James Harper James Harper portrayed Rao Vantika in the episode . Film work . Harper ' s film debut was the 1976 drama " The Time of Your Life " ( with Norman Snow and Nicolas Surovy ) . However , nearly ten years followed before Harper again worked on a film , and that was 1984 ' s " Firstborn " ( with Teri Garr and Peter Weller ) . Half that number of years passed between Harper ' s next film , which was " Last Exit to Brooklyn " ( 1989 , with Jerry Rector , Camille Saviola , and Mike Starr ) . Next for Harper that same year was his first telefilm " Manhunt : Search for the Night Stalker " ( with Jake Dengel and Angela Paton ) . The final film for Harper that year was the big screen biopic " Blaze " ( with Jerry Hardin ) . In the 1990s , Harper gained his first comedic role in the gender - bending " Switch " ( 1991 , with Lily Mariye , Faith Minton , and Robert Towers ) . That year also , Harper was seen in the thriller " Servants of Twilight " ( with Bruce Greenwood , Patrick Massett , and Carel Struycken ) . Harper ' s next movies were telefilms that year , starting with the biopic " The Ernest Green Story " ( with Avery Brooks and Tina Lifford ) and the family drama " Broken Promises : Taking Emily Back " ( with Michael Krawic and Tim Ransom ) . In 1994 Harper was seen in the HBO crime drama " Witch Hunt " ( alongside Clifton Collins , Jr . , Christopher Darga , John Durbin , J . Patrick McCormack , and Steve Susskind ) . In 1995 , another telefilm came about when Harper appeared in " If Someone Had Known " ( with Randy Oglesby and Jennifer Savidge ) . Harper worked opposite Irene Tsu in the adult - themed telefilm " Widow ' s Kiss " ( 1996 ) . That year Harper also returned to the big screen first in the FBI drama " One Tough Bastard " reuniting with Clifton Collins , Jr . and also series guest Jeff Kober and Neal McDonough , followed by the Navy comedy " Down Periscope " ( starring Kelsey Grammer ) . Harper then reunited in 1998 with J . Patrick McCormack in the what became the most successful film of the the year , the Jerry Bruckheimer - produced , Michael Bay - directed asteroid film " Armageddon " co - written by J . J . Abrams , in which Harper not only worked with McCormack but alongside many other " Trek " alumni ( Jeff Austin , Brian Brophy , Jim Fitzpatrick , Googy Gress , Anthony Guidera , John Mahon , Matt Malloy , Andy Milder , Marshall Teague , Lawrence Tierney [ in what was to be Tierney ' s final acting work ] , and Peter White ) . Next was 1999 ' s true story crime film " Lansky " ( with Francis Guinan , Peggy Jo Jacobs , Michael Krawic , Kenneth Messeroll , Robert Miano , Bert Remsen , David Selburg , and Tom Towles ) . That year , Harper concluded his 20th film work in the investigative drama " The Insider " ( joined by Bruce McGill , Christopher Plummer , and Vyto Ruginis ) . Ushering in Harper ' s 21st century resume was lending his voice to the video game " Diablo 2 " ( 2000 , with Paul Eiding , Frank Gorshin , Brian George , Castulo Guerra , Nina Minton , and Ed Trotta ) . In 2001 , Harper was seen in the flesh in " Squint " ( with Sam Hennings and Daniel Roebuck ) . In 2005 , Harper achieved his first short film role in " Psychic Driving " ( with Christopher Curry ) . Harper ' s next short was 2008 ' s " A Woman in the West " ( with Larry Cedar and Paula Malcomson ) , then in 2009 , Harper hit the short film triple crown acting in " Into the Unknown " ( with Kelly Connell ) . In 2010 , Harper again lent his voice to a video game " StarCraft II : Wings of Liberty " reuniting with Paul Eiding and Armin Shimerman , and also with Michael Dorn , Robin Atkin Downes , Jason Marsden , and Debra Wilson . Television . In 1974 , Harper worked in a " Great Performances " television production of William Shakespeare ' s " King Lear " with Rene Auberjonois , Franklyn Seales , and Paul Sorvino . 2000s television guest roles . Harper was also seen as Jordan Lovell on the prime time soap " General Hospital : Night Shift " costarring with Ray Proscia in the late summer and early autumn of 2007 .