Robert Verlaque

Robert Verlaque is an actor and director who played the role of Aradar in the Star Trek: Short Treks first season episode (for which he filmed his scenes in ), the principal in , and the Kelpien Elder Holo in the third season episode . He is probably best remembered for his recurring role as Judge Gus Benjamin in three episodes of (2011-2013).
Verlaque's acting credits include (1998, with Christopher Plummer, Kevin Tighe, Don Fischer, Gary Donovan, Peggy Miley, J. Patrick McCormack, Rick Scarry, Jack Shearer, Dennis Tracy, James Wellington, Terrence Beasor, and Greg Bronson), (2000, with Jeri Ryan, Christopher Plummer, and Jonathan Whittaker), (2001, with Daniel Hugh Kelly, Robert Knepper, Harve Presnell, and Jonathan Whittaker), the television drama For Love of Olivia (2001, with Sterling Macer, Jr.), the television thriller The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002, with Jonathan Whittaker), (2004, with Allan G. Royal and Ron Canada), (2004), the short film Written on My Hand (2004), 2005, with Lori Hallier and produced by Frank Siracusa), the documentary Challenger: Countdown to Disaster (2006), (2010, with Winona Ryder and Paul Popowich), the television crime drama Silent Witness (2011), (2014), and (2016).
He also appeared in a number of television series such as Soul Food (2003), 1-800-Missing (2003), Doc (2003, with Derek McGrath and Andrea Robinson), The Newsroom (2004), (2004), (2004-2005), The Path to 9/11 (2006, with Wendy Crewson, Stephen Root, William Sadler, Terry Serpico, and Penny Johnson Jerald), (2008, with Wendy Crewson, Conrad Pla, and Victor Garber), (2011, with Alan van Sprang), Cracked (2013, with Dayo Ade and Paul Popowich), (2013, with Saul Rubinek and Joel Grey and co-created by Jane Espenson), All My Children (2013), Boardwalk Empire (2013, with Shea Whigham, James Cromwell, and Stephen Root), Saving Hope (2014), The Sonnet Project (2014), (2015), and Jessica Jones (2015, executive produced by Stan Lee).
He has also been a professional playwright and stage director with productions in Toronto, New York, and San Diego. In 2017, his short drama JOB in Purgatory was filmed. He worked on this project as writer, director, and executive producer. It was also awarded at the Canada Short Film Festival. In addition, Verlaque has been teaching acting for over three decades working for the Terry Schreiber Studio and previously been part of the faculty of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Ensemble Studio Theatre Institute in New York as well as Equity Showcase Theatre in Toronto.
More recently, Verlaque appeared in (2017) and had guest roles in episodes of Murdoch Mysteries (2017, with Jerry Rector), The Blacklist: Redemption (2017, with Famke Janssen and Terry O'Quinn), Wynonna Earp (2017), and Workin' Moms (2018).
== Star Trek appearances ==
File:Aradar.jpg|Aradar()
File:WSA principal.png|WSA Principal()
File:Kelpien Elder Holo.jpg|Kelpien Elder Holo()
== External links ==
* – official site
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