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[[File:TNG Main stand-ins Season 4.jpg|thumb|300px|The stand-ins for ''The Next Generation''{{'}}s main actors on Season 4]]
 
[[File:DS9 stand-ins on the final day.jpg|thumb|300px|The stand-ins on the final day of ''Deep Space Nine'']]
  
[[File:DS9 stand-ins on the final day.jpg|thumb|300px|The stand-ins on the final day of ''Deep Space Nine'']]
 
[[File:TNG Season 3 stand-ins.jpg|thumb|The main stand-ins during [[TNG Season 3]].]]
  
[[File:TNG Season 3 stand-ins.jpg|thumb|The main stand-ins during [[TNG Season 3]].]]
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A '''stand-in''' is a person who substitutes for an actor on set while the lighting is adjusted, the action and camera moves are blocked, and other production details are taken care of prior to actual filming. Generally, stand-ins are chosen because they are of a height and coloring similar to the performer for whom they are standing in. On Star Trek, stand-ins were also used for various [[computer]]-generated characters, such as [[Slar]] or the [[Xindi-Insectoid]]s. Stand-ins often work as background performers too, because they are always on set and are called the "second team".
  
A '''stand-in''' is a person who substitutes for an actor on set while the lighting is adjusted, the action and camera moves are blocked, and other production details are taken care of prior to actual filming. Generally, stand-ins are chosen because they are of a height and coloring similar to the performer for whom they are standing in. On Star Trek, stand-ins were also used for various [[computer]]-generated characters, such as [[Slar]] or the [[Xindi-Insectoid]]s. Stand-ins often work as background performers too, because they are always on set and are called the "second team".
   
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'''Body doubles''' and '''photo doubles''' were sometimes used on-screen. They look (or are made to look) like the actor they are replacing, to avoid making it obvious to the viewing audience that it is not the same person, much like a '''stunt double'''. They stand-in for an actor and replace the person in wide shots and also in partial shots. When a scene shows a hand that pushes a button it is most likely a '''hand double'''. '''Photo doubles''' were also used in scenes which show the same person twice, one as a mirror person and the other one as the "real" person or an older version of the character, for example, when Brent Spiner played 3 separate characters in one scene (Data, Lore, and Soong) in {{e|Brothers}}.
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'''Body doubles''' and '''photo doubles''' were sometimes used on-screen. They look (or are made to look) like the actor they are replacing, to avoid making it obvious to the viewing audience that it is not the same person. They stand-in for an actor and replace the person in wide shots and also in partial shots. When a scene shows a hand that pushes a button it is most likely a '''hand double'''.
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'''Photo doubles''' were also used in scenes which show the same person twice, one as a mirror person and the other one as the "real" person or an older version of the character, for example, when Brent Spiner played 3 separate characters in one scene (Data, Lore, and Soong) in {{e|Brothers}}.
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Doubles were a way for the production to split individual working hours on set while enabling the production to film shots from multiple angles within schedule. With filming schedules for as long as 16 hours a day, individual actors were not available on set for the whole time. The low resolution of standard TV helped the cause.
   
 
== For the main cast ==
  
== For the main cast ==
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=== {{s|TOS}} ===
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=== ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' ===
  
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[[File:Don Eitner, The Enemy Within.jpg|thumb|150px|Don Eitner as body double for William Shatner]]
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[[File:Eddie Paskey Kirk.jpg|thumb|150px|Eddie Paskey as body double for William Shatner]]
 
*[[William Shatner]]
  
*[[William Shatner]]
 
**[[Eddie Paskey]] (Season 1-3, photo double, episode {{e|The Devil in the Dark}})
  
**[[Eddie Paskey]] (Season 1-3, photo double, episode {{e|The Devil in the Dark}})
 
**[[Roger Holloway]] (Season 3)
  
**[[Roger Holloway]] (Season 3)
 
**[[Don Eitner]] (photo double, episode {{e|The Enemy Within}})
  
**[[Don Eitner]] (photo double, episode {{e|The Enemy Within}})
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**[[William Blackburn]] (photo double, episode {{e|What Are Little Girls Made Of?}})
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**[[Budd Albright]] (photo double, episode {{e|What Are Little Girls Made Of?}})
 
*[[Leonard Nimoy]]
  
*[[Leonard Nimoy]]
 
