Tony Sears Anthony " Tony " Sears is an actor , director and photographer from South Carolina who was an art department coordinator on from through . In addition , Sears appeared two times as an actor on " Voyager " . His first part was a Starfleet officer aboard the in the fourth season episode and his second part the Borg drone Four of Twelve in the sixth season cliffhanger . For " Message in a Bottle " , Sears filmed his scene on Friday on Paramount Stage 16 . Sears received a BA in drama from the University of Georgia in 1991 , having already worked on a number of films . He also studied theater at the Institut des Etudes Europeenes in Versailles , France , and majored in drama and modern languages at Furman University in South Carolina . Besides " Voyager " , his other television credits include supporting roles in " Buffy the Vampire Slayer " ( 1997 , with Robin Sachs ) , " Seven Days " ( 1998 ) , " Judging Amy " ( 1999 ) , and two episodes of J . J . Abrams ' " Alias " ( 2001 ) , including one with Mark Rolston and Keone Young . At one point , he was featured on " America ' s Funniest Home Videos " . He also had a recurring role on Aaron Spelling ' s NBC soap opera " Sunset Beach " , starring Leigh Taylor - Young . Additionally , he had roles in the television movies " Plymouth " ( 1991 , with Anne Haney ) and " War Stories " ( 2003 , with Ed Begley , Jr . and Mark Harelik ) and was seen in the 1989 science fiction film " The Return of Swamp Thing " . Also in 1989 , Sears served as an associate casting director on the 1989 television movie " Night Walk " , featuring Bert Remsen . He then served as an assistant prop manager for the 1990 film " Pump Up the Volume " before becoming an art department coordinator for the 1993 television movie " Secret Sins of the Father " , the series " Harts of the West " ( 1993 - 94 ) , and , in 1994 , " Star Trek : Voyager " . In theater , he has performed in productions of William Shakespeare ' s " Much Ado About Nothing " and Charles Dickens ' " A Christmas Carol " . A skilled singer and dancer , he has also performed in stage productions of " The Marriage of Figaro " , Cole Porter ' s " Kiss Me , Kate " , " The Pirates of Penzance " , and " West Side Story " , among other musicals and operas . In 1996 , Sears directed a play entitled " Savage in Limbo " , for which he won a Dramalogue directing award . In 1999 , he directed a documentary called " Queen of Sunset Boulevard " . He also directed stage productions of " My One and Only " , " West Side Story " , and " Oklahoma ! " . Sears is a fluent speaker of French , has worked as a Spanish teacher , and is also familiar with German . Skilled with dialects , Sears has also worked as a translator . He is also a skilled artist , cook , and gardener . Currently , he works as a freelance photographer , an occupation he has held since 1997 . More recent acting credits include recurring roles on the television series " Army Wives " ( 2012 , starring Brian McNamara ) , " Drop Dead Diva " ( 2012 - 2014 , with Mädchen Amick , Adam Harrington , and Jeffrey Pierce ) , and " American Crime " ( 2015 , with Benito Martinez , Jennifer Savidge , and Marshall Teague ) , guest roles in episodes of " Dallas " ( 2013 , with Brenda Strong , Marlene Forte , and Castulo Guerra ) , " Devious Maids " ( 2013 , with Brett Cullen and Stephen Collins ) , and " Nashville " ( 2015 , with Charles Esten and Michael Papajohn ) , and featured roles in the short drama " Ananda " ( 2014 ) and the television drama " Returning to Ananda " ( 2014 ) .