Robert Duncan McNeill portrays the disgraceful cashiered Starfleet
officer, Lt. Thomas Eugene Paris. Born in North Carolina, and raised in Washington, D.C.,
Robert's family finally settled in Atlanta, Georgia, where it would host the 1996 Olympic
Games. Robert attended the local school there and decided to go to the Big Apple to act.
Robert spent two years studying at Julliard, and while there, he got his first break when
cast as Charlie Brent on the ABC daytime soapy, "All My
Children." Robert was well known for his appearances on daytime television,
winning him an emmy nomination. His television credits include "LA
Law", "Quantum Leap", "Murder She Wrote", "Going To
Extremes", and "Second Chances". Robert
settled in Los Angeles after the production of Stephen Sondheim's hit Broadway musical
"Into the Woods" performed at L.A, and here he would meet
his adoring wife, Carol. After settling in LA, he continued to move to the Big Apple
where later he and his wife would found a production company, Real Play Production which
assisted inner-city children deal with their creativity and inner-feelings for one
another. His role on "Six Degrees of Seperation", (which
later became a film starring Will Smith), would win him critical acclaim. His broadway
performances include "Romeo And Juliet", which won him
Drama Lounge Award for best actor, and countless others. His memorable film credit would
be the sci-fi "Masters Of The Universe" with Dolph
Lundgren, Courtney Cox and Frank Langella. Robert resides with his wife Carol with two
offsprings, their seven year-old daughter Taylor and three year-old son Kyle. "Star Trek: Voyager" would not be his first "Star Trek" appearance though, as he appeared in "Star Trek: The Next Generation's", "First
Duty". This would win him the role of Tom Paris.
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