**[[Frank da Vinci]]
  
**[[Frank da Vinci]]
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**[[Jeannie Malone]]
  
**[[Jeannie Malone]]
   
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=== {{s|TNG}} ===
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=== ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' ===
  
 
[[File:Data double.jpg|thumb|Brent Spiner and his photo double Ken Gilden]]
  
[[File:Data double.jpg|thumb|Brent Spiner and his photo double Ken Gilden]]
 
[[File:Cameron, stand-in.jpg|thumb|Cameron, ready to stand-in for Gates McFadden]]
  
[[File:Cameron, stand-in.jpg|thumb|Cameron, ready to stand-in for Gates McFadden]]
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*[[Marina Sirtis]]
  
*[[Marina Sirtis]]
 
**[[Nora Leonhardt]] (Season 1-7)
  
**[[Nora Leonhardt]] (Season 1-7)
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**[[Susan Raborn]] (Season 1-2)
 
**[[Margaret Flores]] (Season 7)
  
**[[Margaret Flores]] (Season 7)
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**[[Ivonne Perez]] (cover, Season 6-7)
 
**[[Arlene Fukai]] (episode {{e|Eye of the Beholder}})
  
**[[Arlene Fukai]] (episode {{e|Eye of the Beholder}})
 
*[[Brent Spiner]]
  
*[[Brent Spiner]]
 
**[[Ken Gilden]] (Season 1, also photo double)
  
**[[Ken Gilden]] (Season 1, also photo double)
 
**[[Tim McCormack]] (Season 1-4)
  
**[[Tim McCormack]] (Season 1-4)
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**[[Carl David Burks]] (Season 5-7)
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**[[Debbie David]] (Season 5-7)
 
**[[Keith Rayve]] (Season 4-7, occasionally)
  
**[[Keith Rayve]] (Season 4-7, occasionally)
 
**[[Guy Vardaman]] (body double & photo double Season 1-7)
  
**[[Guy Vardaman]] (body double & photo double Season 1-7)
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**[[Randy James]] (episode {{e|Final Mission}})
  
**[[Randy James]] (episode {{e|Final Mission}})
   
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=== {{s|DS9}} ===
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=== ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' ===
  
 
[[File:Photo double Terry Farrell, If Wishes Were Horses.jpg|thumb|Terry Farrell's photo double in {{e|If Wishes Were Horses}}]]
  
[[File:Photo double Terry Farrell, If Wishes Were Horses.jpg|thumb|Terry Farrell's photo double in {{e|If Wishes Were Horses}}]]
 
[[File:Worf behind Bashir.jpg|thumb|James Minor as photo double for Michael Dorn]]
  
[[File:Worf behind Bashir.jpg|thumb|James Minor as photo double for Michael Dorn]]
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**[[James Minor]] (Season 4-7, also photo double)
  
**[[James Minor]] (Season 4-7, also photo double)
 
*[[Terry Farrell]]
  
*[[Terry Farrell]]
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**? (Season 1-4)
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**? (Seasons 1, 3, 4)
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**? (photo double in {{e|If Wishes Were Horses}})
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**[[Kyra Bucich]] (Season 2) (photo double in {{e|If Wishes Were Horses}})
 
**[[Cathy DeBuono]] (Season 5-6, also photo double)
  
**[[Cathy DeBuono]] (Season 5-6, also photo double)
 
*[[Cirroc Lofton]]
  
*[[Cirroc Lofton]]
 
**[[Ivor Bartels]] (?, also photo double)
  
**[[Ivor Bartels]] (?, also photo double)
 
**[[Todd Slayton]] (?, also photo double in {{e|Shadows and Symbols}})
  
**[[Todd Slayton]] (?, also photo double in {{e|Shadows and Symbols}})
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**[[Darius Toussant]] (photo double, episode {{e|Take Me Out to the Holosuite}})
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**[[Daris Toussaint]] (photo double, episode {{e|Take Me Out to the Holosuite}})
 
*[[Colm Meaney]]
  
*[[Colm Meaney]]
 
**[[Randy James]] (Season 1-7, also photo double, and hand double)
  
**[[Randy James]] (Season 1-7, also photo double, and hand double)
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*[[Nana Visitor]]
  
*[[Nana Visitor]]
 
