Can You List All Actors Who Played Spock in ‘Star Trek’?

Spock has appeared across live action, animation, and feature films for decades, which means more than one performer has stepped into those pointed ears. The role spans prime continuity, an alternate reality, and several depictions of Spock at different ages, from childhood through young adulthood and back to the seasoned officer fans know.

Below is a complete list of eleven performers who have portrayed Spock within official ‘Star Trek’ productions. This includes lead performances, younger incarnations in specific stories, and a credited voice performance tied directly to a film scene, so you can see exactly where each portrayal fits in the larger canon.

Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy originated Spock in ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ and returned in ‘Star Trek: The Animated Series’ as well as a two part appearance in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ titled ‘Unification’. He also played Spock in the feature films from ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’ through ‘Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country’.

Nimoy later appeared as Spock Prime in the Kelvin Timeline films ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’. His work connects both timelines and extends the character’s arc from science officer to ambassador across television and film.

Zachary Quinto

Zachary Quinto plays Spock in the Kelvin Timeline films ‘Star Trek’, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’, and ‘Star Trek Beyond’. This version exists in an alternate reality created within the narrative while still intersecting with prime continuity through Spock Prime.

In the first two films Quinto’s Spock shares screen time with Nimoy’s Spock Prime, creating direct on screen continuity between portrayals. The character serves aboard the USS Enterprise under James T Kirk with a crew introduced in these features.

Ethan Peck

Ethan Peck portrays a younger prime timeline Spock in ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ and later as a series regular in ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’. He also appears as Spock in ‘Star Trek: Short Treks’, tying directly into the era of Captain Christopher Pike and Number One.

Peck’s tenure covers the years on the Enterprise that precede the events of ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’. These appearances show Spock’s place on Pike’s bridge and his early professional relationship with crewmates who carry forward into later canon.

Jacob Kogan

Jacob Kogan appears as young Spock in ‘Star Trek’. Scenes on Vulcan show his early life, including interactions with Sarek and Amanda and the challenges he faces among his peers due to his mixed heritage.

The film uses Kogan’s appearance to establish formative experiences that inform the adult Spock seen later in the story. His performance anchors the depiction of Vulcan upbringing that the narrative revisits during key moments.

Carl Steven

Carl Steven plays Spock at age nine in ‘Star Trek III: The Search for Spock’. The film’s plot uses the Genesis effect to regenerate Spock’s body, which is why multiple performers portray the character at successive ages.

Steven’s scenes are part of the sequence that tracks accelerated growth on the Genesis Planet. This sets up the handoff to the next performers who continue the regeneration arc through adolescence and beyond.

Vadia Potenza

Vadia Potenza portrays Spock at age thirteen in ‘Star Trek III: The Search for Spock’. His work appears during the mid phase of the regeneration storyline that follows Spock’s body as it rapidly matures.

These scenes continue the chronological progression needed for the film’s resolution on Vulcan. Potenza’s segment bridges the gap between the child and older teenage depictions that follow.

Stephen Manley

Stephen Manley plays Spock at age seventeen in ‘Star Trek III: The Search for Spock’. His portion covers late adolescence on the Genesis Planet as the crew races to return Spock to Vulcan.

Manley’s scenes lead directly into the final steps of the journey that aims to reunite body and katra. This placement makes his portrayal the last adolescent stage before the character reaches young adulthood in the film.

Joe W. Davis

Joe W. Davis portrays Spock at age twenty five in ‘Star Trek III: The Search for Spock’. This is the final regenerated stage before the character’s mind is restored during the Vulcan ceremony that concludes the story.

Davis’s appearance transitions the role back to the familiar adult version seen afterward. The sequence completes the multi actor approach that the film uses to depict accelerated aging.

Billy Simpson

Billy Simpson voices young Spock in ‘Yesteryear’ from ‘Star Trek: The Animated Series’. The episode sends Spock to his own past on Vulcan through the Guardian of Forever, where the story focuses on a pivotal childhood trial.

Simpson’s performance covers all young dialogue for the character in that episode. The production is an official continuation of the original series era and expands canonical details of Spock’s early life.

Liam Hughes

Liam Hughes plays young Spock in ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ through flashbacks that explore Spock’s family on Vulcan. These appearances place him alongside a young Michael Burnham and show Amanda and Sarek during Spock’s formative years.

His scenes are featured across episodes that connect directly to the season long mystery surrounding Spock. The portrayal aligns with the prime timeline and feeds into the adult version introduced later that season.

Frank Welker

Frank Welker provides the credited Spock screams in ‘Star Trek III: The Search for Spock’. The sound performance is used during a critical moment when the regenerated Spock undergoes a biological crisis on screen.

The credit appears alongside the live action portrayals that complete the film’s depiction of Spock’s return. This contribution is part of the production’s multi performer approach to the character within that feature.

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