Peter Weller Dr . Peter Frederick Weller is the veteran actor who played Terra Prime leader John Frederick Paxton in the fourth season episodes and . More recently , he played Admiral in ' s . The virtual collectible card battle game " " is using pictures of him for card # 81 " Admiral A . Marcus " and card # 106 " Rogue Admiral A . Marcus " . Weller is perhaps best known to science fiction genre fans for playing the title role in 1987 ' s ( with Kurtwood Smith and Ronny Cox ) and its 1990 sequel , ( with Tzi Ma , Mark Rolston , and Galyn Görg ) . He is also known for playing the title role in the cult 1984 science fiction film , , and for starring in Manny Coto ' s 2002 cable television series , " Odyssey 5 " . Early life . Weller was born in Stevens Point , Wisconsin , on 24 June 1947 . Because his father was a helicopter pilot for the Army , Weller spent most of his childhood abroad . He and his family lived in Germany for several years before moving to Texas . In 1969 , he graduated from North Texas State University ( now the University of North Texas ) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre . The late Noble Willingham , who guest - starred on and appeared with Weller in " Butch and Sundance : The Early Days " , also attended this university . Career . Early stage and television work . In 1972 , Weller made his Broadway debut in Joseph Papp ' s Tony Award - winning New York Shakespeare Festival production of David Rabe ' s " Sticks and Bones " . Weller was a standby for the role of David for this production , which also featured fellow " Star Trek " veteran Cliff DeYoung . Phillip Richard Allen and K Callan became standbys at during later performances . Weller returned to the Broadway stage in 1973 as part of the ensemble and as an understudy in a production of William Shakespeare ' s " The Merchant of Venice " . That same year , Weller made his television debut in the movie " The Man Without a Country " , which was photographed by ' s director of photography , Andrew Laszlo . In November 1973 , Weller acted with " " cast member Leonard Nimoy in a Broadway production of " Full Circle " . In 1975 , Weller appeared on Broadway for a fourth time , playing a supporting role in " Summer Brave " . He also appeared in his second made - for - TV movie that same year , a drama for NBC called " The Silence " , which co - starred George Hearn and Craig Wasson . In 1976 , Weller performed with John Glover and Tracey Walter in the off - Broadway play " Rebel Women " . The following year , he made his first episodic television appearance , guest starring in an Alexander Singer - directed of the CBS drama series , " Lou Grant " . This was his last television guest appearance until 2003 . In 1978 , Weller acted alongside Bruce Davison in a stage production of Eugene O ' Neill ' s play , " Mourning Becomes Electra " . The play was filmed and later broadcast on PBS as a five - part mini - series . Early film career ( 1979 – 1986 ) . Weller made his film debut in the 1979 western " Butch and Sundance : The Early Days " . He worked with many other " Star Trek " alumni on this film , including Peter Brocco , Jeff Corey , Christopher Lloyd , Vincent Schiavelli , John Schuck , and the aforementioned Noble Willingham . Weller followed this film with supporting roles in ' s 1980 romantic comedy " Just Tell Me What You Want " ( which featured John Walter Davis , John Gabriel , and camera work by James A . Contner ) and the 1982 drama " Shoot the Moon " ( which co - starred Robert Costanzo and George Murdock ) . Weller was then cast in the lead for the 1983 horror film " Of Unknown Origin " , for which he received Best Actor honors from the Paris Film Festival . Weller reunited with his " Butch and Sundance " co - stars ( and fellow " Trek " performers ) Christopher Lloyd and Vincent Schiavelli for the 1984 sci - fi / adventure film , " The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai " . Weller played the title role in this film , a multi - talented adventurer who fights to save the world from a group of inter - dimensional aliens known as Red Lectroids . Lloyd and Schiavelli played two of the Red Lectroids and the cast also included Robert Ito as Banzai ' s mentor , Prof . Hikita , and Clancy Brown as Banzai ' s companion , Rawhide . Others who appeared in the film include Jonathan Banks , Raye Birk , Jessie Lawrence Ferguson , Kevin Sullivan , and the aforementioned John Walter Davis . Since the film ' s release , " Buckaroo Banzai " has achieved cult status and has even warranted in - joke references in various " Star Trek " productions . Weller ' s next film was the 1984 drama " Firstborn " , in which he and Teri Garr portrayed lovers . In 1986 , Weller appeared in two productions with guest star John Glover , whom Weller previously worked with on stage . First , Weller and Glover co - starred with Bill Smitrovich in the dramatic film " A Killing Affair " . This was followed by the HBO movie " Apology " , which also featured TNG guest star Nicholas Kepros . " RoboCop " and subsequent projects ( 1987 – 2001 ) . Perhaps Weller ' s best - known role is that of Officer Alex Murphy aka " RoboCop " in the hit 1987 action film " RoboCop " . Weller ' s co - stars in this film included Kurtwood Smith , who played the gang leader who kills Murphy , and Miguel Ferrer , whose character reconstructs Murphy into the cyborg " RoboCop " . The cast also included Ronny Cox as the jealous vice president of the organization funding the RoboCop program , Robert DoQui as Murphy ' s superior in the police force Ray Wise as Smith ' s character ' s right - had man and Gene Wolande as a prisoner . For his performance in " RoboCop " , Weller earned a Saturn Award nomination from the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films . Weller returned to the role of RoboCop for the 1990 sequel , " RoboCop 2 " . This feature again saw Weller working alongside John Glover and also had Robert DoQui reprising his role from the first film . The cast also included Bill Bolender , Roger Aaron Brown , Gabriel Damon , Stephen Lee , Tzi Ma , Jeff McCarthy , Mark Rolston , and Phil Rubenstein . The film ' s music was composed by Leonard Rosenman . In between the " RoboCop " films , Weller starred in such films as " Shakedown " ( with Jude Ciccolella ) , " Leviathan " ( with Meg Foster ) , and " Cat Chaser " ( which featured costumes designed by Michael Kaplan ) . Following the release of " RoboCop 2 " , Weller was seen in the 1990 television movie " Rainbow Drive " along with Tony Jay . Weller then acquired further recognition for starring as the William S . Burroughs - based " Bill Lee " in ' s 1991 adaptation of . For this film , the Canadian Genie Awards nominated Weller for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role . Weller earned an Academy Award nomination for directing the 1993 short film " Partners " , which he also co - wrote and appeared in along with Ed Begley , Jr . and Seymour Cassel . Weller also starred in the 1993 thriller " Sunset Grill " , acting alongside John Rhys - Davies . The following year , Weller appeared with Corbin Bernsen in the dramatic film " The New Age " , and in 1995 , he co - starred with Julie Cobb and Bruce Davison in the short film " Present Tense , Past Perfect " . Weller was part of the cast of ' s 1995 film , as were F . Murray Abraham and David Ogden Stiers . He also starred in the 1996 sci - fi / horror thriller " Screamers " , which featured featuring creature construction by Ken Niederbaumer and make - up by Roxy D ' Alonzo . Weller later starred with Ben Cross in the made - for - TV movie " Tower of the Firstborn " ( aka " The Sands of Time " ) , which , though made in 1998 , was not released in the USA until 2007 . Weller ' s acting credits over between 1998 and 2001 consisted of B - grade features and independent films , including " Top of the World " ( with Ed Lauter and Cary - Hiroyuki Tagawa ) , " Diplomatic Siege " ( with J . Patrick McCormack ) , " Shadow Hours " ( with Michael Dorn and Brad Dourif ) , " Contaminated Man " ( with makeup effects by Richard Redlefsen ) , and " ivansxtc " . Weller received a nomination from the Independent Spirit Awards for his performance in the latter film . In addition to acting , Weller continued to expand his credits as a director . He directed two episodes of the drama series " Homicide : Life on the Street " , casting Terry O ' Quinn in the first episode and working with series regular Michelle Forbes in the second . Weller also directed and executive produced the Showtime Network movie " Gold Coast " , for which he cast Jeff Kober in a supporting role . " Odyssey 5 " and beyond . Weller was the star of the sci - fi television series " Odyssey 5 " , created and executive produced by Manny Coto . Weller played Chuck Taggart , the commander of the space shuttle " Odyssey " who , along with four others , is sent back in time and given five years to