**[[Andrea Stradling]] (season 1-2)
  
**[[Andrea Stradling]] (season 1-2)
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**[[Brenda-Jean Shephard]] (Season 5-6)
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**[[Brenda-Jean Wright]] (Season 5-6)
 
**[[Leah Burrough]] (body double, episode {{e|Meridian}})
  
**[[Leah Burrough]] (body double, episode {{e|Meridian}})
 
**[[Nancy Paradis]] (photo double, episode {{e|Take Me Out to the Holosuite}})
  
**[[Nancy Paradis]] (photo double, episode {{e|Take Me Out to the Holosuite}})
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**[[Amy Kate Connolly]] (season 6-7)
  
**[[Amy Kate Connolly]] (season 6-7)
   
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=== ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' ===
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=== {{s|VOY}} ===
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[[File:Amy Kate Connolly Kes Fury.jpg|thumb|Jennifer Lien and her photo double Amy Kate Connolly]]
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[[File:Amy Kate Connolly, Fury.jpg|thumb|Jennifer Lien and her photo double Amy Kate Connolly]]
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* On the first day of filming on the [[VOY Season 4|fourth season]] episode {{e|Scorpion, Part II}}, Tuesday {{d|27|May|1997}}, several actresses were called in for [[stand-in]] interviews for [[Jeri Ryan]] at 8:00 am. [[Cameron]] was cast as stand-in for Ryan.
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*[[Kate Mulgrew]]
  
*[[Kate Mulgrew]]
 
**[[Sue Henley]] (Season 1-7, also body and photo double)
  
**[[Sue Henley]] (Season 1-7, also body and photo double)
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*[[Robert Duncan McNeill]]
  
*[[Robert Duncan McNeill]]
 
**[[Jerry Quinn]] (Season 1)
  
**[[Jerry Quinn]] (Season 1)
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**[[Carl David Burks]] (Season 2)
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**[[Debbie David]] (Season 2)
 
**[[Keith Rayve]] (Season 3-7)
  
**[[Keith Rayve]] (Season 3-7)
 
**[[Jack Nolan]] (photo double, Season 3-7)
  
**[[Jack Nolan]] (photo double, Season 3-7)
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*[[Jeri Ryan]]
  
*[[Jeri Ryan]]
 
**[[Cameron]] (Season 4)
  
**[[Cameron]] (Season 4)
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**[[Britta Novak]] (Season 4-7, also photo double)
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**[[Brita Nowak]] (Season 4-7, also photo double)
 
*[[Tim Russ]]
  
*[[Tim Russ]]
 
**[[Lemuel Perry]] (Season 1-7, main stand-in)
  
**[[Lemuel Perry]] (Season 1-7, main stand-in)
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**[[Gelbert Coloma]] (photo double)
  
**[[Gelbert Coloma]] (photo double)
   
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=== ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' ===
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=== {{s|ENT}} ===
 
[[File:David Anderson (civilian).jpg|thumb|David Keith Anderson, stand-in for Anthony Montgomery]]
  
[[File:David Anderson (civilian).jpg|thumb|David Keith Anderson, stand-in for Anthony Montgomery]]
 
*[[Scott Bakula]]
  
*[[Scott Bakula]]
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**[[Mark Watson]] (Season 1-2)
  
**[[Mark Watson]] (Season 1-2)
   
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=== {{s|DIS}} ===
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=== ''[[Star Trek films|''Star Trek'' films]]'' ===
  
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*[[Sonequa Martin-Green]]
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**[[Stacy-Ann Buchanan]]
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=== {{s|PIC}} ===
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*[[Patrick Stewart]]
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**[[John Funk]] (Season 1)
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**[[Thadeus Welch]] (Season 2-3)
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**[[Steve Testa]] (series promos)
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*[[Jeri Ryan]]
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**[[Margot Muraszkiewicz]] (Season 2-3)
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=== ''{{Star Trek films}}'' ===
 
[[File:Guy Vardaman photo doubling.jpg|thumb|Guy Vardaman as double for Brent Spiner]]
  
[[File:Guy Vardaman photo doubling.jpg|thumb|Guy Vardaman as double for Brent Spiner]]
 
[[File:Insurrection, main stand-ins.jpg|thumb|The main stand-ins on ''Star Trek: Insurrection'']]
  
