James Sloyan
James Joseph Sloyan (born February 24, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American actor. Early years. Sloyan left the United States at an early age to live abroad in Rome, Capri, Milan, Switzerland, and Ireland. Sloyan's career in show-business began upon his return to the United States, in 1957, where Sloyan received a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Sloyan's acting career was interrupted in 1962, when he was drafted into the United States Army during its operations in Vietnam. Career. Television. Sloyan's television career includes numerous brief performances such as on  daytime dramas "The Young and the Restless, General Hospital", and "Ryan's Hope", and guest appearances on prime-time series "Wonder Woman", "Baywatch", "Quantum Leap", "The X-Files", "MacGyver", "Party of Five", "Matlock", "Murder, She Wrote", and "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman". He appeared in the television movies "Blind Ambition", "Billionaire Boys Club", and "My Son is Innocent". Sloyan has appeared in a number of science fiction television series, including "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", in which he portrayed Barnard "Barney" Smith in the episode "The Plot to Kill a City", and several roles in the "Star Trek" franchise. In  , he portrayed Alidar Jarok (a defecting Romulan admiral) in "The Defector", and Alexander Rozhenko (Worf's son) as an adult in the future, in "". In "", he portrayed the Bajoran scientist and Odo's guardian scientist in the episodes "The Begotten" and "". The "" episode "Jetrel" features Sloyan as the title character. Film. Sloyan is featured in "The Sting" as Mottola, who is used to illustrate the concept of a griftee, in a variation on the pigeon drop scam. He has played roles in "The Traveling Executioner" (1970), "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight" (1971), and "Xanadu" (1980). Advertisements. Sloyan was  a voice-over actor for Sprint Nextel long-distance services, and in film trailers for movies such as "Jumper", "The Shadow", and "How to Make an American Quilt". Sloyan performed "the voice of Lexus", having done voice-overs in American television advertisements for Lexus since the make's introduction to the American market. In 2009, he was replaced by actor James Remar. Sloyan now voices ads for Mitsubishi. Personal life. Sloyan and Deirdre Lenihan, an actress, have been married since 1973. They are the parents of actor Daniel Sloyan and actress Samantha Sloyan.