Jason Matthew Smith Jason Matthew Smith is the actor who played in J . J . Abrams ' . Smith reprised the role in for the sequel and also in . The virtual collectible card battle game " " is using his picture for card # 78 " Lieutenant Cupcake " . Born in Indianapolis , Indiana , Smith traveled with his family through the country and attended the high school and the college in Cincinnati , where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the University in Cincinnati . He later attended the Northern Illinois University where he received his Master in Fine Arts in Acting . Smith grew up watching and watched the first six films in theaters . Spock was his favorite character , and he described Leonard Nimoy as " one the most undervalued and underappreciated actors of our time . " After he moved to Los Angeles in 2000 , Smith trained acting under several coaches and performed in several stage plays , such as " Plaza Suite " and " Diviners " . Among his television appearances are guest roles in " JAG " ( 2001 , with Tucker Smallwood ) , " Six Feet Under " ( 2001 , with Joel Brooks and Ed O ' Ross ) , " ER " ( 2001 , with Michelle Bonilla ) , " Charmed " ( 2002 ) , " 24 " ( 2002 , with Leslie Hope , Zach Grenier , Henri Lubatti , and Penny Johnson ) , " Robbery Homicide Division " ( 2002 , with Marshall Teague ) , and " Without a Trace " ( 2002 , with Enrique Murciano and April Grace ) , as well as the comedy " 13 Moons " ( 2002 ) and the action comedy " Hollywood Homicide " ( 2003 , with Bruce Greenwood ) . Smith portrayed characters in the television series " Cold Case " ( 2005 , with Franc Ross , Susan Savage , and Bruce Wright ) , " CSI : Crime Scene Investigation " ( 2005 , with Wallace Langham , David Bowe , and Richard Wharton ) , " CSI : Miami " ( 2006 , with David Lee Smith and J . P . Hubbell ) , " Bones " ( 2006 , with Amanda Carlin ) , " Drive " ( 2007 ) , and " Big Love " ( 2007 , with Jim Beaver , Michael McGrady , and Eric Pierpoint ) , and the recurring role of Eric Olczyk in the sports series " Playmakers " ( 2003 - 2006 , along Bruce Gray ) . Other film appearances include the sport comedy " Rebound " ( 2005 , with Dennis Cockrum , Matt McCoy , and fellow " Star Trek " actor Justin Rodgers Hall ) and the television pilot " 1 % " ( 2008 , along Charles Esten , Massi Furlan , and stunt performers Scott Leva and Denney Pierce ) . Beside a recurring role as Ule in four episodes of the television series " Sons of Anarchy " ( 2009 , with William Lucking , Ron Perlman , Dendrie Taylor , Jamie McShane , and Titus Welliver ) , Smith also worked on episodes of " The League " ( 2009 ) , " NCIS : Los Angeles " ( 2011 , with Garret T . Sato ) , " Hung " ( 2011 , with Gregg Henry ) , " Suburgatory " ( 2012 ) , " Longmire " ( 2012 , with Colby French ) , and " Common Law " ( 2012 , with Maury Sterling and Derek Mears ) . More recently , he received thanks in the end credits of the horror thriller " The Impaler " ( 2013 ) and filmed the fantasy western " Six Gun Savior " ( 2013 , with Tim Russ and Manu Intiraymi ) . He is also filming the television film " Star Trek : Renegades " , expected to be released in 2014 and directed by Tim Russ . The film was co - written by Ethan H . Calk and Jack Treviño and has Tim Russ , Walter Koenig , Courtney Peldon , Manu Intiraymi , Robert Picardo , Clint Carmichael , Richard Herd , John Carrigan , and Ryan T . Husk in its cast .