John Cothran, Jr.

John Cothran, Jr. has played three roles in episodes of , and and two roles in the Simon and Schuster interactive games. Three of his characters were Klingons including his appearance in Star Trek: Klingon. He also played a Human character, Doctor Bennington Biraka, in the video game Star Trek: Borg.
== Film work ==
Cothran made his acting debut in 1979's A Pleasure Doing Business (with Alan Oppenheimer). He then played a gypsy in the dystopian Escape From New York (1981, with Adrienne Barbeau, Billy Van Zandt, and Tony Papenfuss). However, nearly a decade passed before Cothran was seen on film again and that was 1989's The Kill Reflex (with James Otis and Fred Williamson). Cothran was cast in his first television film role in the holiday-themed The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990, with Ben Vereen and Vanessa Williams). The same year he was seen on the big screen in the comedy Opportunity Knocks (with Lorna Raver).
=== 1990s ===
In 1991 Cothran appeared in Aftermath: A Test of Love (with Raye Birk, Scott Jaeck, Jeanne Mori, and Biff Yeager), (1991, with Jessie Lawrence Ferguson) and (1991, with Tim de Zarn, Victoria Dillard, Sherman Howard, Carlos LaCamara, and Albie Selznick).
In 1992, Cothran appeared in the television film Secrets (with Brenda Bakke, Stephanie Beacham, Paul Collins, and Christopher Plummer), (1993, starring Clifton Collins, Jr.), (1994, with Christian Slater) and then the television film Where Are My Children? (with Corbin Bernsen, William Frankfather, Jerry Hardin, Angela Paton, David Sage, David Spielberg, and Harvey Vernon), (1996, with Brad William Henke, Camille Saviola, Dean Stockwell, and Peter White). He also appeared in the television film Her Last Chance (directed by Richard Colla and co-starring William Lucking). Cothran won a role in the 1997 short film Platform Six (with Michael Shamus Wiles). That same year he appeared in (with Laura Interval, Michael Papajohn, and Frank Welker), (1997, with Larry Cedar, Ashley Judd, Gina Ravarra, and Tracey Walter). He rounded out the decade first in (1998, with Bill Cobbs and Danny Goldring), and (1999, with William Lucking, Randy Lowell and Wayne Péré).
=== 2000s ===
Cothran began the 21st century in (2000, with Vanessa Branch, Nicholas Cascone, and Musetta Vander),The Gene Pool (2001, with Tony Jay). Cothran won his first voice-acting job contributing to the 2005 video game Madagascar (sharing the microphone with Michael Bell, John Kassir, and Keith Szarabajka). In 2008, he appeared in the Jim Carrey-led comedy Yes Man (with Fionnula Flanagan, Spencer Garrett, and Michael Papajohn). A year later in 2009, he rejoined Clifton Collins, Jr. and Tracey Walter in the baseball drama The Perfect Game (which also costarred Bruce McGill). Cothran's most recent film role was his second job as a voice actor, the animated Rango (co-written by John Logan and this time sharing the mic with Ian Abercrombie and Stephen Root).
== Television work ==
* Wiseguy episode "Dead Right" (1990, starring Jonathan Banks with Stephen Root)
* Reasonable Doubts episode "Self Defense" (1992, with Leslie Jordan)
* Black Tie Affair episode "One" (1993, with Bruce McGill)
* Viper episode "Safe as Houses" (1994, with Parley Baer, Jack Shearer, and Don Stark)
* (1994, starring Kelly Connell, Justin Shenkarow, and Ray Walston, with Roy Brocksmith, Paul Eiding, Gregory Itzin, and Paul Winfield)
* (1995, starring Jason Alexander, with Ian Abercrombie, Robert Hooks, and Tom Wright)
* The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode "For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll" (1995, starring James Avery)
* Dave's World episode "Leave a Mystery at the Door" (1995, with William Utay)
* (1997, starring Lily Mariye, with Jack Blessing, Paul Collins, Kirsten Dunst, and Deborah May)
* Martin episode "Ain't That About a Ditch?" (1997, with Shelly Desai and Judyann Elder)
* Sparks starring James Avery episode "Hoop Schemes" (1997)
* Suddenly Susan episode "What a Card" (1997, with Bill Erwin and Nan Martin)
* Almost Perfect episode "Gimme Shelter" (1997, starring David Clennon)
* Mercy Point episode "Last Resort" (1998, starring Jordan Lund and Brian McNamara, with Melanie Shatner and Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield)
* (1998, created by J.J. Abrams and starring Greg Grunberg, with Robert Clendenin)
* (1999, starring Terry Farrell)
* (1999, starring Harve Presnell, with Jason Brooks)
* The Practice episode "Lawyers, Reporters & Cockroaches" (1999, with Joseph Campanella, Len Cariou, and Jeff Yagher)
* Norm episode "Laurie Runs for Office" (1999, starring Nikki Cox)
* The Last Ship (2017, with Mark Moses)
== Star Trek appearances ==
File:Nu'Daq.jpg|Nu'Daq
File:Telok.jpg|Telok
File:Bennington Biraka.jpg|Bennington BirakaStar Trek: Borg
File:Gralik Durr.jpg|Gralik Durr
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