[[File:Insurrection, main stand-ins.jpg|thumb|The main stand-ins on ''Star Trek: Insurrection'']]
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**[[Martin Valinsky]] (Film 6)
  
**[[Martin Valinsky]] (Film 6)
   
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== For the guest cast ==
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== For the Recurring and guest cast ==
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=== {{s|TOS}} ===
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=== ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' ===
  
 
*[[Roger Holloway]]
  
*[[Roger Holloway]]
 
**Male guest actors
  
**Male guest actors
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**Female guest actors
  
**Female guest actors
   
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=== {{s|TNG}} ===
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=== ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' ===
  
 
[[File:Dennis Tracy on location.jpg|thumb|Dennis Tracy and Randy James, standing-in for Patrick Stewart and Wil Wheaton]]
  
[[File:Dennis Tracy on location.jpg|thumb|Dennis Tracy and Randy James, standing-in for Patrick Stewart and Wil Wheaton]]
 
* [[Candace Crump]]
  
* [[Candace Crump]]
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**[[Brian Bonsall]]
  
**[[Brian Bonsall]]
 
*[[Richard Sarstedt]]
  
*[[Richard Sarstedt]]
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**[[John de Lancie]] (episodes {{e|Encounter at Farpoint}}, {{e|Hide and Q}}, {{e|All Good Things...}})
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**[[John de Lancie]] (episodes {{e|Encounter at Farpoint}}, {{e|Hide And Q}}, {{e|All Good Things...}})
 
*[[Guy Vardaman]]
  
*[[Guy Vardaman]]
 
**[[John de Lancie]] (episodes {{e|Q Who}}, {{e|Deja Q}}, {{e|Qpid}}, {{e|True Q}}, {{e|Tapestry}})
  
**[[John de Lancie]] (episodes {{e|Q Who}}, {{e|Deja Q}}, {{e|Qpid}}, {{e|True Q}}, {{e|Tapestry}})
 
**[[Harry Groener]] (body double, episode {{e|Tin Man}})
  
**[[Harry Groener]] (body double, episode {{e|Tin Man}})
 
**[[Leonard Nimoy]] (episode {{e|Unification II}})
  
**[[Leonard Nimoy]] (episode {{e|Unification II}})
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**[[Dwight Schultz]] (episodes {{e|Hollow Pursuits}}, {{e|The Nth Degree}}, {{e|Realm of Fear}}, {{e|Ship in a Bottle}}, and {{e|Genesis}})
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**[[Dwight Schultz]] (episodes {{e|Hollow Pursuits}}, {{e|The Nth Degree}}, {{e|Realm Of Fear}}, {{e|Ship In A Bottle}}, and {{e|Genesis}})
 
**[[Howie Seago]] (body double, episode {{e|Loud As A Whisper}})
  
**[[Howie Seago]] (body double, episode {{e|Loud As A Whisper}})
 
**[[David Ogden Stiers]] (episode {{e|Half a Life}})
  
**[[David Ogden Stiers]] (episode {{e|Half a Life}})
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* [[Jerry Zimmer]]
  
* [[Jerry Zimmer]]
 
** [[Harriet Leider]] (photo double, episode {{e|Unification II}})
  
** [[Harriet Leider]] (photo double, episode {{e|Unification II}})
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* [[Faith]]
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* {{dis|Faith|stand-in}}
 
** [[Ellen Geer]] ({{TNG|Silicon Avatar}})
  
** [[Ellen Geer]] ({{TNG|Silicon Avatar}})
 
* [[Kristen]]
  
* [[Kristen]]
 
** [[Susan Diol]] ({{TNG|Silicon Avatar}})
  
** [[Susan Diol]] ({{TNG|Silicon Avatar}})
   
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=== {{s|DS9}} ===
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=== ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' ===
  
 
[[File:Photo double for Randy Oglesby.jpg|thumb|Randy Oglesby's photo double in {{e|Vortex}}]]
  
[[File:Photo double for Randy Oglesby.jpg|thumb|Randy Oglesby's photo double in {{e|Vortex}}]]
 
*?
  
