Rixx ( Captain ) Captain Rixx was a male Bolian who served as a Starfleet officer during the late - 24th century . During the mid - 2360s , Rixx was the commanding officer of the Federation starship . He was considered one of Starfleet ' s finest commanders at the time . In 2364 , Rixx met with Captain Jean - Luc Picard on the surface of the planet Dytallix B , together with Captain Walker Keel and Captain Tryla Scott to discuss the threat of irrational occurrences and orders given by Starfleet Command . Rixx had previously met Picard at the Altairian Conference . ( ) Appendices . Background information . Rixx was played by actor Michael Berryman who enjoyed wearing his makeup so much that he wore it home . In a 2010 interview , Berryman recalled , " " I once wore my " Star Trek " makeup home from " Next Generation " as Captain Rex " [ sic ] " . I was driving home to Palmdale one day . I had a split down my whole face and the top of my head and it was blue , and I was on my way to pick my girlfriend ' s kids up from grammar school . I was running late so I had go faster than usual , and I really wanted to get there so I could walk into class with the makeup on because I thought that ’ d be cool for the kids . Well on the way , I caught up to a cop who was ahead of me , and he gave me this look like , how dare you catch up to me , and he had these intense eyes . So I started pointing to the sky and I mouthed to him “ My ship . I ’ m going to be late to catch my mother ship ” . And we ’ re both there doing 75 miles an hour looking at each other , and I ’ m thinking ok , he ’ s either going to give me a ticket , throw me in jail , or do something else … well he did something else . I swear to God , he closed his eyes , turned his head away , and waved me on , very vehemently ( laughter ) . So I got out of his sight as fast as possible , doing about ninety miles an hour . But I made it in time and all the classmates loved it ! That was a lot of fun . And then I took them to the grocery store , which was also fun . " " ( " Michael Westmore ' s Aliens : Season One " , DS9 Season 1 DVD , special feature ) ; Rixx was the first Bolian seen on - screen and looks noticeably different to the Bolians seen in later episodes of " Star Trek " . Apocrypha . In the comic " Suspect " , Rixx is contacted by Captain Picard in the year 2371 , looking for information on one of his junior engineers , Lieutenant Farrell , who had served on the " Thomas Paine " under Rixx in the previous year . According to the novel " Homecoming " , Rixx is one of several Starfleet officers present at the first official debriefing of Captain Kathryn Janeway following the return of the to Earth in 2378 . The novel " Articles of the Federation " reveals that Rixx retires from Starfleet sometime before 2380 , and goes on to write a book on first contact situations called " The Ripple Effect " . He goes on to appear as a panelist on " Illuminating the City of Light " to discuss Federation President Nanietta Bacco ' s impending diplomatic meeting with the Trinni / ek . Captain Rixx is also mentioned by Captain Refellian in the non - canon video game " " as being one of Starfleet ' s best captains . Rixx also appears in the " Star Trek Customizable Card Game " , which states he was the first Bolian to command a Federation starship .