Craig Hurley Craig Hurley is the actor who portrayed Ensign Peeples in the fourth season episode . He also did voice work for the " " video game , released in . Hurley filmed his scenes for " Night Terrors " between Tuesday and Thursday on Paramount Stage 9 and 16 . According to the call sheets he filmed several scenes in engineering which involved some stunt movements with stunt coordinator Dennis Madalone . These scenes were cut from the final episode . Personal . Hurley was born as Craig Douglas Hurley on 23 February 1968 in Chicago , Illinois , USA . He graduated from the Chicago Academy of Performing Arts in 1986 and from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena , California in 1988 . Following his graduation he won a sidekick job to radio DJ Guy Kemp on Los Angeles ' KMPC radio but left when Kemp was fired . He married in 1997 and became father of a daughter . Television and film . Although Hurley started acting at the age of four on a television commercial for a local automobile dealership , he made his television debut at the age of 17 with an appearance in the 1985 " Lady Blue " episode " Romero and Juliet " . He then appeared in episodes of " Highway to Heaven " ( 1988 , with Glenn Walker Harris , Jr . , Lenore Kasdorf , Bill Quinn , and David Spielberg ) , " Freddy ' s Nightmares " ( 1988 ) , and " TV 101 " ( 1988 - 1989 , with Leon Russom , Stephen Lee , and Cristine Rose ) , the short film " Conquering Space " ( 1989 , with Jennifer Hetrick ) , and the television drama " She Knows Too Much " ( 1989 , with Lawrence Pressman , Jim Jansen , Armin Shimerman , Walter Gotell , Henry Kingi , Sr . , and Jim Wilkey ) . In 1988 he appeared with Katy Boyer in ' s music video " True Love " . Hurley had a recurring role as Johnny Youngblood in three episodes of " Hunter " ( 1989 , with James Horan , James B . Sikking , and Conor O ' Farrell ) and starred as Danny Larsen in the crime series " Nasty Boys " ( 1989 - 1990 , with guest star Clarence Williams III ) . He also appeared in ' 21 Jump Street " ( 1989 ) and in several episodes of " Life Goes On " ( 1989 - 1991 , with Bill Smitrovich , Parley Baer , Geoffrey Blake , James Cromwell , David L . Crowley , Jordan Lund , David Selburg , Ken Thorley , George Ede , Gina Hecht , Matt McKenzie , and Neil Vipond ) . Following his appearance in " Star Trek : The Next Generation " , he made appearances in " Beverly Hills , 90210 " ( 1991 , with Stephanie Beacham and Darwyn Carson ) and " The Client " ( 1996 , with Jeri Ryan ) and had a supporting role in the 1993 horror film " Warlock : The Armageddon " , with Zach Galligan , Wren T . Brown , Joseph Bernard , Jeanne Mori , and Frank Welker ) . His last known work is the " Katie Joplin " episode " We ' re Not in Tennessee Anymore , Toto " in 1999 for which he provided voice work . Post Hollywood . He worked as voice artist in the more recent years and lent his talent to television and radio campaign ads for McDonald ' s , IKEA , Toro Lawnmower & Garden Products , Gain Detergent , KPIX News , Southwest Bell , SAAB , Publix Market , American Standard , Blockbuster Video , Seattle PI News , and M & M / Mars Kudos Candy Bars . As a stage actor he performed in the plays " One Flew Over the Cuckoo ' s Nest " at the Wheaton Drama Playhouse 111 in Chicago in 2006 , " Levitation " at the Victory Garden ' s Theatre in Chicago , and in " Fortune and Mens Eyes " at the Charles Jellinger Theatre in Los Angeles . Hurley is also a writer , producer and director . He founded the production company ScrappyCo Productions , and in 2011 he published the book " 27 And All Washed Up ! " , which focused on his life and career in the entertainment industry .