prevent the destruction of Earth . Fourteen of the twenty episodes of the series aired on Showtime in 2002 before being canceled ; the remaining six episodes were aired in 2004 . Weller directed three of the episodes , including one with Rick Worthy . In 2003 , Weller was seen in ' s thriller , " The Order " . That same year , he appeared in a Lou Antonio - directed episode of the short - lived CBS series " The Handler " – his first episodic television guest appearance in over twenty - five years . By , " Odyssey 5 " creator Manny Coto had become the showrunner of " Star Trek : Enterprise " for its fourth season . Coto initially envisioned Weller in the role of Phillip Green as the primary antagonist of the Augment Crisis trilogy , but this did not come to pass ; the character became an ancestor of Noonien Soong to accommodate Brent Spiner ' s wish to appear on the show . It was Coto who convinced Weller to appear on " Enterprise " , promising to let Weller direct two episodes of the fifth season if he did so . " Enterprise " was canceled one day after Weller signed on to appear on the show . After " Enterprise " ended , Coto became a writer and co - executive producer on the FOX television series " 24 " . Coto cast Weller in a role on this series , as well – that of former CTU agent turned traitor Christopher Henderson . Weller appeared in eleven episodes of the series in 2006 , during which time other cast members included Jude Ciccolella , Roger R . Cross , Gregory Itzin , Glenn Morshower , and Ray Wise . Weller ' s other acting credits around this time included supporting roles in the music - based drama feature " Undiscovered " and the television movie version of " The Poseidon Adventure " , both released in 2005 ; the latter was directed by John Putch . In 2006 , Weller made a brief appearance in an episode of " Monk " ( which also featured Stanley Kamel ) and directed a separate episode that same year which featured Sharon Lawrence . In 2007 , Weller portrayed architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the off - Broadway play " Frank ' s Home " , which co - starred Harris Yulin . In 2010 , Weller returned to television with a guest appearance in the 15 April episode of the FOX series " Fringe " . This series was created by J . J . Abrams , Alex Kurtzman , and Roberto Orci , who were all involved in ' s . After doing the episode , Abrams met with Weller , after which Weller ' s agent mentioned Abrams wanted him for a role in the " Star Trek " sequel . For eight episodes in 2010 , Weller played the recurring role of Stan Liddy on " Dexter " , where Manny Coto was an executive producer . Also in 2010 Weller guest starred in an episode of " Psych " , on which Corbin Bernsen is a series regular . In 2012 , Weller guest - starred in an episode of " Franklin & Bash " with Gates McFadden as well as Geoffrey Blake , Charles Emmett , Tom Wright , and series regular Malcolm McDowell . Weller has also continued to work as a director . Since 2011 , he has directed multiple episodes of the FX drama series " Sons of Anarchy " , which stars Ron Perlman and William Lucking . In 2013 he also worked as an actor in front of the camera in three episodes . Other actors he worked with on this series have include Billy Brown , Scott Lawrence and Benito Martinez . Weller also directed and guest - starred in two 2012 / 2013 episodes of the western series " Longmire " ( working with Wade Williams ) and a 2013 episode of CBS ' " Hawaii Five - 0 " . On the latter , he again worked with Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci , who co - developed the series . Weller ' s episode of " Hawaii Five - 0 " also featured series regular Daniel Dae Kim and guest star William Sadler . Weller ' s recent film projects include the 2010 crime thriller " Once Fallen " , with Jason Leland Adams and Ronald F . Hoiseck . In addition , Weller was the voice of DC Comics ' Bruce Wayne / Batman in the direct - to - video animated releases " Batman : The Dark Knight Returns , Part 1 " ( 2012 ) and " Batman : The Dark Knight Returns , Part 2 " ( 2013 ) . Others who lent their voices to these films include Robin Atkin Downes , Michael McKean and Frank Welker . Weller ' s " Star Trek Into Darkness " co - star , Bruce Greenwood , also voiced Bruce Wayne / Batman in a direct - to - video animated movie , namely 2010 ' s " Batman : Under the Red Hood " . After appearing in " Into Darkness " , Weller completed a PhD in Italian history .