Tom Wright Harold Thomas Wright , generally credited as Tom Wright , is the highly - prolific actor who played the role of Tuvix in the episode of the same name . He went on to appear as Ghrath in the episode . Born in Englewood , New Jersey , Wright began his screen acting career with small roles in a number of feature film . One of his earlist film credits was 1980 ' s " Midnight Madness " , which also featured fellow Englewood - born " Star Trek " alum John Fiedler ( as well as Charlie Brill and Georgia Schmidt ) . This was followed with a supporting role in John Sayles ' science fiction dramedy " The Brother from Another Planet " . Wright has since gone on to appear in several more films from Sayles , including 1987 ' s " Matewan " ( with Gordon Clapp and Bob Gunton ) , 1991 ' s " City of Hope " ( with Jude Ciccolella , Lawrence Tierney , and Kevin Tighe ) , 1992 ' s " Passion Fish " ( starring actress Alfre Woodard ) , and 2002 ' s " Sunshine State " ( with Gordon Clapp , Bill Cobbs , and Miguel Ferrer ) . Other films he appeared in throughout the 1980s include " Streetwalkin " ( 1985 , with Julie Newmar ) , " Creepshow 2 " ( 1987 ) , " I ' m Gonna Git You Sucka " ( 1988 , with Bernie Casey and Clarence Williams III ) , " Troop Beverly Hills " ( 1989 , with David Gautreaux ) , and " Heart of Dixie " ( 1989 , starring Virginia Madsen , Barbara Babcock , and Kurtwood Smith ) . His later film credits range from dramas such as 1990 ' s " Reversal of Fortune " , 1995 ' s " White Man ' s Burden " ( with Bumper Robinson ) , 2000 ' s " The Prime Gig " ( with Wallace Shawn and Pat Healy ) , and 2006 ' s " World Trade Center " ( with Jude Ciccolella and Donna Murphy ) , to thrillers such as 1990 ' s " Marked for Death " , 1992 ' s " Past Midnight " ( with Clancy Brown ) , 1997 ' s " Murder at 1600 " ( with Daniel Benzali , Ronny Cox , Charles Rocket , and Harris Yulin ) , and 2005 ' s " Chasing Ghosts " ( with Patrick Kilpatrick , Mark Rolston , and Sean Whalen ) , to comedies like 1995 ' s " Forget Paris " ( with Robert Costanzo and Clint Howard ) and the popular " Barbershop " films ( the first in 2002 ; " Barbershop 2 : Back in Business " in 2004 ) . He also appeared in the 1995 horror movie " Tales from the Hood " with Corbin Bernsen and Clarence Williams III , appeared in 1996 ' s " Menno ' s Mind " with Corbin Bernsen , William O . Campbell , Michael Dorn , Bill Erwin , and Robert Picardo , and starred in the 2001 sci - fi film " Contagion " , along with guest stars Jeffrey Combs , Megan Gallagher , and Andrew Hawkes . His non - " Trek " television credits include an appearance in the 1983 mini - series " Kennedy " along with John Glover and Kelsey Grammer , a regular role on the soap opera " All My Children " from 1984 through 1985 , a guest appearance on " A Man Named Hawk " starring Avery Brooks , and an episode of " Roseanne " which also featured Madge Sinclair . He also appeared in two episodes of " China Beach " ( one in 1989 and another in 1991 ) , on which his " Voyager " co - star Robert Picardo was a regular , as were Megan Gallagher , Jeff Kober , and Concetta Tomei . During the 1990s , Wright was a regular on three series : " Santa Barbara " in 1992 ( as Lt . Vic Boswell ) , " Extreme " in 1995 ( co - starring Dey Young ) , and " Martial Law " from 1998 through 1999 . Series on which he made guest appearances include the Bill Smitrovich / Ray Buktenica drama " Life Goes On " , the popular " L . A . Law " with Corbin Bernsen and Larry Drake ( in an episode also guest - starring Robert Curtis - Brown , Samantha Eggar , and Lawrence Tierney ) , and several episodes of , including one where series regular and fellow " Voyager " guest star Jason Alexander offends his character by suggesting he looks like boxer " Sugar " Ray Leonard . Three of the episodes featuring Wright also guest - starred Ian Abercrombie , with one of those also featuring Robert Hooks . Richard Herd appeared in a fourth . Later TV credits include two episodes of " NYPD Blue " with Gordon Clapp and Sharon Lawrence , an episode of " CSI " with Glenn Morshower , an episode of " The District " with Roger Aaron Brown , Joanna Cassidy and " Storm Front " co - star John Fleck , an episode of Neal McDonough ' s " Boomtown " ( guest - starring LeVar Burton , Fran Bennett , and Vanessa Williams ) , an episode of " JAG " with David Andrews , Ivar Brogger , Scott Lawrence , and Zoe McLellan , and an episode of " 24 " with Jude Ciccolella and Gregory Itzin . Additionally , he had roles in the TV movies " The Pentagon Wars " ( 1998 ) with Kelsey Grammer , Sam Anderson , Bruce French , Randy Oglesby , and Richard Riehle ) and " Funny Valentines " ( 1999 ) starring Alfre Woodard . He has also guest - starred on such series as " ER " , " Chicago Hope " , " Everwood " , " The O . C . " , " Cold Case " , " Numb3rs " , and " House , M . D . " . Wright recently starred with Brad Dourif in the 2007 drama " Sinner " . He also had a role in the comedy " The Onion Movie " ( 2008 ) , along with Len Cariou and Daniel Dae Kim .