Connor Trinneer Connor Trinneer , from Walla Walla , Washington , USA , is the actor best known for playing Commander Charles " Trip " Tucker III , the chief engineer of , on . He has received two Saturn Award nominations from the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films for his performance as Tucker . Early career . Trinneer attended Pacific Lutheran University on a football scholarship , graduating with a BFA in acting . He then attended the University of Missouri - Kansas City ( UMKC ) , where he obtained an MFA in Acting and Directing . His grandparents on his mother ' s side were all from southern Missouri and northern Arkansas , and provided the inspiration for the southern accent for his role as Trip Tucker . Before signing aboard " Enterprise " , Trinneer guest - starred in a number of other television shows . The first of these was a 1998 episode of " Pensacola : Wings of Gold " titled " Trials and Tribulations " , which also featured his future " Enterprise " third season co - star Tucker Smallwood . He followed this with an appearance in an episode of " ER " called " Sharp Relief " , which aired only three days after his " Pensacola " episode and also guest - starred Clancy Brown and Eric Pierpoint , both of whom would go on to guest star on " Enterprise " . His other TV appearances include an episode of the science fiction series " Sliders " ( the creation of Dixon Hill episode writer Tracy Tormé , an episode of " FreakyLinks " ( a series starring Dennis Christopher ) , and an episode of " Gideon ' s Crossing " with Tracy Middendorf . He also appeared in two made - for - television movies in 2001 . The first was the acclaimed baseball drama " 61 * " , in which he and guest star Dell Yount played a couple of writers . The movie also co - starred Bruce McGill , Christopher McDonald , Bob Gunton , Seymour Cassel , and Charles Esten . The second was " Far East " , a drama in which Trinneer had a supporting role opposite Bill Smitrovich . " Star Trek : Enterprise " . Trinneer worked on " Enterprise " from through , appearing in all 98 episodes . His character was killed in the series finale , , an episode with which he , like his co - stars , was disappointed . Although his character " went out with a bang " , he was saddened that he and his castmates were not able to share a memorable on - screen farewell together . However , he remains optimistic that his character can return should the need arise . Linda Park said in an interview with that Connor pitched a story idea similar to , in which we ' d see a situation from the aliens ' point of view , and the " Enterprise " crew ' s language sounds like gibberish until they can find a way to communicate . Post - " Enterprise " . " Stargate Atlantis " . Following " Enterprise " s demise ( and that of Trinneer ' s character ) in , Trinneer had a recurring role as the vengeful Wraith - Human hybrid named " " on the Sci - Fi Channel series " " . His character ' s creation was the result of a " retrovirus " created by Dr . , played on the series by Paul McGillion . Among Trinneer ' s co - stars on this series was " Voyager " actor Robert Picardo , who became a regular on the series in its fifth and final season . " Voyager " guest actress Claire Rankin worked alongside Trinneer in his first appearance on the series , in the second season episode " " ( 2006 ) . Trinneer appeared in a total of nine episodes of " Atlantis " , though his character actually appeared in ten . According to the " Stargate Atlantis " Season 2 DVD Commentary , Trinneer could not play the " Michael " in the character ' s second episode , " " , due to scheduling conflicts ( the birth of his first child ) ; the role was instead played by actor Brent Stait from Gene Roddenberry ' s " Andromeda " . Trinneer did , however , provide " Michael " ' s voice for the episode . Trinneer ' s last episode was 2008 ' s " " , in which his character is knocked off Atlantis ' central tower to his apparent death . Other television work . Trinneer ' s first television role after " Enterprise " was an innocent fugitive in an episode of " Numb3rs " called " Toxin " , with guest actor Mark Harelik . He also guest - starred as a defense attorney in an episode of " Close to Home " called " Privilege " , which aired in January 2006 . This episode was directed by " Star Trek : Voyager " actress Roxann Dawson , who had previously directed Trinneer in several " Enterprise " episodes , from to . Besides series regular John Carroll Lynch , " Privilege " also featured " Trek " veteran Thomas Kopache in a guest role as a judge who had a few scenes with Trinneer ' s character . Trinneer was also seen in the 2006 " NCIS " episode " Jeopardy " alongside " Voyager " star Tim Russ . Also in 2006 , Trinneer played the coach of a missing high school basketball star in an episode of the CBS series " Without A Trace " . star Marina Sirtis played the boy ' s mother , but she shared no scenes with Trinneer . In addition , " Without a Trace " stars Trinneer ' s one - time " Enterprise " co - star Enrique Murciano . In 2007 Trinneer ' s voice was briefly heard in the " Road to Rupert " episode of Seth MacFarlane ' s " Family Guy " , in which he voiced an unfortunate victim of . Trinneer had previously worked with MacFarlane when the latter made cameo appearances in two episodes of " Enterprise " . In 2008 Trinneer starred in a Sci - Fi Channel movie " Star Runners " as a " space smuggler " with a beautiful woman as his cargo . Incidentally , this is similar to the " Enterprise " episode , which revolves around Trinneer ' s " Trip Tucker " character aired in 2009 . Also in 2008 , Trinneer guest starred in " Criminal Minds " season 4 episode ' Minimal Loss ' as Dan Torre . In 2009 , Trinneer guest - starred on the science fiction / action series " Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles " as a sheriff . Thomas Dekker was a regular on this series . Trinneer was also seen in the 23 March 2009 episode of the Fox Network series " 24 " , in which he portrayed Port Authority guard Carl Gadsen . He is the second " Star Trek : Enterprise " cast member to appear on the show during its seventh season , after John Billingsley . " Enterprise " show runners Brannon Braga and Manny Coto were writers and producers on the series ; Jeffrey Nordling and Annie Wersching were among the regular cast . Most recently , Trinneer reunited with " Enterprise " co - star John Billingsley on a 2010 episode of " The Mentalist " entitled " Red Moon . " In the episode , Trinneer plays a deputy assisting in the investigation of a triple homicide , while Billingsley portrays a faux psychic . Personal . Trinneer married stage actress Ariana Navarre on 29 May 2004 , following the conclusion of " Enterprise " s third season . The two have one child , a son named Jasper , born on 11 October 2005 .