Crewman Nelson was an engineer within the operations division aboard the USS Enterprise-D during the 2360s.
Service history
2365
Nelson was on duty in shuttlebay 2 when the Enterprise-D brought a duplicate of the shuttle El-Baz aboard. (TNG: "Time Squared")
He passed Deanna Troi and her mother Lwaxana in a corridor when the two were argueing about Lwaxana's love interest in Captain Picard. (TNG: "Manhunt")
2366
He was on duty in main engineering when a Koinonian manipulated the systems and brought the transporter room 3 back on line (TNG: "The Bonding") and when Geordi La Forge tried to get the Enterprise-D out of the Menthar booby trap. (TNG: "Booby Trap")
Off duty he visited Ten Forward and had a drink with a fellow crewmember while the Enterprise-D transported Sovereign Marouk and the Gatherer Brull to the Gatherer leader Chorgan. (TNG: "The Vengeance Factor")
He was working in engineering when the Enterprise-D beamed Romulan Admiral Alidar Jarok aboard and when the ship entered the Romulan Neutral Zone. (TNG: "The Defector")
Nelson served in main engineering when the Angosian soldier Roga Danar overwhelmed the engineering personnel. He was knocked out by Danar and found by Worf, lying on the main engineering table. (TNG: "The Hunted")
Nelson in an alternate timeline
He was on duty in main engineering when two Ansata terrorists beamed on board the Enterprise-D in 2366. He saw that one of the terrorists shot at another engineer and escaped through a side door after the terrorist shot at him but failed him. (TNG: "The High Ground")
He was also working in main engineering when the crew tried to correct the orbit of the Bre'el IV moon and had to face the Calamarain. (TNG: "Deja Q")
In 2366 of an alternate timeline, he was part of the Enterprise-D crew and evacuated from main engineering shortly before a warp core breach destroyed the ship. (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise")
Together with a male civilian he had a drink in Ten Forward when Worf named Kurn his cha'DIch. (TNG: "Sins of the Father")
Nelson repaired an aft station on the bridge following the ships first encounter with Gomtuu (TNG: "Tin Man") and was on duty in main engineering when the ship experienced malfunctions due to an invidium contamination. (TNG: "Hollow Pursuits")
He was working in engineering when La Forge found evidence that Data's destruction wasn't an accident. (TNG: "The Most Toys")
He was also working on the pool for the Legarans and passed Commander Riker and ambassador Sarek in a corridor (TNG: "Sarek") and was again working in main engineering when Data congratulatd Wesley for his fine Academy tests. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi")
He was working on the shuttlecraft El-Baz in the shuttlebay when the Zalkonian "John Doe" tried to steal a shuttle and killed Worf (TNG: "Transfigurations") and was one of the engineering staff who were present during Lieutenant Commander Shelby's briefing in main engineering shortly before the Enterprise-D faced the Borg for a second time. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds")
2367
Nelson worked with Shelby and Geordi La Forge in engineering following the abduction of Captain Picard. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II")
He was working in main engineering while docked at McKinley Station and when Sergey and Helena Rozhenko had a tour through this section (TNG: "Family") and when Data took over the control of the Enterprise-D to meet his creator Doctor Noonian Soong. (TNG: "Brothers")
He was working in main engineering when Geordi La Forge responded to a call from Commander Riker who faced three Talarian warships (TNG: "Suddenly Human"), when Wesley Crusher's experiment of a warp bubble embeded Doctor Beverly Crusher (TNG: "Remember Me") and when Commander Riker, Data, Worf, La Forge and Ishara Yar discussed plans to infiltrate the Alliance territory on Turkana IV. (TNG: "Legacy")
He was on duty when Lt. Cmdr. La Forge and Data reported their analysis of the explosion aboard the Klingon battle cruiser to Commander Riker. (TNG: "Reunion")
Off duty he visited Ten Forward when Commander Riker cut his birthday cake and was called to the bridge by Captain Picard. (TNG: "Future Imperfect") He reported to a fellow officer in the main shuttlebay while the mining shuttle Nenebek was aboard. (TNG: "Final Mission")
In 2367, Captain Picard requested that Data assist Nelson run a sensor diagnostic in engineering. Later, La Forge requested Nelson's assistance doing computer analysis. (TNG: "Clues")
He was also on duty in engineering when Data and La Forge tried to find a way out of the binary star system (TNG: "Night Terrors") and when Data modified a beacon to cover ultraviolet light. (TNG: "Identity Crisis")
He was one of the engineers on duty in main engineering during the confrontation with the Cytherian probe near the Argus Array. (TNG: "The Nth Degree")
Nelson attended the banquet in Ten Forward held for the members of the Federation Archaeology Council. (TNG: "Qpid")
He was one of the engineers on duty in main engineering following an emergency shutdown due to an explosion of the dilithium chamber hatch. He was working when Admiral Norah Satie inspected the place. (TNG: "The Drumhead")
He was also on duty in engineering when Data and La Forge worked closely with Kaelon scientist Doctor Timicin. (TNG: "Half a Life")
Appendices
Background information
Crewman Nelson was portrayed by recurring background actor Rachen Assapiomonwait. He was named by Captain Picard and Geordi La Forge in the fourth season episode "Clues".
According to an early version of the call sheet dated on 29 November 1990 for the episode "Clues", fellow background actor Mark Kosakura was originally scheduled to portray Nelson. Due to revisions, Assapiomonwait replaced him.
Appearances
(This list is currently incomplete.)
- TNG:
- "Time Squared"
- "Manhunt"
- "The Bonding"
- "Booby Trap"
- "The Vengeance Factor"
- "The Defector"
- "The Hunted"
- "The High Ground"
- "Deja Q"
- "Yesterday's Enterprise"
- "Sins of the Father"
- "Tin Man"
- "Hollow Pursuits"
- "The Most Toys"
- "Sarek"
- "Ménage à Troi"
- "Transfigurations"
- "The Best of Both Worlds"
- "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II"
- "Family"
- "Brothers"
- "Suddenly Human"
- "Remember Me"
- "Legacy"
- "Reunion"
- "Future Imperfect"
- "Final Mission"
- "Clues"
- "Night Terrors"
- "Identity Crisis"
- "The Nth Degree"
- "Qpid"
- "The Drumhead"
- "Half a Life"