Mark Moses Mark Moses is the American actor who played Naroq in the episode . He later portrayed Henry Archer , Captain Jonathan Archer ' s father , in the series premiere of , . Outside of " Star Trek " , he is perhaps best known for his role as Paul Young on the drama series " Desperate Housewives " and for his role as Herman " Duck " Phillips on the award winning drama series " Mad Men " . Moses filmed his scenes for " Broken Bow " alongside his episode son Marty Davis and Jolene Blalock on on location in Malibu and along Davis on on Paramount Stage 18 . The call sheets for the episode list him only as " Father " . Among the costumes which were sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay were his costume from " Riddles " and a shirt worn in " Broken Bow " . Early life and career . Moses was born in New York City and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drama from New York University ' s Tisch School of the Arts . He began his acting career performing on daytime soap operas and off - Broadway plays . He made his Broadway debut in the play " Slab Boys " in 1983 , and three years later , he was cast in his first film role as the incompetent Lieutenant Wolfe in the Academy Award - winning war drama , " Platoon " . One of Moses ' co - stars in this film was veteran " Star Trek " guest actor Tony Todd . Later films . " Platoon " director cast Moses in two more of his films , 1989 ' s " Born on the Fourth of July " ( co - starring Reg E . Cathey , Bob Gunton , Caroline Kava , Ed Lauter , Richard Poe , Mike Starr , and Joy Zapata ) and 1991 ' s " The Doors " ( with Frank Military , Titus Welliver , and Paul Williams ) . Moses also appeared in two of director ' s films , 2002 ' s " Red Dragon " and 2004 ' s " After the Sunset " . Both of these films featured Robert Curtis Brown ; in the latter , Moses and Brown played a pair of FBI agents . " Red Dragon " also featured Elizabeth Dennehy , David Doty , William Lucking , and John Rubinstein ; Alan Dale can be seen in " After the Sunset " . Moses ' additional film credits include " Someone to Watch Over Me " ( 1987 , co - starring Andreas Katsulas , Daniel Hugh Kelly , and John Rubinstein ) , " Gettysburg " ( 1993 , with William O . Campbell , Kevin Conway , Andrew Prine , and W . Morgan Sheppard ) , " Deep Impact " ( 1998 , with James Cromwell , Denise Crosby , Christopher Darga , Tucker Smallwood , Kurtwood Smith , and Concetta Tomei ) , " Race to Space " ( 2001 , in which he played ) , and " Monster - in - Law " ( 2005 , with Bruce Gray ) . He also had a major role in the 2006 comedy " Big Momma ' s House 2 " ( featuring Michelle Parylak ) and had a brief role in ' s " Letters from Iwo Jima " later that year . More recent film projects include the comedy " Swing Vote " ( 2008 , with Kelsey Grammer and Nana Visitor ) , the horror thriller " Carriers " ( 2009 , starring Chris Pine ) , and the science fiction movie " Ice Twisters " ( 2009 , along with Kaj - Erik Eriksen ) . Television . In 1985 , Moses portrayed General Ulysses S . Grant in the acclaimed mini - series " North and South " . His co - stars in this production included Kirstie Alley , John Anderson , Lee Bergere , Jim Metzler , Jean Simmons , David Ogden Stiers , and regular Jonathan Frakes . In 1988 , Moses appeared opposite David Huddleston in the western made - for - TV movie , " The Tracker " , and co - starred with Richard Fancy and Dakin Matthews in the TV movie " The Silence at Bethany " . In 1990 , Moses , fellow " Voyager " guest star Michael McKean , and TNG guest star John Neville were regulars on the short - lived NBC comedy series " Grand " . Moses later became a regular on NBC ' s " The Single Guy " during the program ' s first season ( 1995 - 96 ) . In between , Moses appeared in such made - for - TV movies as " Perry Mason : The Case of the Fatal Framing " ( 1993 , with Jane Carr , John Rhys - Davies , and David Soul ) and " A Kiss Goodnight " ( 1994 , with Shelly Desai , Barbara Tarbuck , and Lawrence Tierney ) and made guest appearances on series such as " Silk Stalkings " ( 1994 , with Leslie Bevis and Charlie Brill ) and " Party of Five " ( 1995 , starring Scott Grimes ) . Moses has also guest - starred on such television series as " Chicago Hope " ( 1998 , with Chris Sarandon ) , " Beyond Belief : Fact or Fiction " ( 2000 , hosted by Jonathan Frakes ) , " CSI : Crime Scene Investigation " ( 2000 , with Glenn Morshower ) , " Ally McBeal " ( 2001 and 2002 , with Albert Hall ) , " Presidio Med " ( 2002 , with Chase Masterson and Andrew Robinson ) , " The Practice " ( 2003 , with Bill Smitrovich ) , " ER " ( 2003 , with Michelle Bonilla and Patti Yasutake ) , " 7th Heaven " ( 2003 , starring Stephen Collins and Catherine Hicks ) , " The West Wing " ( 2003 , with Ron Canada ) , " Las Vegas " ( 2004 , starring Nikki Cox , in an episode with Harry Groener ) , " NYPD Blue " ( 2004 , with Tim Kelleher , Norman Large , Geoff Meed , and Michael Buchman Silver ) , " Without a Trace " ( 2007 , starring Enrique Murciano ) , and " Law & Order : Spacial Victims Unit " ( 2008 , with John Schuck ) . In October 2007 , he was seen in the " Boston Legal " episode " Hope and Gory " . In addition to series regulars William Shatner and John Larroquette , the other " Trek " alumni who appeared in the episode were Paul Dooley , Tom Virtue , and Michael Wiseman . he reprised this role and appeared in the fifth season episode " Roe " , again with Shatner and Larroquette and recurring guest actor Henry Gibson . From 2004 through 2007 , Moses portrayed the mysterious Paul Young on ABC ' s hit television drama series " Desperate Housewives " . His character was the husband of suicide victim and series narrator Mary Alice Young , played by TNG guest star Brenda Strong . ( Strong also appeared in the aforementioned " Red Dragon " . ) Moses ' other castmates on this series have included Steven Culp , Teri Hatcher , and Alfre Woodard . Moses won two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2005 and 2006 for his work . Following his departure from the " Desperate Housewives " cast he signed on to play Herman " Duck " Phillips in the drama series " Mad Men " . In 2007 , he received a Satellite Award for Best Ensemble , Television and in 2009 a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series . Fellow " Trek " actors Deborah Lacey , Patrick Fischler , Joseph Culp , and Denise Crosby had recurring roles on this series . Further guest parts include the television series " Drop Dead Diva " ( 2009 , with Sharon Lawrence , Diedrich Bader , and Lee Spencer ) , " Ghost Whisperer " ( 2009 , with Bruce Davison , Annie O ' Donnell , and David Clennon ) , " Castle " ( 2009 , with Gregg Henry and directed by Jonathan Frakes ) , and " Human Target " ( 2010 ) . Other Trek connections . Additional projects in which Moses worked with other " Star Trek " alumni include :