Title: The Captains (film)
Content: William Shatner, who portrayed James T. Kirk in Star Trek: The Original Series, and conducts the interviews that make up The Captains ; Scott Bakula, who portrayed Jonathan Archer in Star Trek: Enterprise ; Avery Brooks, who portrayed Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ; Kate Mulgrew, who portrayed Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager ; Chris Pine, who portrays an alternate timeline version of James T. Kirk in the rebooted Star Trek films ; Patrick Stewart, who portrayed Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation René Auberjonois, who portrayed Odo in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 
Title: James T. Kirk
Content:  James Tiberius Kirk is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. Originally played by Canadian actor William Shatner, Kirk first appeared in Star Trek: The Original Series serving aboard the starship USS Enterprise as captain. Kirk leads his crew as they explore new worlds, new civilizations, and "boldly go where no man has gone before". Often, the characters of Spock and Leonard McCoy act as his logical and emotional sounding boards, respectively. Kirk has also been portrayed in numerous films, books, comics, webisodes, and video games. Kirk first appears in Star Trek's first episode, "The Man Trap", broadcast on September 8, 1966. Shatner continued in the role for the show's three seasons, and later provided the voice of the animated version of Kirk in Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1974). Shatner returned to the role for Star Trek: The Motion 
Title: The Captains (film)
Content:  Jonathan Frakes, who portrayed William Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation ; Christopher Plummer, who portrayed General Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ; Connor Trinneer, who portrayed Trip Tucker in Star Trek: Enterprise ; Nana Visitor, who portrayed Kira Nerys in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Richard Arnold, the former assistant to Gene Roddenberry ; Walter Koenig, who portrayed Pavel Chekov in Star Trek: The Original Series ; John de Lancie, who portrayed Q in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager ; Chase Masterson, who portrayed Leeta in 
Title: William Shatner
Content:  William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, commercial astronaut, and musician. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise. Shatner began his screen acting career in Canadian films and television productions before moving into guest-starring roles in various American television shows. He appeared as Captain Kirk in all the episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, 21 of the 22 episodes of Star Trek: The Animated Series, and the first seven Star Trek movies. Shatner has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk, being a part of Star Trek, and 
Title: Star Trek Continues
Content: Vic Mignogna, as James T. Kirk, is the captain and commanding officer of the USS Enterprise. Mignogna is best known for his voice-acting work and is a longtime Star Trek fan. ; Todd Haberkorn, as Spock, is a human/Vulcan hybrid, commander, science officer, and first officer, and one of the captain's closest friends. Haberkorn is a voice actor and played Kevin the Teenaxian in Star Trek Beyond. ; Chuck Huber (Larry Nemecek in episodes 1–2) as Leonard H. McCoy, MD, lieutenant commander, and chief medical officer, and also one of the captain's closest friends. Huber is also a voice actor. Nemecek is a well-recognized Trek expert and author of the Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion. ; Chris Doohan as Montgomery Scott, lieutenant commander and chief engineer, usually referred to as Scotty. Doohan is the son of actor James Doohan, who portrayed the character in the original series. Doohan was also an extra in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and portrayed a transporter chief in the 2009 film Star Trek and its sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness. He reprised his father's role of Scotty in Star Trek Online. 
Title: Star Trek (film)
Content:  improvised the character's speech patterns. ; Bruce Greenwood as Christopher Pike: The captain of the Enterprise. ; Ben Cross as Sarek: Spock's father. ; Winona Ryder as Amanda Grayson: Spock's mother. ; Clifton Collins, Jr. as Ayel: Nero's first officer. ; Chris Hemsworth as George Kirk: Kirk's father, who died aboard the USS Kelvin while battling the Romulans. ; Jennifer Morrison as Winona Kirk: Kirk's mother. ; Rachel Nichols as Gaila: An Orion Starfleet cadet. ; Faran Tahir as Richard Robau: Captain of the USS Kelvin. ; Deep Roy as Keenser: Scotty's alien assistant on Delta Vega. ; Greg Ellis 
Title: James T. Kirk
Content:  subsequent moments with Mr. Spock whose opinions Kirk has learned to value so highly." In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Admiral Kirk is Chief of Starfleet Operations, and he takes command of the Enterprise from Captain Willard Decker. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's novelization of The Motion Picture depicts Kirk married to a Starfleet officer killed during a transporter accident. At the beginning of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Kirk takes command of the Enterprise from Captain Spock to pursue his enemy from "Space Seed", Khan Noonien Singh. The movie introduces Kirk's former lover Carol and his son, David Marcus. Spock, who notes that "commanding a starship is [Kirk's] 
Title: Star Trek (film)
Content:  Chief Engineer Olson: The redshirt who is killed during the space jump. ; Tyler Perry as Admiral Richard Barnett: The head of Starfleet Academy. ; Amanda Foreman as Hannity, a Starfleet officer on the Enterprise bridge. ; Spencer Daniels as Johnny, a childhood friend of Kirk. Daniels was set to play his older brother, George Samuel "Sam" Kirk, Jr., but the majority of his scenes were cut and James Kirk's callout was overdubbed. ; Victor Garber as Klingon Interrogator, the officer who tortures Nero during his time on Rura Penthe. His scene was cut from the film and was featured 
Title: The Captains (film)
Content:  The film consists of a series of interviews conducted by William Shatner, who portrayed Captain James T. Kirk in the original Star Trek with the various other actors who have portrayed Star Trek Captains: Sir Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula, and Chris Pine. The Captains delves into each actor's life and career leading up to their film or television performances. The film devotes attention to Shatner's own acting roots, tracking his journey from his beginnings at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and CBC Radio and CBC Television, to headlining Broadway shows, and eventually getting his break in Hollywood at the helm of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek series. Shatner's 
Title: Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3)
Content: William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk: The commanding officer of the USS Enterprise ; Leonard Nimoy as Commander Spock: The ship's half-human/half-Vulcan science officer and first/executive officer ; DeForest Kelley as Lieutenant Commander Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy: The ship's chief medical officer ; James Doohan as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott: The Enterprises chief engineer and second officer ; Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Uhura: The ship's communications officer ; George Takei as Lieutenant Sulu: The ship's helmsman ; Walter Koenig as Ensign Pavel Chekov: A Russian-born navigator introduced in the second season premiere episode ; Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel: The ship's head nurse. Barrett also played the ship's first officer (number one) in "The Cage" and voiced the ship's computer. 

Question: who plays captain kirk in star trek?
Answer: William Shatner.