Jason Brooks Jason Brooks is an actor who played a Romulan helmsman in J . J . Abrams ' . Brooks was born as Jason Maxwell Brooks in Colorado Springs , Colorado and started his acting career in 1990 after he successfully modeled for several magazines and print - ads . After roles in the television thriller " I ' m Dangerous Tonight " ( 1990 , with Mädchen Amick , Richard Penn , and Ed Trotta ) , the comic adaptation " Captain America " ( 1990 , with Ronny Cox , Michael Nouri , Bill Mumy , and Gary Epper ) , the " Doogie Howser , M . D . " episode " Nautilus for Naught " ( 1990 , with Lawrence Pressman , Lucy Boryer , James B . Sikking , and Larry Cedar ) , and the action film " Bloodmatch " ( 1991 ) , Brooks was cast for the role of Peter Blake in the daytime series " Days of Our Lives " in 1993 . The following five years until 1998 he stayed with this production and won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Villain in 1995 . In December 1995 he appeared on the cover of the " Playgirl Magazine " , followed by television and feature film roles in the television drama " Alibi " ( 1997 ) , guest roles in " Friends " ( 1997 , along Michael G . Hagerty and Christopher Carroll ) , " The Love Boat : The Next Wave " ( 1998 , with Phil Morris and Kate McNeil ) , and " Early Edition " ( 1998 ) , the drama " Make It Home " ( 1998 ) , the science fiction movie " The Darwin Conspiracy " ( 1999 , with Kevin Tighe , Tom Virtue , and Art Chudabala ) , the drama " Three Secrets " ( 1999 , with Katy Boyer , Nicole Forester , and Robert Curtis Brown ) , as well as a recurring role as Thomas Gates in " The Pretender " ( 1999 - 2000 ) . Between 1999 and 2001 he portrayed a role he received wide recognition for . He portrayed lifeguard Sean Monroe for two seasons in " Baywatch : Hawaii " . Further appearances include the horror film " Flying Virus " ( 2001 , with Duncan Regehr ) , the thriller " Purgatory Flats " ( 2002 , with Gregg Henry ) , the crime drama " The Rose Technique " ( 2002 , with Robert Costanzo ) , the television drama " War Stories " ( 2003 , with Jeffrey Nordling , Michael Reilly Burke , Ed Begley , Jr . , and Mark Harelik ) , and the comedy " A Carol Christmas " ( 2003 , with William Shatner and Holmes Osborne ) . Television guest roles include episodes of " Charmed " ( 2002 , with L . Sidney ) , " L . A . Dragnet " ( 2003 , along Paul Collins , Erick Avari , Patrick Kilpatrick , and Tim de Zarn ) , " CSI : Miami " ( 2003 , with Jack Gwaltney ) , " The Practice " ( 2003 , with Gregory Itzin , Richard McGonagle , and Bari Hochwald ) , " NCIS " ( 2003 , with Crystal Allen , Pancho Demmings , Erich Anderson , and John Rubinstein ) , " JAG " ( 2004 , with Zoe McLellan , Philip Anthony - Rodriguez , and Richard McGonagle ) , and as Justin Murray in two episodes of " Boston Legal " ( 2005 , along regulars William Shatner and Rene Auberjonois , and guest stars Leslie Jordan , Gregory Itzin , Randy Oglesby , Ron Ostrow , John Thaddeus , John Berg , and Christopher J . Marcinko ) . Further credits include the television movie " Mystery Woman : Wild West Mystery " ( 2006 , with Clarence Williams III ) , the thriller " Submission " ( 2006 , with Corbin Bernsen ) , the drama " Lime Salted Love " ( 2006 , starring Kristanna Loken ) , the family movie " You ' ve Got a Friend " ( 2007 , with Mark Rolston ) , and guest roles in " Pepper Dennis " ( 2006 , with Brett Cullen and Bob Gunton ) , " CSI : New York " ( 2006 , with Robert Joy ) , " The Suite Life of Zack and Cody " ( 2007 , with Kim Rhodes ) , " The Closer " ( 2007 , with Raymond Cruz , Jonathan Del Arco , and Michael McGrady ) , " Las Vegas " ( 2008 ) , and " Without a Trace " ( 2008 , starring Enrique Murciano ) . More recently , Brooks ' portrayed Steve in the comedy " Burning Palms " ( 2009 , with Zoe Saldana , Tom Wright , and Jim Lau ) and had a guest role as Ian Harris in the " Castle " episode " Nanny McDead " ( 2009 , along Melinda Page Hamilton ) . In 2013 , he guest - starred on NBC ' s science fiction - action series " Revolution " ( with Billy Burke and Derek Webster ) . Brooks is married to production assistant Corinne Olivo since 1994 . The couple has a son , Jaredan , born in 1999 .