Actors Who Appeared in Both Star Trek and Star Wars

It is not common for performers to cross from one major space franchise to the other, yet a surprising number of actors have done work in both worlds. Some stepped in front of the camera in one and behind prosthetics in the other. Others moved between live action and voice roles and helped link television, animation, and films across decades of storytelling.

This list gathers actors with verified credits in both universes and spells out exactly where you can find them. You will see main cast members, guest stars, and voice performers who brought characters to life in episodes, films, and animated series from both ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Star Wars’.

Simon Pegg

In ‘Star Trek’ and its two sequels, Simon Pegg plays Montgomery Scott on the Enterprise and also co-wrote ‘Star Trek Beyond’. He appears throughout the Kelvin timeline films as the ship’s chief engineer and participates in key bridge and away team sequences.

In ‘Star Wars The Force Awakens’, Pegg performs under heavy makeup as Unkar Plutt on the planet Jakku. He provided the voice and physical performance for the junk boss who interacts with Rey at Niima Outpost.

Jason Isaacs

In ‘Star Trek Discovery’, Jason Isaacs portrays Captain Gabriel Lorca, who commands the USS Discovery during the first season. The role includes appearances tied to the Mirror Universe arc and features extensive scenes on the starship and in Starfleet settings.

In ‘Star Wars Rebels’, Isaacs voices the Grand Inquisitor, the Pauan Jedi hunter who serves the Empire. The character leads the Inquisitorius against the Ghost crew and appears across multiple episodes in the first season.

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown guest stars in ‘Star Trek Enterprise’ in the episode ‘Desert Crossing’ as Zobral. The story centers on a first contact situation that draws Captain Archer and Commander Tucker into a conflict and features Brown in extensive on location scenes.

Brown works across several ‘Star Wars’ projects. He voices Savage Opress in ‘Star Wars The Clone Wars’, Ryder Azadi in ‘Star Wars Rebels’, and appears in ‘The Mandalorian’ as the Devaronian mercenary Burg. He also brings Ryder Azadi to live action in ‘Ahsoka’.

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman appears in ‘Star Trek Nemesis’ as the Reman Viceroy, the second in command to Shinzon on the warbird Scimitar. The role uses full prosthetic makeup for the Reman species and places Perlman in key sequences aboard the enemy ship.

In ‘Star Wars The Clone Wars’, Perlman voices Gha Nachkt, a Trandoshan scavenger who becomes involved in a plot centered on droid intelligence. His character figures into the arc featuring R2 D2 and dealings with General Grievous.

Greg Grunberg

Greg Grunberg contributes a voice role to ‘Star Trek’ by providing the voice of Frank, the stepfather who calls a young James T. Kirk in the Iowa road sequence. The performance is heard through the vehicle communicator during the chase scene.

Grunberg plays Temmin Snap Wexley for the Resistance in ‘Star Wars The Force Awakens’ and returns in ‘Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker’. The character serves as an X wing pilot and appears in briefing rooms, hangars, and cockpit scenes.

Karl Urban

Karl Urban portrays Dr. Leonard Bones McCoy in ‘Star Trek’ and its two sequels in the Kelvin timeline. He serves as chief medical officer and appears in sickbay, bridge, and away team scenes alongside Kirk and Spock.

Urban also contributes to ‘Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker’ with an uncredited stormtrooper voice cameo. The line is delivered during a First Order sequence and is part of additional dialogue recorded for background troopers.

Deep Roy

Deep Roy plays Keenser in ‘Star Trek’, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’, and ‘Star Trek Beyond’. Keenser works with Scotty in engineering and appears in multiple shipboard sequences, including scenes in the Enterprise and at Starbase Yorktown.

In ‘Star Wars’, Deep Roy performs as Droopy McCool in ‘Return of the Jedi’ during the Jabba’s Palace musical sequence. He also served as a performer for Yoda in select shots in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, providing on set physical work for the character.

Brian George

Brian George appears in ‘Star Trek Deep Space Nine’ as Richard Bashir, the father of Dr. Julian Bashir. He features in family focused episodes that explore the backstory of the station’s chief medical officer.

George voices King Katuunko in ‘Star Wars The Clone Wars’. The Toydarian monarch is introduced in the series opener and returns in later episodes, interacting with Jedi and Separatist forces in negotiations and wartime settings.

Clive Revill

Clive Revill provided the original voice of Emperor Palpatine for the hologram communication scene in ‘Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back’. His performance was part of the initial release and has since been replaced in later editions.

Revill guest stars in ‘Star Trek The Next Generation’ in the episode ‘Qpid’ as Sir Guy of Gisbourne. The role places him inside a Robin Hood holodeck adventure that involves Captain Picard and members of the Enterprise crew.

Brent Spiner

Brent Spiner is known in ‘Star Trek The Next Generation’ as Lieutenant Commander Data and also portrays related characters such as Lore and B 4 in subsequent ‘Star Trek’ films and ‘Star Trek Picard’. His work includes shipboard operations, away missions, and storyline arcs about artificial life.

In ‘Star Wars Rebels’, Spiner voices Senator Gall Trayvis. The senator broadcasts messages across the Lothal sector and figures into episodes that involve propaganda, coded transmissions, and political maneuvering under the Empire.

George Takei

George Takei plays Hikaru Sulu in ‘Star Trek The Original Series’ and in subsequent feature films centered on the Enterprise crew. His scenes range from navigation at the helm to mission sequences on planetary surfaces and aboard other vessels.

Takei voices Lok Durd in ‘Star Wars The Clone Wars’. The character is a Neimoidian general who brings a defoliator weapon to a conflict and appears in an episode that involves the pacifist Lurmen and Jedi efforts to defend a village.

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell appears in ‘Star Trek Generations’ as Dr. Tolian Soran, an El Aurian scientist whose pursuit of the Nexus drives the film’s central conflict. He shares scenes with Starfleet officers across multiple environments including a space station and a planetary surface.

McDowell voices Minister Hydan in ‘Star Wars Rebels’. Hydan serves as an Imperial consultant on art and antiquities and works with Grand Admiral Thrawn during a storyline that examines the secrets of the Lothal Jedi Temple.

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