armin Shimerman, Dwight Schultz, Sumalee Montano and Brian George.
Audrianne Norwood[]
Audrianne Norwood is an actress who is listed on one of the original call sheets as appearing as farm folk in the pilot episode "Caretaker". She was up to film her scenes on Monday 3 October 1994 on Paramount Stage 16. On the revised call sheet, she was replaced by Eva Larson.
Norwood had a silent bit role as one of the players wives along with Debra Dilley in the comedy The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988).
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Amanda Peet[]
Amanda Peet was considered for the role of Seven of Nine, however she was not interested. [9]
Robert Picardo[]
- Main article: Robert Picardo.
Robert Picardo originally auditioned for the role of Neelix, however the part went to Ethan Phillips. The producers saw potential in Picardo and invited him to read for the part of The Doctor, which he eventually got. [10] He also guest starred as Hieronymus Hawks in an episode of the anthology TV series Femme Fatales.
Rene Rivera[]
Rivera during his audition in 1993
Rene Rivera is an actor from San Antonio, Texas, who was considered for the role of Captain Janeway before the decision was made that the character was to be a woman. He was briefly seen in the VOY Season 1 DVD special feature The First Captain: Bujold.
Rivera had guest roles in television series such as Miami Vice (1989, starring Edward James Olmos, with Robert Beltran and Sherman Howard), Law & Order (1993), Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (1997, with Melinda Clarke and Mark A. Sheppard), Profiler (1999, with Timothy Carhart, Michelle C. Bonilla, Dennis Christopher, and Mark Rolston), Nash Bridges (2001), The X-Files (2002), NYPD Blue (2002), Monk (2003, starring Ted Levine, with Tony Plana, Jorge Cervera, Jr., and Marcelo Tubert), Shark (2007, with Jeri Ryan), Prison Break (2008), and Rizzoli & Isles (2013, with Bruce McGill).
He also appeared in films including the comedy Suffering Bastards (1989), It Could Happen to You (1994), Basquiat (1996), Desert Blue (1998), The Salton Sea (2002), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Disturbia (2007), and the drama Smashed (2012).
Alan Scarfe[]
- Main article: Alan Scarfe
Alan Scarfe was an actor who was the first actor cast for the role of Kazon-Ogla First maje Jabin in the Star Trek: Voyager first season episode "Caretaker". He filmed his scenes on Tuesday 13 September 1994 on Paramount Stage 9, representing the Kazon bridge set. The role was later re-cast with actor Gavan O'Herlihy who also re-filmed Scarfe's scenes.
Scarfe previously guest-starred as Admiral Mendak and Tokath on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Data's Day" and "Birthright, Part II" and later portrayed Augris in the Voyager second season episode "Resistance".
Tracy Scoggins[]
- Main article: Tracy Scoggins
Tracy Scoggins is the actress who was considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, according to the TV Guide issue dated October 8-14, 1994. Later, she went on to play Gilora Rejal in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Destiny". She went on to play another captain, Elizabeth Lochley, on the final season of Babylon 5 as well as in two television movies and the spin-off series Crusade. She is also well known for her role as Cat Grant during the first season of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
Helen Shaver[]
Helen Shaver is an award-winning actress and director. According to a January 1995 article by Daniel Howard Cerone of the LA Times, Shaver was among the three final actresses considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager.
She starred in Desert Hearts (1985, co-starring Next Generation actress Denise Crosby), and had supporting roles in films such as The Amityville Horror (1979), The Color of Money (1986), and The Craft (1996). She also starred in Poltergeist: The Legacy. In addition, she has directed several episodes of the 1990s version of The Outer Limits and Judging Amy (2001-2005), which she also produced. Other shows she directed include The O.C., The 4400, Close to Home, Medium, and The Unit.
Eric Steinberg[]
- Main article: Eric Steinberg
Eric Steinberg was was reportedly the runner-up in auditions for the role of Harry Kim, as noted by Garrett Wang in The Delta Flyers podcast episode for VOY: "Equinox, Part II". [11] Steinberg later played Paul Porter in Star Trek: First Contact and the Ankari captain in "Equinox, Part II".
Beth Toussaint[]
- Main article: Beth Toussaint
Beth Toussaint was considered for the role of Seven of Nine, but turned the offer down. [12] Toussaint had previously appeared as Ishara Yar in TNG: "Legacy".
Kate Vernon[]
- Main article: Kate Vernon
Kate Vernon was considered for the role of Seven of Nine. [13] Vernon later appeared as Valerie Archer in "In the Flesh".
Lindsay Wagner[]
Lindsay Wagner is the actress who was considered for the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, according to the TV Guide issue dated October 8-14, 1994.
Wagner is best known for her Emmy Award-winning role as Jaime Sommers in The Bionic Woman. She also received two Golden Globe nominations for the role, which she originated on The Six Million Dollar Man. Her other credits include the films The Paper Chase (1973), Two People (1974, directed by Robert Wise), Nighthawks (1981), and Ricochet (1991) and appearances on such television shows as Marcus Welby, M.D., The Fall Guy, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. She was once married to stuntman Henry Kingi, Sr. and was thus the stepmother of Henry Kingi, Jr.
Ming-Na Wen[]
Ming-Na Wen was considered for the role of Seven of Nine, however, she was busy filming the series The Single Guy at the time. [14]