*?
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*[[Michael Muñoz]]
  
*[[Michael Muñoz]]
 
**?
  
**?
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*[[Cindy Sorenson]]
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*[[Cindy Sorensen]]
 
**[[Michelle Horn]] (episodes {{e|Tears of the Prophets}} and {{e|Penumbra}})
  
**[[Michelle Horn]] (episodes {{e|Tears of the Prophets}} and {{e|Penumbra}})
 
*[[Rob Steiner]]
  
*[[Rob Steiner]]
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**[[Brock Peters]] (photo double in {{e|Shadows and Symbols}})
  
**[[Brock Peters]] (photo double in {{e|Shadows and Symbols}})
   
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=== ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' ===
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=== {{s|VOY}} ===
 
*[[Dieter Hornemann]]
  
*[[Dieter Hornemann]]
 
**? ({{e|Endgame}})
  
**? ({{e|Endgame}})
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**[[Richard Sarstedt]] ({{e|Endgame}})
  
**[[Richard Sarstedt]] ({{e|Endgame}})
   
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=== ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' ===
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=== {{s|ENT}} ===
 
[[File:Tarik Ergin, Insectoid stand-in.jpg|thumb|Tarik Ergin as stand-in for the CGI Xindi Insectoids]]
  
[[File:Tarik Ergin, Insectoid stand-in.jpg|thumb|Tarik Ergin as stand-in for the CGI Xindi Insectoids]]
 
[[File:David Anderson, Tholian stand-in.jpg|thumb|David Keith Anderson as stand-in for the CGI Tholian]]
  
[[File:David Anderson, Tholian stand-in.jpg|thumb|David Keith Anderson as stand-in for the CGI Tholian]]
 
[[File:Melissa Vinicor.jpg|thumb|Melissa Vinicor, Marina Sirtis' stand-in on ''Enterprise'']]
  
[[File:Melissa Vinicor.jpg|thumb|Melissa Vinicor, Marina Sirtis' stand-in on ''Enterprise'']]
 
*[[David Keith Anderson]]
  
*[[David Keith Anderson]]
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** [[Steve Lambert]] ({{e|Broken Bow}})
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** [[Steven Lambert]] ({{e|Broken Bow}})
 
** [[Mike Watson]] ({{e|Broken Bow}})
  
** [[Mike Watson]] ({{e|Broken Bow}})
 
*[[Larry Carroll]]
  
*[[Larry Carroll]]
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** [[Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]] ({{e|Broken Bow}})
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** [[Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.]] ({{e|Broken Bow}})
 
*[[John Duff]]
  
*[[John Duff]]
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** [[Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]] (running double, episode {{e|Broken Bow}})
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** [[Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.]] (running double, episode {{e|Broken Bow}})
 
*[[Tarik Ergin]]
  
*[[Tarik Ergin]]
 
**[[Xindi-Insectoid|Insectoids]] (CGI) ([[ENT Season 3|Season 3]])
  
**[[Xindi-Insectoid|Insectoids]] (CGI) ([[ENT Season 3|Season 3]])
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**?
  
**?
 
*[[Gregory Hinton]]
  
*[[Gregory Hinton]]
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** [[Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]] ({{e|Broken Bow}})
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** [[Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.]] ({{e|Broken Bow}})
 
*[[Michael Muñoz]]
  
*[[Michael Muñoz]]
 
**[[Marty Davis]] ({{e|Broken Bow}})
  
**[[Marty Davis]] ({{e|Broken Bow}})
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**[[Francis Guinan]] ({{e|The Communicator}})
  
**[[Francis Guinan]] ({{e|The Communicator}})
 
*[[Robert Tolbert]]
  
*[[Robert Tolbert]]
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**[[Jonathan Frakes]] ({{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}}) (green screen scenes)
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**[[Jonathan Frakes]] ({{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}}) ([[green screen]] scenes)
 
*[[Jessica Vash]]
 
*[[Jessica Vash]]
 
**[[Elizabeth Magness]] (episode {{e|The Catwalk}})
  
**[[Elizabeth Magness]] (episode {{e|The Catwalk}})
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**[[Marina Sirtis]] (episode {{e|These Are the Voyages...}})
  
**[[Marina Sirtis]] (episode {{e|These Are the Voyages...}})
   
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=== {{s|DIS}} ===
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=== ''[[Star Trek films|''Star Trek'' films]]'' ===
  
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*[[Jim Chad]]
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**[[David Cronenberg]] (episodes {{e|Die Trying}}, {{e|Terra Firma, Part 1}}, {{e|That Hope Is You, Part 2}})
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=== ''{{Star Trek films}}'' ===
 
