Robert Duncan McNeill - wikipedia Robert Duncan McNeill Robert Duncan McNeill McNeill at the 2011 Phoenix Comicon ( 1964 - 11 - 09 ) November 9, 1964 ( age 53 ) Raleigh, North Carolina, United States Occupation Actor, Producer, Director Spouse ( s ) Divorced Children Website www.robertduncanmcneill.net Robert Duncan McNeill ( born November 9, 1964 ) is an American actor, producer, and director. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Lieutenant Tom Paris on the television series Star Trek : Voyager. He was also an executive producer and frequent director of the television series Chuck. Contents 1 Career 1.1 Acting 1.2 Directing 2 Filmography 2.1 Films 2.2 Television 2.3 Video Games 3 References 4 External links Career Acting McNeill grew up in Atlanta, and began his career acting in local and regional productions before becoming a student at Juilliard School in New York City. He enjoyed early success as a professional actor, winning the role of Charlie Brent on All My Children and starring in the feature film Masters of the Universe. He also starred in an episode of the 1980s version of The Twilight Zone, `` A Message From Charity ''. He then appeared with Stockard Channing in the Broadway production of Six Degrees of Separation before returning to Los Angeles to pursue roles on television. He appeared in featured guest roles on numerous TV series, including L.A. Law, Quantum Leap, and Murder, She Wrote. He was a featured cast member on the short - lived 1992 series Going to Extremes, Another guest role that same year was in `` The First Duty '', an episode of Star Trek : The Next Generation, in which he played Nick Locarno, a Starfleet Academy cadet and squad leader who pressures fellow cadet Wesley Crusher into covering up their wrongdoings. He would later become a Trek regular in 1995 on Star Trek : Voyager, on which he played Tom Paris, a Starfleet officer with a backstory similar to Locarno 's. Directing McNeill at the 2009 Fan Expo Canada Convention McNeill began his directing career with several episodes of Voyager. He then wrote, produced, and directed two award - winning short films, The Battery and 9mm of Love, and began to direct other episodic television shows. While he has since performed as a guest star on television shows like The Outer Limits and Crossing Jordan, McNeill is now focusing on his directing career, helming episodes of Dawson 's Creek, Everwood, Star Trek : Enterprise, Dead Like Me, The O.C., One Tree Hill, Las Vegas, Summerland, and Supernatural. His directing credits for 2006 -- 2007 include episodes of Desperate Housewives, Medium, Standoff, The Nine, The Knights of Prosperity, In Case of Emergency, What About Brian and My Boys. In 2007, he directed the season 5 premiere of Las Vegas, the pilot of Samantha Who ? ( which features his Star Trek : Voyager co-star Tim Russ ) and then signed on as a producer - director of the NBC show Chuck, helming numerous episodes, including the first episode of a television show to be broadcast entirely in 3D. In 2010, McNeill directed an episode of V, an ABC science fiction television series produced by Scott Rosenbaum, a former writer and executive producer on Chuck. Filmography Films Year Title Credit Role Notes 2011 FedCon XX : The SciFi Experience Himself Documentary 2002 Infested Eric 2000 9mm of Love Director, Writer and Executive Producer Short film 1998 The Battery Director and Executive Producer Trekkies Himself Masters of the Universe Kevin Corrigan 1981 Sharky 's Machine Teen on bus Uncredited role Television Year Title Credit Role Notes 2017 The Orville Director 1 episode 2017 Salvation Director 1 episode 2016 Heartbeat Director 1 episode - Pilot 2014 - 17 Girlfriends ' Guide to Divorce Director 12 episodes 2013 Blue Bloods Director Season 4, Episode 4 2013 The Mentalist Director 3 episodes 2012 - 13 666 Park Avenue Director and Co-Executive Producer 3 episodes 2012 Smash Director Season 1, Episode 14 Breaking In Season 2, Episode 6 White Collar Season 4, Episode 4 V Season 1, Episode 12 2007 - 12 Chuck Executive Producer ( 2010 - 2012 ) Co-Executive Producer ( 2010 ) Supervising Producer ( 2008 - 2009 ) Producer ( 2007 - 2008 ) Director ( 2007 - 2012 ) Operative ( # 5.13 ) 73 episodes 2007 Samantha Who ? Director Season 1, Episode 1 The Knights of Prosperity 2 episodes The Nine Season 1, Episode 12 What About Brian 7 episodes In Case of Emergency Season 1, Episode 