Alexander Enberg Alexander Philipp Enberg is the actor best known to " Star Trek " fans for his recurring role as Ensign Vorik on . Enberg is the son of and " Voyager " producer and writer Jeri Taylor and sportscaster and made his first " Trek " appearance in the TNG sixth season episode " Time ' s Arrow , Part II " . In the seventh season episode " Lower Decks " , Enberg portrayed the Vulcan Ensign Taurik . For his first appearance as Vorik in the " Star Trek : Voyager " episode " Alter Ego " , Enberg is listed as " Alex Enberg " on the call sheets and filmed his scenes on Tuesday and Tuesday on Paramount Stage 9 and 16 with makeup calls at 4 : 15 / 9 : 45 am and set calls at 7 : 30 am / 12 : 15 pm . For the following episode " Fair Trade " , he filmed his scenes between Friday and Tuesday on Paramount Stage 8 and 9 . For his third appearance in the third season episode " Blood Fever " , Enberg filmed his scenes between Tuesday and Thursday and on Wednesday on Paramount Stage 9 and 16 . For the fourth season episode " Day of Honor " , he filmed his scenes on Tuesday and Wednesday on Paramount Stage 9 with makeup calls at 4 : 30 / 5 : 15 am and set calls at 7 : 30 / 8 : 30 am . For " Demon " , he filmed his scenes on the first day of production , Friday on Paramount Stage with a makeup call at 8 : 15 am and a set call at 12 : 00 noon . For the fifth season episode " Extreme Risk " , Enberg filmed his scenes on Wednesday on Paramount Stage 16 with a makeup call at 4 : 15 am and a set call at 7 : 30 am . For the episode " Counterpoint " , he filmed his scene on Monday on Paramount Stage 9 with a makeup call at 7 : 30 am and a set call at 11 : 00 am . According to the call sheets of the seventh season episode " Renaissance Man " , Enberg was originally not planned to reprise his role as Vorik as he was not featured on them . His Starfleet uniforms from his portrayal of Vorik were later sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay . Outside " Star Trek " . Early in his career , Enberg was featured in episodes of " Quincy M . E . " ( 1982 and 1983 , starring Garry Walberg , John S . Ragin , and Robert Ito and with Renée Jones ) , " Simon & Simon " ( 1987 , with Mary Carver , Ken Olandt , Richard Gilbert - Hill , and Conrad Hurtt ) , and " Jake and the Fatman " ( 1990 , with Cassandra Byram ) . On the first two series , his mother worked as executive story editor and on the last one as executive producer . Enberg was featured in the music drama " Pump Up the Volume " ( 1990 , starring Christian Slater and with Robert Schenkkan , Gregg Daniel , Clayton Landey , John K . Shull , and Ed Trotta ) and had guest roles in episodes of " Father Dowling Mysteries " ( 1991 , with Eugene Roche and Roger Aaron Brown ) , " Blossom " ( 1992 ) , " Knots Landing " ( 1992 , with Peter Slutsker and directed by Reza Badiyi ) , " Step by Step " ( 1993 , with David Graf ) , " Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman " ( 1993 , with Teri Hatcher , Tracy Scoggins , K Callan , and Gregg Daniel ) , and " Dead at 21 " ( 1994 ) . In 1994 , Enberg appeared in and worked as producer on the action drama " The Source of Suction " , with Tory Christopher and Shannon Fill . He also appeared in the comedy " Junior " ( 1994 , with Frank Langella , Stefan Gierasch , Lawrence Tierney , Ethan Dampf , and Tracey Walter ) , Scott McGinnis ' thriller " Last Gasp " ( 1995 , with Vyto Ruginis , Nan Martin , and Ed Anders ) , and the television series " Get Smart " ( 1995 , with Andy Dick ) and " Murder One " ( 1997 , with Barbara Bosson , Clayton Rohner , Jack Kehler , Dennis Creaghan , Ellen Albertini Dow , John Fleck , Jack Blessing , Richard McGonagle , Victor Bevine , and producer and director Marc Buckland ) . Further acting work includes the television drama " Gia " ( 1998 , with Joan Pringle , Louis Giambalvo , Shelby Leverington , Tricia O ' Neil , and Paul Sandman ) , the comedy " Senseless " ( 1998 , with Manu Intiraymi , Brad Dourif , Jenette Goldstein , Ivar Brogger , Cyia Batten , Jack Shearer , Richard McGonagle , and Greg Grunberg ) , episodes of " NYPD Blue " ( 1998 , with Gordon Clapp , Sharon Lawrence , and Aaron Lustig ) , " V . I . P . " ( 1998 , with John Cho ) , " Zoe , Duncan , Jack and Jane " ( 1999 ) , and " The Invisible Man " ( 2001 , with Ivar Brogger ) , the television drama " Pirates of Silicon Valley " ( 1999 , with J . G . Hertzler , Nikita Ager , Jeffrey Nordling , Wayne Péré , Clay Wilcox , Paul Popowich , Allan Royal , Karl Wiedergott , Kitty Swink , and Marc Worden ) , the comedy " America ' s Sweethearts " ( 2001 , with Wendy Schenker and Ann Cusack ) , the television drama " Surviving Gilligan ' s Island : The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History " ( 2001 , with Aaron Lustig , Steve Vinovich , Christopher Neiman , Ray Buktenica , and Jim Jansen ) , and the thriller " Panic " ( 2002 , with Kristanna Loken , Tucker Smallwood , and David Bowe ) . More recently , Enberg worked as special effects artist on the " Howard Stern on Demand " segment " Fartman : Caught in a Tight Ass " ( 2006 ) and on the comedy " Never Say Macbeth " ( 2007 , with Melodee Spevack and Sam Zeller ) . On the latter project he also worked as actor and as additional editor . He made his directing debut with the comedy " Searching for Ron Ficus " in 2009 on which he also worked as visual effects artist and worked as visual effects artist on the comedy " Desperate Acts of Magic " ( 2013 ) . In 2013 , Enberg suffered from a serious stroke but has since recovered .