*[[David Keith Anderson]]
  
*[[David Keith Anderson]]
 
**[[Tim Russ]] ({{film|7}})
  
**[[Tim Russ]] ({{film|7}})
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*[[Deeana Pampena]]
  
*[[Deeana Pampena]]
 
**[[Grace Lee Whitney]] ({{film|6}})
  
**[[Grace Lee Whitney]] ({{film|6}})
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*[[Joyce Robinson]]
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*[[Joycelyn Robinson]]
 
**[[Iman]] ({{film|6}})
  
**[[Iman]] ({{film|6}})
 
*[[Kimberly L. Ryusaki]]
  
*[[Kimberly L. Ryusaki]]
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*{{wikipedia|Body double}}
  
*{{wikipedia|Body double}}
 
*{{wikipedia|Computer-generated imagery|CGI}}
  
*{{wikipedia|Computer-generated imagery|CGI}}
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Latest revision as of 01:27, 14 December 2023

Real world article
(written from a Production point of view)
TNG Main stand-ins Season 4

The stand-ins for The Next Generation's main actors on Season 4

DS9 stand-ins on the final day

The stand-ins on the final day of Deep Space Nine

TNG Season 3 stand-ins

The main stand-ins during TNG Season 3.

TNG Season 4 stand-ins

Richard Sarstedt and Dennis Tracy at work.

A stand-in is a person who substitutes for an actor on set while the lighting is adjusted, the action and camera moves are blocked, and other production details are taken care of prior to actual filming. Generally, stand-ins are chosen because they are of a height and coloring similar to the performer for whom they are standing in. On Star Trek, stand-ins were also used for various computer-generated characters, such as Slar or the Xindi-Insectoids. Stand-ins often work as background performers too, because they are always on set and are called the "second team".

Body doubles and photo doubles were sometimes used on-screen. They look (or are made to look) like the actor they are replacing, to avoid making it obvious to the viewing audience that it is not the same person. They stand-in for an actor and replace the person in wide shots and also in partial shots. When a scene shows a hand that pushes a button it is most likely a hand double.

Photo doubles were also used in scenes which show the same person twice, one as a mirror person and the other one as the "real" person or an older version of the character, for example, when Brent Spiner played 3 separate characters in one scene (Data, Lore, and Soong) in "Brothers".

Doubles were a way for the production to split individual working hours on set while enabling the production to film shots from multiple angles within schedule. With filming schedules for as long as 16 hours a day, individual actors were not available on set for the whole time. The low resolution of standard TV helped the cause.

For the main cast

Star Trek: The Original Series

Don Eitner, The Enemy Within

Don Eitner as body double for William Shatner

Eddie Paskey Kirk

Eddie Paskey as body double for William Shatner

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Data double

Brent Spiner and his photo double Ken Gilden

Cameron, stand-in

Cameron, ready to stand-in for Gates McFadden

Temple of Masaka sign

Guy Vardaman doubling Brent Spiner's hands

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Photo double Terry Farrell, If Wishes Were Horses

Terry Farrell's photo double in "If Wishes Were Horses"

Worf behind Bashir

James Minor as photo double for Michael Dorn

Photo double Odo

Chuck Shanks as photo double for Rene Auberjonois

Star Trek: Voyager

Amy Kate Connolly, Fury

Jennifer Lien and her photo double Amy Kate Connolly

Star Trek: Enterprise

David Anderson (civilian)

David Keith Anderson, stand-in for Anthony Montgomery

Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Picard

Star Trek films

Guy Vardaman photo doubling

Guy Vardaman as double for Brent Spiner

Insurrection, main stand-ins

The main stand-ins on Star Trek: Insurrection

For the Recurring and guest cast

Star Trek: The Original Series

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Dennis Tracy on location

Dennis Tracy and Randy James, standing-in for Patrick Stewart and Wil Wheaton

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Photo double for Randy Oglesby

Randy Oglesby's photo double in "Vortex"

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Enterprise

Tarik Ergin, Insectoid stand-in

Tarik Ergin as stand-in for the CGI Xindi Insectoids

David Anderson, Tholian stand-in

David Keith Anderson as stand-in for the CGI Tholian

Melissa Vinicor

Melissa Vinicor, Marina Sirtis' stand-in on Enterprise

Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek films

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