2 2006 Standoff Season 1, Episode 9 My Boys Season 1, Episode 5 The Danny Comden Project TV Movie Jump 2005 Eyes Season 1, Episode 5 Medium Season 2, Episode 9 2005 - 13 Supernatural 2 episodes 2005 - 2006 The O.C. 2 episodes Desperate Housewives 2 episodes 2004 - 07 Las Vegas 4 episodes 2004 - 05 Summerland 4 episodes The Days 2 episodes 2003 - 04 One Tree Hill 2 episodes Dead Like Me 2 episodes 2002 Crossing Jordan Matt Season 2, Episode 1 The Outer Limits Commander Ellis Ward Season 7, Episode 21 Everwood Director Season 1, Episode 10 2001 - 04 Star Trek : Enterprise 4 episodes 2001 - 03 Dawson 's Creek 7 episodes 2000 The Journey of Allen Strange Season 3, Episode 13 1999 Monster ! Co-Producer TV Movie Early Edition Police Chief Joe Frawley Season 3, Episode 21 1995 - 2001 Star Trek : Voyager Tom Paris 172 episodes Murder, She Wrote Danny Kinkaid Season 11, Episode 4 Sisters Andrew Simms Season 5, Episode 4 Wild Oats Actor Season 1, Episode 1 One More Mountain Milt Eliot TV Movie Second Chances Pete Dyson 3 episodes Spies Sam the coast guard TV Movie 1992 - 93 Going to Extremes Colin Midford 17 episodes Star Trek : The Next Generation Cadet First Class Nicholas Locarno Season 5, Episode 19 Homefront Bill Caswell 4 episodes 1991 L.A. Law Michael Riley Season 6, Episode 2 CBS Schoolbreak Special Richard Season 7, Episode 2 Quantum Leap Greg Truesdale Season 2, Episode 17 Mothers, Daughters and Lovers Actor TV Movie All My Children Charlie Brent 2 episodes 1985 Ein Fenster in Manhattan Eric TV Movie The New Twilight Zone Peter Wood Season 1, Episode 6 ABC Weekend Specials Erik Mason Season 9, Episode 2 Video Games Year Title Role Notes 2000 Star Trek Voyager : Elite Force Tom Paris Voice role 2015 Star Trek Online Tom Paris Voice role References ^ Jump up to : `` Filmography ''. Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 10. ^ Jump up to : `` Robert Duncan McNeill biography ''. TV.com. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 05. Jump up ^ Henderson, Kathy ( June 14, 1988 ). `` Soap Opera Digest ''. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Biography, Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill ''. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ `` '' All My Children, '' Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill ``. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ `` '' Masters of the Universe, '' Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill ``. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ `` '' A Message From Charity '' Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill ``. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ `` '' Six Degrees of Separation '' Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill ``. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ Sloan, Allison ( January 1993 ). `` Easy Rider ''. Soap Opera Digest. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ `` '' Going to Extremes '' Official Homepage of Robert Duncan McNeill ``. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ `` '' Star Trek : Voyager Cast Robert Duncan McNeill '' Startrek.com ``. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ Kaplan, Anna L ( November 1997 ). `` Paris at the Helm : Robert Duncan McNeill on His Shift From Actor to Director ''. Cinefantastique. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ Perenson, Melissa ( June 2000 ). `` The Final Season Looms, but Robert Duncan McNeill will Always Have Paris ''. Star Trek Communicator. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Filmography as Director, Internet Movie Database ''. Retrieved 2007 - 08 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Scott Rosenbaum, Filmography as Producer, Writer, Internet Movie Database ''. Retrieved 2007 - 08 - 23. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robert Duncan McNeill. Official website Robert Duncan McNeill on IMDb Chuck Characters Primary Chuck Bartowski Sarah Bartowski John Casey Morgan Grimes Devon Woodcomb Ellie Woodcomb Spies Mary Elizabeth Bartowski Stephen J. Bartowski Diane Beckman Langston Graham Bryce Larkin Jill Roberts Daniel Shaw Alexei Volkoff Other characters Organizations Fulcrum The Ring Volkoff Industries Miscellaneous Episodes Season 1 Cast list Theme song Jeffster ! 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Question: who played tom paris in star trek voyager
Answer: Robert Duncan McNeill