Neal McDonough Neal McDonough is the actor who played helmsman Lieutenant in . Outside of " Star Trek " , McDonough is known for his roles in the 2001 mini - series " Band of Brothers " and in the television series " Desperate Housewives " . He is also widely recognized for his performances in such films as " Minority Report " ( 2002 ) , " Walking Tall " ( 2004 ) , and " Flags of Our Fathers " ( 2006 ) . Early life . McDonough was born in Dorchester , Massachusetts , the son of Irish immigrants . He grew up in Cape Cod along with his sister and four brothers . He performed in his first play as a freshman in high school , portraying Snoopy in " You ' re a Good Man , Charlie Brown " , for which he received a standing ovation . He graduated from Syracuse University York with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1988 . He then briefly trained at the London Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences before embarking on a career in Hollywood . Early career . 1990 – 1995 . He made his film debut in the 1990 action thriller " Darkman " , which also featured fellow " Star Trek " performers Larry Drake and Aaron Lustig . The following year , he made his first appearance on television , guest - starring in an episode of the war drama series " China Beach " . Regulars on this series included Robert Picardo , Megan Gallagher , Jeff Kober , and Concetta Tomei , all of whom later performed on ( and , in most cases , other " Star Trek " series ) . McDonough again worked with Tomei , as well as Gail Strickland , in the 1992 TV movie " The Burden of Proof " . He also worked with Kober again in the 1995 film " One Tough Bastard " . Early in his career , McDonough worked on several science fiction television projects – each time portraying a drunk with father issues . The first was a 1991 episode of " Quantum Leap " , the popular series which starred Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell ( later of ) . This was followed in 1995 by an episode of " VR . 5 " and then by the TV movie " White Dwarf " . McDonough ' s co - stars in the latter project included Katy Boyer , Roy Brocksmith , Michael McGrady , Paul Winfield , and Time Winters . In 1993 , McDonough co - starred with " Voyager " regular Jeri Ryan in the TV movie " Ambush in Waco : In the Line of Duty " . Gordon Clapp , Richard McGonagle , Glenn Morshower , and Susanna Thompson also appeared in this movie . The following year , he played the supporting role of baseball player Whitt Bass in Walt Disney ' s hit remake of " Angels in the Outfield " , in which he co - starred with actor Christopher Lloyd . In 1995 , he guest - starred on the CBS comedy series " Cybill " ( along with David Clennon and Ken Jenkins ) and the NBC drama series " JAG " ( working with Roger Aaron Brown , Spencer Garrett , and Gregg Henry ) . 1996 – 1998 . In 1996 , McDonough had a recurring role on the legal drama series " Murder One " , working alongside Cecily Adams , Jeff Allin , David Andrews , Jim Beaver , Barbara Bosson , Ron Canada , Michael Ensign , John Fleck , Gregory Itzin , Jack Kehler , Don McManus , Glenn Morshower , Clayton Rohner , Margot Rose , Kenneth Tigar , Titus Welliver , and Rick Worthy . McDonough appeared on several other series in 1996 , including " Murphy Brown " ( with John Hostetter ) and " NYPD Blue " ( with Gordon Clapp , Sharon Lawrence , Leland Orser , Sierra Pecheur , and Michael Buchman Silver ) . McDonough supplied the voice for Dr . Bruce Banner , the ' s alter - ego , in the 1996 - 97 animated series " The Incredible Hulk " , based on the Marvel Comics superhero . Other voice actors from the series included Matt Frewer , Clancy Brown , Michael Bell , John Rhys - Davies , Kevin Michael Richardson , Jim Cummings and Jennifer Hale . McDonough voiced Banner again for the 2005 video game , which also featured the voices of Ron Perlman , Daniel Riordan , and Nicholas Guest . McDonough worked with other " Trek " veterans in the 1997 TV movies " Murder Live ! " and " Invasion " . The former project co - starred Caitlin Brown , Teri Garr , and Don Stark ; the latter co - starred performers Kim Cattrall and Rosana DeSoto . The following year he appeared with Susan Gibney in a two - part episode of " Diagnosis Murder " and starred in the independent drama " Circles " with Scott Thomson . Recognition and recent career . 1999 – 2005 . McDonough won the Jury Award from the Atlantic City Film Festival for his performance in the 1999 independent drama film " A Perfect Little Man " . That same year , he was seen in a supporting role in the film " Ravenous " and appeared on the series " Profiler " with Jeremy Roberts . In 2000 McDonough had a recurring role on " Martial Law " , which included one episode with Jeffrey Combs and T . J . Storm . McDonough played 1st Lt . Lynn ' Buck ' Compton in HBO ' s acclaimed , Emmy Award - winning 2001 mini - series " Band of Brothers " . His co - stars on this project included David Andrews , Scott Grimes , Tom Hardy , Simon Pegg and Douglas Spain . " Band of Brothers " executive producer subsequently hired McDonough for the major supporting role of Pre - Crime officer Fletcher in the hit 2002 science fiction film " Minority Report " . In this film , McDonough worked alongside Patrick Kilpatrick , who played a fellow Pre - Crime cop . In 2002 , prior to the release of " Minority Report " , McDonough appeared in two episodes of the popular science fiction series " " : one with Alan Dale and James Parks and directed by Kim Manners and the other with Dale , Kerrie Keane , and Brian Morri . Later that year , McDonough became a series regular on the NBC drama " Boomtown " . Although this series was canceled after only one season , McDonough won a Golden Satellite Award and was nominated for a Television Critics Association Award for his performance . In 2003 , McDonough appeared in Paramount Pictures ' 2003 science fiction adventure film " Timeline " , which also featured Stephen Liska . McDonough then co - starred with Dwayne " The Rock " Johnson in the 2004 remake of the semi - biographical film " Walking Tall " . During the 2004 - 2005 television season , McDonough starred in another drama series for NBC , " Medical Investigation " . Like " Boomtown " , however , this series was pulled after just one season . 