Robert Duncan McNeill

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Robert Duncan McNeill (born November 9, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American actor, producer, movie director, and television director who is best known for his role as Lieutenant Tom Paris on the television show, Star Trek: Voyager.

McNeill grew up in Atlanta, and began his career acting in local and regional productions before becoming a student at The Juilliard School in New York City. He enjoyed early success as a professional actor, winning the role of Charlie Brent on All My Children and starring in the feature film Masters of the Universe. He also starred in an acclaimed episode of the 1980s version of The Twilight Zone, "A Message from Charity." He then appeared with Stockard Channing in the Broadway production of Six Degrees of Separation before returning to Los Angeles to pursue roles on television. He appeared in featured guest roles on numerous TV series, including Homefront, L.A. Law, Quantum Leap, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Murder, She Wrote and was a featured cast member on the short-lived series, Going to Extremes before winning the role of Tom Paris on Voyager.

McNeill began his directing career with several episodes of Voyager. He then wrote, produced, and directed two award-winning short films, The Battery and 9 mm of Love, and began to direct other episodic television. While he has since performed as a guest star on television shows like The Outer Limits and Crossing Jordan, McNeill is now focusing on his directing career, recently helming episodes of Dawson's Creek, Everwood, Star Trek: Enterprise, Dead Like Me, The O.C., Las Vegas, and Summerland. His newest directing credits include episodes of Desperate Housewives and Medium.

Robert Duncan McNeill is married and has a daughter and two sons.

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Official Website
Robert Duncan McNeill at the Internet Movie Database
Robert Duncan McNeill article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.

Major Cast Members of Star Trek: Voyager
Kate Mulgrew \| Robert Beltran \| Tim Russ \| Robert Duncan McNeill \| Roxann Dawson \| Garrett Wang \| Robert Picardo \| Ethan Phillips \| Jeri Ryan \| Jennifer Lien