Anthony Montgomery Anthony T . Montgomery is the actor from Indianapolis , Indiana who portrayed Ensign Travis Mayweather on from through the show ' s cancellation in . He is the grandson of legendary jazz musician . A fan of , Montgomery had previously auditioned for a principal role on and for the role of Sek in the episode . He was not cast but apparently left enough of an impression to be considered for the role of Mayweather on " Enterprise " . Early life . Montgomery ' s first experience with acting came while he was attending , where he was invited to audition for a children ' s play entitled " East of the Sun , West of the Moon " . When he won a role , he opted to pursue acting as a career . After graduating from with a Bachelor of Science degree in Performance Theater and Drama , Montgomery moved to Chicago , where he sang in an R & B group . He ultimately returned to Indianapolis and briefly performed stand - up comedy before moving to California and beginning a career in professional acting . Early career . One of his earliest television appearances came in an episode of " Beyond Belief : Fact or Fiction " , hosted by actor Jonathan Frakes . Montgomery again worked with Frakes in the " Enterprise " series finale , , in which Frakes played his familiar role of William T . Riker . In 1998 , Montgomery served as a production assistant on the film " Hard Rain " , starring Christian Slater and Mark Rolston . Montgomery was also an uncredited extra in the film . That same year , Montgomery hosted a children ' s series called " Awesome Adventures " . At one point , Montgomery performed comedy sketches on " The Tonight Show with Jay Leno " . He went on to co - star in the direct - to - video horror film sequel " Leprechaun in the Hood " , released in 2000 . That same year , he appeared as a waiter in a two - part episode of " Frasier " , starring TNG guest star Kelsey Grammer . The episodes also featured TNG guest star Saul Rubinek . Montgomery then won a recurring role as George Austin on the TV series " Popular " . He played the Austin character in eleven episodes from October 2000 through May 2001 , including one 2001 episode which featured his future " Enterprise " co - star , Linda Park . In 2003 , while " Enterprise " was still in production , Montgomery made a guest appearance in the episode " Wannabe " of the acclaimed but short - lived series " Boomtown " . Neal McDonough starred in the series , and DS9 guest actress Vanessa Williams also had a guest role in the episode . After " Enterprise " . Following " Enterprise " s cancellation in 2005 , Montgomery took some time off from the entertainment industry to work with the inner - city children in his hometown of Indianapolis and to film a documentary on his famous grandfather . During this break , he also began to again focus on theater and stand - up comedy , as well as his own music career . An established rap artist , he has released an EP / Demo CD entitled " What You Know About Anthony Montgomery " , featuring four " Trek " - related songs . His debut - album , titled " A . P . " , was released in November 2008 . Montgomery has since returned to acting . Among his recent projects are two independent films . The first was the multiple award - winning " I ' m Through with White Girls ( The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks ) " , in which he makes his feature film acting debut , playing the title role . One of his co - star in this film was DS9 regular Cirroc Lofton . Montgomery ' s other film is called " An American in China " , which won the 2008 George Sidney Independent Film Competition and picked up Best Full Length Feature Film Award . He recently filmed an independent comedy with " Star Trek : Voyager " star Garrett Wang called " Why Am I Doing This ? " Montgomery is also producing , directing , and appearing in an as - yet - untitled short subject . He returned to television in 2008 , filming a guest spot on the CBS series " NCIS " . He played Marine Corporal George Linden in the sixth season episode " Collateral Damage " , which aired on 11 November 2008 . He most recently appeared in a January 2009 episode of the FOX medical drama " House M . D . " , on which Jennifer Morrison is a regular . Stage work and hobbies . In addition to his film and television roles , Montgomery has also performed in a number of stage productions . Among these is a 2003 play entitled " Dutchman " , which he also wrote . His other stage credits include productions of " Working " , " Oliver " , " Othello " , and " Much Ado About Nothing " . Besides singing , his other hobbies include diving , swimming , martial arts , and motorcycling . His favorite " Trek " movie is .