2006 – present . Over the last several years , McDonough has acted in the such major feature films as " The Guardian " ( 2006 , co - starring Clancy Brown ) , " Flags of Our Fathers " ( 2006 , with Michael Canavan , Len Cariou , Gordon Clapp , David Clennon , Mark Colson , Christopher Curry , Ron Fassler , George Hearn , James Horan , and Harve Presnell ) , " I Know Who Killed Me " ( 2007 , with Spencer Garrett , Gregory Itzin , and Brian McNamara ) , and " 88 Minutes " ( 2008 , with Kaj - Erik Eriksen and editing by Peter E . Berger ) . In the 2008 sports film " Forever Strong " , McDonough and TNG guest star Julie Warner played husband and wife . McDonough ' s most recent film role was that of General Bison in the 2009 action film " Street Fighter : The Legend of Chun - Li " , based on the hit video game series . In 2007 , McDonough was a regular on the short - lived drama series " Traveler " , as were Steven Culp and William Sadler . Later that year , McDonough starred as Wyatt Cain in the Sci - Fi Channel mini - series " Tin Man " , working with Gwynyth Walsh . From 2008 through 2009 , McDonough portrayed Dave Williams in the fifth season of " Desperate Housewives " , starring Teri Hatcher and narrated by Brenda Strong . On this series , McDonough ' s character went insane trying to avenge the deaths of his wife and daughter in a car accident which involved Hatcher ' s character . Staring in 2011 , McDonough began playing " Dum Dum " Dugan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with " Captain America : The First Avenger " , a film based on one of Marvel Comics ' best - known characters . He went on to reprise the role for the series " Agents of S . H . I . E . L . D . " and " Agent Carter " as well as a still image for " Captain America : The Winter Soldier " . He also plays villain Damien Darhk , leader of H . I . V . E . , in DC ' s " Arrow " 4th season , and reprises this role in seasons 2 and 3 of " DC ' s Legends of Tomorrow " . " Star Trek : First Contact " . A fan of " Star Trek " , McDonough always wanted to play a role in the series , even if it was only a small one . " " I ’ ve always wanted to be in " Star Trek " in some way . I ’ m such a big fan that I would just stand in the background for one of the movies if they asked me . " " he said . " " They had been searching and searching for somebody to play Hawk . I was shooting a movie in Arizona and when I went in to audition for the role I had just arrived back in town and hadn ’ t slept in almost twenty - four hours . I got in there and I just nailed it . " " The casting staff were so impressed by McDonough ' s performance that they offered him the role there and then . McDonough was so excited about getting the role that he turned up to the set early before everyone else had arrived . " " I got dressed in my Starfleet uniform and walked on the set . There I was standing alone and thinking , ‘ Wow ! ’ Not only was it film history but I was going to be on " Star Trek " , something I ’ ve really enjoyed all my life . " " As a newcomer to the franchise , the regular cast made McDonough go through an initiation ritual . " " Because I was the only one with the tight - fitting suit - everybody else wore these baggy suits - and this Greco - Roman haircut kind of thing going on , they called me Studbuck on the set . " " he recalled , " " Patrick Stewart , Jonathan Frakes and all the other guys never hesitated to belittle me in front of everybody . It was the , ‘ Oh , it ’ s young Studbuck , ’ kind of thing . This started on the first day , so I knew that since these guys were making fun of me right from the start they must have really liked me . " " For the zero - gravity " space walk " scene on the ship ' s hull , the actors were made to put lead weights in the bottom of their footwear to make their performance look more realistic . " " I remember turning to Patrick and saying , ‘ We ’ re actors . Do they realize that we can fake it ? " " McDonough recalled . " " Instead , we walked around for two weeks with all these weights in our boots . " " Despite being uncomfortable during the scene , McDonough admitted he had a " " lot of fun " " . Originally , a stunt man was to be used in the scene where Hawk ( as a drone ) is thrown off the hull of the " Enterprise " but McDonough couldn ' t resist doing it himself . " " I grab Patrick , punch him and then throw him on the floor . " " he recalled . " " I ’ m just about to take my foot and plant it in his face when Worf blows me into outer space . They had stunt men all over the place and I said , ‘ No , I ’ m doing this . I am the Star Trek man now . There ’ s no way that anyone else but me is going to fly through the air wearing this flying harness . ’ I had such a great time . " "